Hononegah had never had more than two medalists at any IHSA individual state wrestling tournament. They finished with six on Saturday night in Champaign, setting a Rockford-area record, and setting ...

Hononegah's Bryson Beck, Harlem's Bo Shields and Boylan's Gavin Velazquaz win 2 sectional events each, but lungs force Boylan ...

Lutheran's cancer-stricken star Bane Workman gets the start, and a bucket, but Rockford Christian gets the BNC title, and ...

How many regional champions can Byron beat? The total is up to 14 after Malia Morton scores 33 points in 82-59 rout of Aurora ...

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Midwest region last week compared with the week prior.

"We need to start protecting and defending each other. ... Division is to the advantage of the dividers," write Rockford's Paula Coulahan..

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

Rockford Lutheran basketball player Bane Workman had to miss the season to battle cancer, but he has inspired those around ...

Hononegah's overtime win over a 26-win Guilford team leads Thursday's Rockford-area girls basketball regional finals roundup.

Midway Village Museum ushered in the grand opening of a new Camp Grant exhibit Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,526 ...