An decision by the Diocese of Joliet about church closures in Will County could force the closure of Park Forest’s history ...

Fanta is one of the world's most popular soft drinks, but its origins are tied to the resource constraints and political complexities of World War II.

West End Station is showing Green Books and remember the African Americans who helped make the Madison County city after ...

Mudlarking is all about uncovering lost history, but today, we stumbled upon something no one was supposed to find. While ...

Weigh in on which area girls basketball coaches have done the best job entering the final week of the regular season.

The 15th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be inducted Friday night and headlined by Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards, drivers ...

The Marseilles City Council approved nearly $180,000 in security measures for the Middle East Conflicts Wall, and the new City Hall.

"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Brent Pollard slides a bin beside his grain silo. He hops in a tractor to align it with a tube ...

Educator, author and cancer survivor, PJ Caposey is leading two Ogle County school systems and making a difference. He's a 2024 Community Champion.

Dixon's Darius Harrington carves out one of the great basketball careers in Stateline history Rockford Public Schools ...

Jeshel and Donnie Terry of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a charitable nonprofit furniture and home decor store located on Merrill Avenue, recall their time in Rockford, Ill. bittersweetly.