In 2019, the city changed their slogan from the “City with a Heart,” to the “Heart of the Midwest.” At the time, Mayor Greg Jury said this new saying helps tell the story that Loves Park is uniquely ...

The Salt River, full of fish, flows northeast across the northern part of Geneva Township making this area fertile and attractive to settlers.

Davenport City Council held a workshop on its six-year capital improvement plan this week as the months-long process of ...

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

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A livestream on social media captures a trio of Prairie Street Brewing Company workers yanking a man ...

If you’re planning a road trip through Illinois, you won’t want to miss some of the state’s most unique and quirky ...

The Milan Bottoms stretches over 3,500 acres of floodplain and bottomland hardwood forests that provide habitat to protected ...

Rockford firefighters prepare for another round of water rescue training after putting their skills to the test Tuesday night ...

Seven or eight hundred thousand years ago, our section of the Ohio River was an insignificant stream flowing north, and the region to the south which was to become the ancestral homeland of hoopies ...

Princess Ilunga, 37, is being held at the Jefferson County Jail awaiting extradition to Illinois, according to Rock Island police. Ilunga was stopped by the Wisconsin State Patrol about 5 p.m. and ...

stolen out of Rock Island around midnight Tan Chevy Malibu with Iowa license plate: MMU635; stolen out of Rock Island around 5:26 a.m. White Dodge Dart with Illinois license plate BG92693 ...

Hidden away in the heart of Oregon, Illinois, lies a gem so tucked away, it’s like stumbling upon a secret garden in your own backyard. Welcome to Lowden State Park, where nature’s beauty and history ...