The May Day march comes as the Trump Administration’s deportations have spurred outcries for removing individuals without due process, as happened to Maryland father and sheet metal apprentice Kilmar Ábrego García.

The Trump administration recently closed the U.S. Department of Education’s regional Office for Civil Rights in Chicago. Peter Medlin has more on what it means for students and civil rights complaints.

The new executive director of a Dixon art center is a Northern Illinois University retiree who says her goal after teaching was to pick up a paint brush again.

The Trump administration has reinstated the visas of thousands of international students, whose legal status they’d previously revoked.

The Illinois State Board of Education announced it’s developing a statewide “numeracy” initiative aimed at improving math performance. Peter Medlin has more…

Dave Rathke looks at the plight of a fellow union member.

Connie Seraphine points out some animal behaviors that put our nation's leaders to shame.

Rockford’s scenery was sprinkled with art last Friday and Saturday. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose visited a few venues on one of the days. Some venues were new to the scene, but season regulars also took part.

A large portion of the city’s Latino population resides in the area where lead service lines need to be replaced.

In March, President Trump ordered the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides funding to local libraries across the country.