What do lip-syncing priests, a 100-foot-long banana split and basketball have in common? The surprising answer is youth ministry. In a digital world of Snapchat, Facetime…
There were plenty of clues suggesting a big event at Sinnissippi Park last weekend as 30 monoliths of snow and ice — all covered by tarps — were scattered along roadways….
Tributes were quick to arrive following the death of a longtime Rockford area newspaper publisher whose eclectic interests also included music, rare books and poetry. Frank Schier,…
ROCK VALLEY Familiar face returns to lead theater program A familiar face to Rock Valley College and local theater-goers has been hired to lead the college’s theater program. Christopher…
The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau hopes to take sports tourism to new heights with the addition of local legend and NBA rookie Fred VanVleet as the organization’s…
JAN 28-MARCH 5 In Full Bloom: The Orchid Exhibit Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens 1354 N. 2nd St., Rockford Tuesdays-Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays 10 a.m.-3…
ROCKFORD Snowmakers help save annual Sculpting event The lack of snow won’t stop the 31st Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition from going on next week as scheduled. Two used…
The area’s newest winter attraction — Snow Park at Alpine Hills — is scheduled to open for its second season this week and the popular Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition —…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Pedestrian killed on South SideA woman was killed Thursday evening when hit by a vehicle on ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
