Alderman-elect Tamir Bell opened a new office in the Rockford Boys and Girls Club to provide a space for residents to engage ...

President Donald Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy ...

The Justice Department unit that ensures compliance with voting rights laws will switch its focus to investigating voter ...

The Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce has approved a resolution calling for the county board chairman to have his ...

SCOOP: While U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorth and Lauren Underwood consider jumping into the U.S. Senate race with ...

President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial ...

From Trump world: Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump’s top deputies, said Pritzker’s comments “could be construed ...

On Monday, Rose is one of three council members who sits in their final, full meeting. While there’s no climactic vote or proposal on the floor, each lawmaker walks into the chamber smirking; in ...

In a 2023 letter sent during President Joe Biden’s administration, Whitmer urged the secretary of the Air Force to act, writing, “I repeat and reiterate what I stated in November and many times before ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and piling more ...

Democrats trying to find their way back from their 2024 election losses are taking aim at former President Biden for reemerging on the national stage. Biden came back into view this week to ...

Last June, as President Joe Biden sequestered himself in the presidential retreat at Camp David to prepare for a crucial first debate against challenger Donald Trump, one of his top advisers ...