Former Freeport pitcher Mason Lei, shown during his high school playing days, was recently drafted by the Boston Red Sox in ...

Maybelle Blair Park, Japanese Summer Festival and a World Cup Final Match Watch, along with fundraisers, live music and more ...

Police are searching for Synakhone Pannha, 46, a suspect in the killing of Nathanael Fansler in Rockford. Pannha remains at ...

Tickets for the Boone County Fair are now on sale. Admission and reserved grandstand show tickets will be available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boone County Fairgrounds Ticket Office, located at 8847 ...

Hard Rock Casino Rockford generated $78.8 million in revenue during the first half of 2026, an 8 percent increase over this ...

Our USA TODAY Network food writers love spotlighting the country’s top restaurants, but in summer, we're all about casual, ...

The letters sent to top election officials in all 50 states warn that they could be held criminally liable for letting ...

Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash about 9:15 p.m. July 10 in the 5800 block of Kishwaukee Street. Matthew Folz, 45 ...

Two-time IHSA state champ from Hononegah Tony Cassioppi is making a rise in the RAF and he hits Milwaukee on July 18 ...

Machesney Park Senior Commons secured state tax credits to build 40 affordable housing units for local seniors.

A federal jury this week found a Harrisburg man guilty of five gun-related charges tied to what prosecutors described as a ...