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 ...

Vella’s bill would allow any “advanced nuclear reactor” to be built. A similar bill moves through the Illinois Senate, where State Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) and State Sen. Dave Syverson ...

What a whirlwind of two days! For the 2025 Northeastern Illinois Envirothon competition, more than 145 students on 29 teams ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Community leaders gathered Monday to celebrate the completion of northern Illinois' 160th community solar project. Gil Quiniones (president and CEO of ComEd), Doug Scott ...

Joins Forces with Berkot’s to Leverage Patented Self-Watering Display Technology to Drive Freshness & Reduce Shrink Edible Garden to bring ...

Great coaching has always been important to Millikin Head Football Coach Billy Riebock. As a player at St. Theresa High School in Decatur and Quincy University, ...

Here are the 2024-25 Illinois all-state girls basketball teams ... Glen Ellyn Glenbard South, 9; Emma Pierson, Belvidere, 8; Melaina Zedalis, Mount Vernon, 8; Sage Stratton, Quincy Notre Dame ...

Voters make their voices heard as they cast their ballot in Illinois’ consolidated election. Polls are now closed. You can find election results here. In Rockford, voters will have a chance to decide ...

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an ...