Complete list of Rockford-area team playoff schedules and results for every winter sport, as well as lists of all local ...

Which brings us to your opportunity to vote for the Rockford Register Star's high school Athlete of the Week in our weekly poll. You can go to rrstar.com or vote on the poll below, and we ask that you ...

Rockford experienced 18 homicides in 2024, marking a decrease from the previous year and a significant drop from the record high in 2020. Mayor Tom McNamara attributes the decline in homicides to ...

Belvidere North junior swimmer Ben Meyers is always searching for new challenges to try. 'Even if I don't like it, I am glad ...

An influx of talented freshmen headline Rockford's 12 best under-the-radar girls basketball stars who have emerged during the ...

Rockford-area alumnae Rose Cassioppi and Cadence Diduch look to make the postseason roster for the powerhouse Iowa women's ...

Stillman Valley and star senior Taylor Davidson bounced back from their first loss on Thursday to beat Dixon and earn a share of the BNC title ...

Jefferson High School students walked out of a class Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, to show their support for immigrants threatened ...

Jefferson High School students hold a walkout and protest on Feb. 7, 2025, in Rockford ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced plans to rename Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay, Wisconsin. The humorous declaration follows a recent executive order by former ...

Rockford Police Department officers are investigating a shooting death in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Two men were shot about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, police said in a social media post on X.