Two of the three F4 twisters hit Chicagoland and the combined death toll was in the dozens. Three inches of snow followed the ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced over $1.3 million in grants to school libraries in Rockford, Belvidere, Freeport, and other schools to provide quality ...

1855: One person was killed and 60 more were arrested during the Lager Beer Riot, which protested a 600 percent increase in ...

From its two nuclear reactors, enough electricity to power more than 1.7 million homes leaves the plant. Lawmakers ...

A roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, killed one person and injured more than two dozen others. About 260 people were in the venue at the time, the local fire chief said.

Come and check out who won your Rockford-area Athlete of the Week from our Rockford Register Star reader's poll ...

For another person in Illinois, all their bills and debt are about to get paid because they won $700,000. After buying a ...

Golden Aura, Lavish Nail Bar, Gloss Nail Bar, Royal Nail Salon in Machesney Park, The Nail Lounge, VIP Nails, ELM Salon and ...

Omar Hernandez, 44, is charged with five counts of criminal sexual assault and two counts of aggravated domestic battery. Around 2 a.m. Saturday, April 19, Belvidere police and Boone County Sheriff’s ...

Omar Hernandez, 44, has been charged Criminal Sexual Assault, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Unlawful Restraint after a woman was found in “medical distress” in Belvidere on Saturday.

State leaders announced Monday more than $1.3 million will go to 2,484 public school libraries throughout Illinois.

The Belvidere factory employed as many as 5,000 people several years ago, but it closed in early 2023 after Jeep Cherokee ...