Stephenson County

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…

A new organization aimed at boosting economic development in Freeport and Stephenson County now has a name -- and a launch window.The Northwest Illinois…

Several Freeport and Stephenson County business groups are combining forces to promote the area.Freeport City Manager Lowell Crow helped launch the…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has submitted a request to the federal Small Business Administration to help Stephenson County residents affected by July…

High winds caused a variety of damage in several areas of northern Illinois yesterday. Splintered trees and pieces of sheet metal littered ditches along…

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…

DeKalb County and several surrounding counties are recovering from a 9-1-1 service outage that occurred Tuesday evening. As of Thursday morning, DeKalb…

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…

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…

Bus ridership has nearly doubled in Freeport and Stephenson County in the first six months following service expansion. Kevin Cooley, the program…