Michele Pankow, current Rockford Fire Chief, will be the first woman in Illinois to serve as State Fire Marshal. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Pankow's appointment, which awaits Senate ...

Beyer Stadium in Rockford, Illinois, will receive $400,000 in state funding for upgrades. The renovations aim to bring professional women's baseball back to the stadium, the former home of the ...

Mexico Clásico is known around Rockford for its traditional Mexican cuisine, but now it is known for making the largest margarita Illinois has ever seen.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that he is nominating Rockford Fire Dept. Chief Michele Pankow to be the next Illinois State Fire Marshal. Pankow's nomination is pending ...

That law has set up a showdown between Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Trump over immigration policies. Pritzker has routinely derided Trump's immigration policies and in January he told NBC Chicago ...

Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton was arrested on a DUI charge in West Virginia earlier this month, court records showed. Retton was charged with one count of driving under the influence ...

Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

Residents in northern Illinois will likely experience poor air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south behind a cold front, according to the National Weather Service ...

American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following her arrest in her West Virginia hometown.

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said it was “deeply disturbing” that a Sikh delivered a prayer in the House chamber on Friday — after apparently mistaking him for a Muslim man. The since-dele… ...

Former Rockford IceHogs assistant Jared Nightingale will return as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate with several of the same prospects still in place.