Rockford hosted its first-ever jazz festival this past Saturday. The event featured local and Chicagoland musicians. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose shared the experience.

Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford discusses short- and long-term consequences of cuts to National Weather Services.

The completed home was part of a project with the DeKalb County History Center and Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County.

A capital campaign is launching to cover the cost of the new building, plus renovation expenses.

A Rockford entertainment venue will host a summer series to celebrate unique voices in storytelling.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems written by northern Illinois poets but occasionally out-of-state poets submit their works. Today's poet is Blanche Kabengele.

On a new Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, you can hear a school year in the life of our student correspondents. Follow the journey of a group of Rockford elementary schoolers and Hinckley-Big Rock kids putting on their school’s first musical…

This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of Native people in the state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers brought those stories into their classroom.

Ron Nunziato, the senior director of policy for the Healthcare Council of Illinois, said if cuts to Medicaid go through, it may result in a reduction in the number of low-income seniors they can serve. In the worst-case scenario, he said, some nursing homes will close.