The search for a new superintendent is the single most important thing the Rockford School Board has to do, writes Transform ...

Rockford Public Schools Superintendent Ehren Jarrett, the longest-serving superintendent in 60 years, will not seek contract renewal in 2026. Transform Rockford emphasizes the importance of ...

A Rockford elementary school will be expanding its operations to junior high school students in a building that will be ...

Army Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, and three others were killed when their vehicle sank in a swamp. Their armored vehicle was found submerged under 15 feet of water in a muddy bog. Duenez and ...

A former Rockford poet laureate will serve the community in another way. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose sat down with Jenna Goldsmith to ...

The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237, which prohibits K-12 schools from using a Native American name, ...

The House passed a bill that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill would affect just one school in St. Clair County.

By Ike Coate The Mercer County Historical Society Mercer County certainly has its share of athletic excellence with countless boys and girls high school state championships in multiple sports.