ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) - Guilford's Aishah Smith and Jaleese Williams will be competing at the next level in college. Smith signed to Illinois Wesleyan for flag football, while Williams is headed to ...

DEKALB, Ill. (WREX) - It's Spring football time and there's a lot of new faces on the Northern Illinois football roster.

The Rockford Park District and former Bears fullback Jason McKie hosted a first round NFL Draft watch party at the UW Health ...

Junior middleweight Julian Lugo, heavyweight Brian Javier, and flyweight Romeo Morales all took home championships during the tournament. Lugo was named the most outstanding boxer of the competition ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) - The Rockford IceHogs crushed the Chicago Wolves 5-0 to advance to the Central Division Semifinals on Friday. They swept the best-of-three series and will play Milwaukee in the ...

The Rockford IceHogs took down Chicago in game one of the Calder Cup Playoffs, courtesy of rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov ...

CHICAGO (WREX) — Steve McMichael, the Chicago Bears legend who waited his whole life to be inducted into the Pro Football ...

Byron native and Iowa grad Tyler Elsbury hopes to become the next athlete from our area to make it to the next level.

(CNN) — At least six people were injured in a mass shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, according to hospital ...

(CNN) — The NFL draft is broadcast live on television every year as millions tune in and hundreds of thousands more attend in person to revel in the hoopla of it all. It’s a far cry from the ...

Rockford continues to attract major sporting events to the area, resulting in millions of dollars in economic impact.