Illinois gas prices rose 3.1 cents this week to $3.38, but remain lower than last month and last year, according to GasBuddy’s latest data.

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Belvidere's Phil Kolk holds NIC-10 record for receiving yards in a season, Harlem's Brandt Hixson for most yards in a game. Complete leaders.

City Council voted to approve a Davis Park revamp it is hoped will turn the only city-owned park into Rockford's central ...

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ROCKFORD -- Hundreds of people flocked to downtown on Aug. 15 to celebrate the tenth annual 815 Day, a day celebrating local ...

Dr. Loren “Gene” Eugene Gambrel, age 94, of Winnebago, IL passed away at home on Friday, August 15, 2025 following a brief illness. Gene was born ...

71, passed away August 14, 2025. Arrangements provided by Daley Murphy Wisch & Assoc. Funeral Home and Crematorium.

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launches in Boone County with free monthly books for kids under 5. Enrollment opens at a local event Aug. 18.

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