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Unemployment rates in Illinois metro areas declined for the fifth straight month in August.In a report released today by the Illinois Department of…

State lawmakers approved a budget that relies on a higher income tax rate.But Governor Bruce Rauner won the office on a platform of lower taxes.Now -…

When the income tax rate rolled back in January, it left Illinois without money for certain programs. Like one that helps low-income parents go to work or…

The identity of a woman whose body was pulled from the Kishwaukee River in Rockford yesterday has been released. The Winnebago County Coroner’s office…

The Boone County Board will discuss whether local nonprofits should be charged for food service permits. Fees are expected to bring in $25,000 for the…

Sycamore’s city council examined a $14.3 million capital improvement plan for fiscal year 2018.The Daily Chronicle reports about $10 million would go…

A Rockford lawyer and onetime Winnebago County State's Attorney has been chosen an Associate Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court that serves…

State funding for colleges and universities appears to be rebounding across the nation. Illinois State University Professor Jim Palmer says his annual…

Transform Rockford, a regional long-term planning effort to improve the social and economic condition of the Rockford Region, will host its final…

WNIJ brings you a new season of State of the Re:Union. Our specials air on five consecutive Sundays at 6pm, beginning this weekend. With so much talk…