Pecatonica is going to state for the first time in the school's 90-year history. In any sport. The boys basketball team has been ranked No. 1 in the state for most of the year and hopes to reach ...

Eastland has one of its worst shooting performances of the year in the Class 1A state title game, relegating the Cougars to second place ...

The U.S. Geological survey reports that a 3.0 magnitude has struck Magee, Mississippi on Saturday, the same day tornadoes touched down in the region.

Rockford Police Department investigators have made five arrests in connection with a 2024 shooting. Here's what we know.

Stargazers on nearly one half of the world witnessed a total lunar eclipse overnight, as a rare cosmic lineup caused the moon to turn a shade of red.

Sometimes sleep takes priority over cool celestial events. Luckily, you can catch a partial solar eclipse this month and a ...

This four-bedroom ranch on a 4.8-acre lot zoned for agriculture includes a pond and walking trail. Check out photos here.

Here are 10 nominees, now it's your chance to vote on who you think deserves the Rockford Register Star's girls basketball Player of the Year ...

Eastland basketball's "missing piece" is star guard Adam Awender, who came to the program two years ago, shortly before Freeport Aquin closed as a high school.

An Orangeville High School teacher was accused this week of the sexual exploitation of a child and indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child pornography. Collin T. Zier, 39, of ...

A U.S. Navy veteran, Dick Meyers served Winnebago County for nearly five decades and was sheriff for 17 years. He died ...