Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

Illinois' proposed Homeschool Act is an unnecessary anti-family bill, writes Kathy Valente of the Illinois Family Institute.

To quote President Eisenhower, “If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law,” write Rockford lawyers Jim ...

New Hononegah artificial turf baseball and softball fields are best in the area. Softball returns to campus. Football, soccer, track facilities next.

The weekend brings the Good Friday Walk for Justice, Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts’ 4/20 Show and Puppy Yoga at the ...

Why uniform numbers can become your identity and why the Guilford boys volleyball team changed all 12 numbers.

I know Katie as a talented teacher with a knack for building relationships with her students. Katie is a long-term substitute in a third grade class and I’ve seen her use activities like glow-in ...

A debate over policies allowing transgender locker room and bathroom access at Hononegah High School is exposing the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,297 ...

The average fuel price in the Midwest region rose about 11 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across ...

Boxing is coming to the Hard Rock Casino Rockford Saturday, headlined by an undefeated heavyweight fighter and a boxer from ...

Saying that it would make Winnebago County more effective, Rockford area mayors are calling for restoration of the county ...