After years of fighting with Rockford officials over code and permit violations, Miss Carly's Inc. will shut its doors. Here ...

We recently announced our top athletes of 2024, and now it's time to let you choose who you think deserves the honor. So who do you think should be the Rockford Register Star's Athlete of the Year for ...

A farmer, teacher, lawyer, accountant and Illinois lawmaker for 26 years, former state Rep. Ron Wait, R-Belvidere, has died at age 80. State Rep. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, the Boone County ...

What sounds like a mild winter storm is possible Tuesday in the Rockford area as folks prepare to greet 2025.

Authorities have identified a man killed in a Dec. 27 shooting at the Max Mart, 922 Kilburn Ave. as Charles Esaw, 50, of ...

Boone County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a fatal hit and run crash. Here's what we know so far.

The steadying influence for Boylan girls basketball, a new, big perimeter weapon for Pecatonica boys, Eastland's triple ...

Three Rockford area Jimmy Carter delegates said the humble Georgian they met on the campaign trail was the same man during ...

Matt Dolan’s chest hurt. A lot. He thought he pulled a muscle. But the pain wouldn’t go away. “It was never hard to breathe,” Boylan’s senior swimmer said of a health problem that ...

A Rockford man faces two counts of first-degree murder after a shooting at a convenient store. Jovaris Porchia, 30, was ...

So here are 10 of the top athletes of 2024 from around the Rockford area, listed in chronological order, with what they did to earn the honor (and soon you, the reader, will get to choose which one ...