About 100 people packed a meeting room this weekend at Midway Village Museum in Rockford to talk about the realities of racism in their community. It’s…

Assembling a police force that “looks like the community” is an important goal for many American cities. But it can be a slow process. 11% of Rockford’s…

Unemployment rates in Rockford tend to be among the highest in northern Illinois. For African Americans, that rate is nearly double.WNIJ’s Susan Stephens…

Overt racism is usually pretty easy to spot. But there’s another less-obvious type of racist behavior that can also hurt. WNIJ and the Rockford Register…

This weekend, the Rockford Register Star -- in partnership with WNIJ News -- kicks off a year-long series on race in the Rock River Valley. WNIJ’s Susan…