Recently Aurora mayor, John Laesch, posted a Facebook message apologizing about how the city handled the Juneteenth flag raising.

Acclaimed bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers stopped by Rockford's Anderson Japanese Gardens to play songs from their new record Unravel.

A public art installation moved from a Rockford park to more intimate settings.

A renowned Broadway and Pops conductor will once again lead one of Rockford’s Fourth of July celebrations at 8 p.m. Thursday July 3 at Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre. He joined WNIU Your Classics host Kirk Lundbeck during a recent episode.

Rockford is home to a lot of public art installations. This summer, a group of students is adding even more through the Rockford Area Arts Council’s SPARK Mosaic program. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has the story…

With uncertainty in weather services, what career path is there for the next generation?

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is high school student Lucy Wheaton.

Today WNIJ host Jason Cregier and Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford discuss what the future of local weather forecasting may look like.

A DeKalb County interdenominational community held its annual patriotic chorale celebration this weekend.