Champions from five different states in the Midwest competed, but one stood above the rest. 17-year-old Joseph Awinongya Jr. (Chicago) is the current USA National and under-19 World boxing champion.

The Chicago Bulls plan to retire Derrick Rose’s jersey next season. The team says president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf informed the Chicago product and former MVP in person on Saturday ...

Guilford graduate Kate Dennis and Sycamore graduate Lexi Carlsen played against each other in the Convocation Center.

As the first winter storm of 2025 slams parts of the central and southern U.S. today, our northern Illinois area will stay dry but frigid as cold air rushes in behind the storm. Temperatures won't ...

FREEPORT (WREX) - Two area stars hit career milestones on Saturday, as Paityn London scored her 1,000th point for Freeport and Belvidere's Emma Pierson hit 2,000.

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Rockford Fire Department responded to the 200 block of South Sixth Street after multiple calls reporting a structure fire. This morning at 8:10am, RFD responded to the 200 ...

Rockford Fire Department responded to the 200 block of South Sixth Street after multiple calls reporting a structure fire.

ROCKFORD, Ill - Rockford Fire Department responded to 212 South Sixth Street after multiple calls reporting a structure fire in the 200 block of South Sixth Street. Fire crews arrived and found ...

Most of northern Illinois avoids any kind of snow from the first major storm of the new year, but we'll still have some chilly weather to contend with. Clouds will continue streaming in from the ...

The cold air that swept in on Friday hangs around through at least this weekend. Next week may not be much warmer, either. Today's temperatures stay in the teens to low 20s. With a slightly breezy ...