With the common joy and excitement this time of year brings, experts are also emphasizing the amount of stress and anxiety that could come for many people as well. A study showed that 38% of people said their stress levels increases during the holidays.

Rockford University students held activities and educated students on sexual violence on the 25th Denim Day.

One person was hospitalized following a crash at a Boone County intersection on Wednesday.

Beloit Police's Violent Crime Interdiction Team (VCIT) arrested Jeovonte Jones, 38, and a juvenile, 17, both for intent to deliver cannabis among different charges between the two.

Two scholastic teams featured on the Stateline Quiz Bowl TV show are getting a chance to perform on the national stage.

Molly Kettlehut is a 7th-grade ELA and Social Studies teacher at Galapagos Charter School in Rockford. She, along with five other local teachers who received Golden Apple Awards, will be honored at a gala reception on Friday.

Police have arrested a suspect in a robbery and battery that occurred in Pecatonica last week.

A major renovation project will resume at the BMO Center, at 398 Elm Street, continuing the exterior elevated concourse project from last summer.

Rockford Public Schools currently has 163 bus drivers but is still in need of 40 more to reach the necessary amount of 205.

The City of Rockford Mayor's Office of Community Violence Prevention's newest resource, The Community Healing Center, has been implemented to help children process trauma.

Rock Valley College implemented the Raising Aspirations Through an Inclusive Student Experience (RAISE) program to give young adults with intellectual disabilities an inclusive college experience.

Police in Ogle County arrested Andrew Gonzales, 22, of Dixon, after he allegedly fled police in a high-speed chase while high on drugs and alcohol.

The Tinker Swiss Cottage unveiled both a nursery and a room, known as Jessie's room, that was restored to Victorian glory, on April 23rd.