Lino's Restaurant founder Michael Battista died Wednesday, Dec. 11, at age 95 at home surrounded by family, according to his ...

The former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, convicted of embezzling over $53 million from city coffers, was among nearly 1,500 people who had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

Lucy Arndt and Megan Holder led Aquin to a state volleyball title two years ago. This year, they led SEMO to a conference ...

Here are the four Rockford area Community Champions recognized for outstanding contributions from Boone, Ogle, Stephenson and ...

A Rockford man who has spent his adult life working to serve Rockford and uplift the Latino community is the 2024 Excalibur ...

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

Community service is baked into virtually everything the UI College of Medicine Rockford does. The school is taking home the ...

The weekend brings J.R. Sullivan’s Hometown Holiday, the 815 Shorts Film Festival, Snomarket and a Mannheim Steamroller ...

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Midwest region last week compared with the week prior.

Shades of Danny Jones vs. Jim Shikenjanski, Rockford's Marcus Hill and AJ Storr go head-to-head Saturday when NC State plays ...

It's time to find out who is our Rockford-area boys soccer MVP, and who are the rest of the All-Area team members.

Elaine Breck is a co-founder and former executive director of Rockford Promise and a finalist for the 2024 Excalibur Award.