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The day started bright and early, children showed up ready to shop at eight a.m. at the Target in Machesney Park. Kids were given gift cards to shop for presents at both of the stores throughout the morning.

The Championship comes after the team went 0-6 in 2020

One SUV was on its side with multiple emergency vehicles on the scene.

A new family tradition lights up the back roads in Marengo this December.

A Loves Park woman plead guilty on Friday before U.S. District Judge to wire fraud.

24-year-old male dead after fatal crash in Lake County

Governor JB Pritzker signed Faith’s Law on Friday. The house bill is named after Faith Colson, who was sexually abused as a high school student in Schaumburg, Ill.

Daniel L. Williams was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Wednesday.

A Rockford man was arrested with more than 400 grams of cocaine along with fentanyl and suboxone.

All American flags in Illinois will fly at half-staff on Tuesday.

It’s that time of the year when the Rock Valley Credit Union will give away $2,000 between ten organizations for its second annual 12 Days of Giving.

All NIC-10 boys basketball coaches will be wearing special shirts for Boylan coach Gordy Kasper

Megan's parents both say they hope everyone who reads the book is as outraged as the family still is.

Classes will be offered in late January and NIU Rockford thanks to a $6,000 check presented.

Officials with the Chicago Rockford International Airport say more than 2.7 billion pounds of landed cargo landed at the airport through October 2021, setting a new record.

Doug Britt gets a part time gig as a realtor to join his new wife on her career path.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that his administration is putting $300 million into a new COVID-19 relief program for child care providers.

Ryan Bernsten has no fear of being in the spotlight. His love of theatre started at New American Theatre in Rockford. Bernsten’s passion for the arts brought him to Starlight, the Mendelssohn Club, Boylan High School, and now, national television.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 11,524 new confirmed and probable cases Thursday. That is the most cases reported in a day since December 1, 2020.

During the holidays, blood donations dwindle, but the need for blood in local hospitals doesn’t.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said people who aren't vaccinated will be excluded from nonessential stores and venues, while the country considers a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

UW Health says COVID-19 cases at SwedishAmerican Hospital are at critical, record-breaking levels.

To help with the cost for parts and travel, the club puts on a pancake breakfast with a gift basket raffle and robot demonstrations.

The grindhouse features a new menu that includes burgers and appetizers, as well as an eccentric cocktail and beer list.

A fourth student, a 17-year-old boy, died Wednesday from wounds he suffered when a sophomore opened fire at a Michigan high school a day earlier, authorities said.

The famous chicken-based restaurant will be located at the intersection of West Lane Road and Alpine Road.

World AIDS day: Crusader Health offers free HIV testing to bring more awareness

Guilford’s varsity games against Belvidere North, Belvidere

The Belvidere Assembly plant is closing, again. Workers will be off starting December 6

Share the Warmth winter clothing drive happens Dec. 6-17, 2021, in Rockford, Ill.