Bankrate’s survey shows roughly half of holiday shoppers started buying gifts weeks ago, some as early as the end of August.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Police arrest a suspect in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this month near downtown ...

Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows around 70,000 SNAP benefits recipients in Winnebago County (that number expands to 92,370 in total including Boone, Stephenson and Ogle counties).