The Rockford Fire Department and Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department taught children life-saving information during the ...

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded seventeen others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many ...

Beacon Journal readers write about Springfield, gun rights, national crime bills, redistricting and Constitution Day.

The city of Rockford is expanding its social district, or Rockford Outdoor Refreshment Area (RORA), to accommodate the ...

Dow High's girls' swim team won the Tri-Cities Championship on Saturday, while fellow Charger Victoria Garces ran the ...

Kathleen Lomas and Mary Peterson are helping Pecatonica Hardware grow its online presence with funny videos and social media posts.

More than 60 bicyclists on a five-day, 510-mile journey in memory of fallen service members will pass through Central Illinois this week, with overnight stops planned in Mattoon and Normal.

The wins didn’t come, but local women ruggers still considered their time in Aspen Ruggerfest a success and something to ...

BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - The Boone County Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help to find a missing 17-year-old girl. Eleanor Brown was last seen at 9 p.m. Sept. 17.

Donald Trump has returned to North Carolina to stump in the southern battleground state that both Democrats and Republicans ...

Messa, 43, who began her career as an electrician with the company 21 years ago, is among a growing group of women working in manufacturing. As Michigan makes a push to increase manufacturing ...

VFW Post 2306 was rocking Saturday afternoon as several veterans, families and friends joined together at Rock County's first ...