Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday six honorees will receive the Order of Lincoln, the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. This year’s Lincon ...

The Danville Public Library invites the community to its “March Hare Used Book Sale” until the end of March. This Alice in Wonderland-themed sale is a whimsical opportunity for book lovers to expand ...

Illinois Math and Science Academy senior Jordan Henry and Illinois State Rep. Anna Moeller worked together to draft the legislation. Both joined WGN’s Evening News at 6 p.m. Wednesday to further ...

Stellantis will recall an estimated 1,500 workers to its Belvidere Assembly Plant to build a new mid-sized truck. The plant will operate on two shifts, with skilled trades workers recalled first ...

Officials say that the Belvidere Police Department took the report on Feb. 7. They say that teacher's aide Philip Carlton assaulted the child. Officials did not provide information on where or ...

The director of the IDPH speaks out about how the exit from the WHO will harm Illinois public health. Pres. Trump seeks to leave the organization for the second time. The U.S. is and has been the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/Gray News) - A woman in Illinois has marked a major milestone with her 104th birthday. Doris Oncken was born Feb. 19, 1921 on a farm in Belvidere. Oncken spent most of her life in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/Gray News) - A woman in Illinois has marked a major milestone with her 104th birthday. Doris Oncken was born Feb. 19, 1921 on a farm in Belvidere. Oncken spent most of her ...