The city of Rockford is expanding its social district, or Rockford Outdoor Refreshment Area (RORA), to accommodate the ...

The Freeport Pretzels provided more evidence Saturday afternoon that they are one of the most improved teams in the NIC-10 ...

Week four plays of the week: Lashawn Gathright shakes off multiple tackles for the huge touchdown run, which was one of his ...

More and more people are struggling with hunger and there’s no relief in sight, writes Transform Rockford's Wally Haas.

Dozens of people gather at LZ Peace Memorial to honor seven Vietnam veterans who suffered the effects of a chemical weapon.

More than 60 bicyclists on a five-day, 510-mile journey in memory of fallen service members will pass through Central Illinois this week, with overnight stops planned in Mattoon and Normal.

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded seventeen others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many ...

The preseason is in full swing for the Chicago Blackhawks. Veteran and new players alike are trying to find their way and ...

Beacon Journal readers write about Springfield, gun rights, national crime bills, redistricting and Constitution Day.

Mr. Tavares, a deal is a deal. You agreed to open the Belvidere Assembly Plant. Now do it. It has been nearly one year since ...

The stories of fallen IDF soldiers Yosef Malachi Guedalia, Dekel Suisa, and Aviad and Erez Deri – and those who mourned them at Mount Herzl military cemetery, months and years later. The police ...

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