Rockford voters will use iPads and styluses to sign in at polling places on Election Day, a new system for faster check-ins.

Frank Manzullo, owner of Manzullo's Famous Italian Restaurant and a tireless anti-litter advocate, died at 83.

Eight people were taken to hospitals after being exposed to chemicals at the Byron Clean Energy Center nuclear plant southwest of Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday.

A Rockford woman was hospitalized after her car was hit by a pickup truck as she attempted to make a U-turn on Tuesday afternoon.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — A state official is announcing grants to local nonprofits. On Thursday, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs unveiled almost $200,000 in Charitable Trust grants to 10 ...

Sure, you could bring stuff to Goodwill or Salvation Army and call it a day. But a lot of the time, people want to support ...