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Visits to the emergency room for asthma vary widely across Illinois. One reason could be how it's treated.Asthma is an inflammatory lung condition that…
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A new organization aimed at boosting economic development in Freeport and Stephenson County now has a name -- and a launch window.The Northwest Illinois…
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Several Freeport and Stephenson County business groups are combining forces to promote the area.Freeport City Manager Lowell Crow helped launch the…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has submitted a request to the federal Small Business Administration to help Stephenson County residents affected by July…
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High winds caused a variety of damage in several areas of northern Illinois yesterday. Splintered trees and pieces of sheet metal littered ditches along…
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U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger is working on a bill that would expand the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area to portions of the WNIJ listening…
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DeKalb County and several surrounding counties are recovering from a 9-1-1 service outage that occurred Tuesday evening. As of Thursday morning, DeKalb…
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The northwest Illinois town of Stockton lost its fire station Thursday -- in a fire.The town’s volunteer firefighters were called to the station shortly…
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Officials at a Stephenson county jail hope to install a 120-foot wind turbine in an effort to cut electricity costs by 40 to 70 percent.The…
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Bus ridership has nearly doubled in Freeport and Stephenson County in the first six months following service expansion. Kevin Cooley, the program…