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 ...

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 ...

Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard returned to Peoria Air National Guard Base in Illinois on April 12 after a ...

For 20 years, the American Psychological Association has encouraged us to get rid of these mascots for the sake of the mental ...

Illinois has awarded $19 million in funding to increase diversity in apprenticeship programs and well-paying fields, with $440,000 going to Education Design Development and Research in Rockford to ...

Several casinos operate near the Illinois-Wisconsin border, including the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee and the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford. Proposed casinos include a Ho-Chunk casino in Beloit ...

A debate over policies allowing transgender locker room and bathroom access at Hononegah High School is exposing the ...

Maria was born on January 19, 1959, in Rockford, Illinois, to parents Harry and Yvette (Brien) Malvesti and graduated from East High School in Rockford. Maria spent most of her life in Illinois ...

DON'T WANDER AROUND: Stay within the garage sale property lines. Don't wander to the person's backyard or into the grass ...

Sept. 29, 2023: Circa Sports launches in Illinois, becoming the eighth online sports betting operator in the state. July 28, 2023: The IGB approves the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford for a retail ...

Illinois high school juniors must take the ACT as a graduation requirement. The issue affected about 11,000 students on April ...