Benigno Ortiz must serve a minimum of 32 years

The departments raised almost $800 for the Patricia D. Pere Center for cancer care. Funds will help in areas like general patient assistance for travel costs.

Jennifer Kuroda’s fought for months to save Bell Bowl Prairie as the Chicago Rockford International Airport looks to destroy the land with a multi-million dollar airport expansion project.

Lisa Bruno, a breast navigator at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center and 16-year breast cancer survivor says fundraising is important as it helps raise awareness and encourages people to go out and get their annual check-ups.

The latest polling from Gallup pegs the President's approval at just 42%, the lowest of his term to date and the second-lowest of any president Gallup has measured at this moment in their presidency over the last almost five decades.

First responders say it’s a way for them to foster a connection with area kids

The Rockford housing market is at all time high, and housing prices and sales are at an all-time high.

The shooting early Monday in DeKalb came after a woman called police to report that a man inside a home had been drinking, was armed with a Samurai sword and had threatened to kill her and attack officers.

This was just one component of the more intense renovations that are going on in the downtown arena.

The city released a survey that received more than 100 responses on the first day, indicating a day care in town would benefit many.

Kids could be fully vaccinated before Christmas

Police say they found 70 Ecstasy pills, almost 50 grams of crack cocaine, money and a two-year-old boy