Andrew Duncanson & Take A Ride Ft. Michael Peloquin stop by Studio A to play new songs and tell us about their upcoming new albums.

Ottawa Debate Days runs from Aug. 15 to Aug. 23. The nine-day America250 event commemorates the first Lincoln-Douglas debate held in 1858 with historic tours, a citywide tasting contest and longest beard competition.

An Aurora event that allows artists to connect and show off their work is coming to an end. The event’s organizers will still support these artists but in a different way.

Brad Hargreaves is the drummer for Third Eye Blind. The band will perform its catalogue of hits at Aurora's River Edge Park on Sunday, Aug. 23.

Rockford News First's Derek Bayne previews the Stateline's top high school football headlines ahead of the 2026 season's kickoff on Friday.

An additional .25 miles are being added to Sycamore’s stretch of the Great Western Trail. The Sycamore Park District-led project will traverse the Kishwaukee River and connect Page St. to Old Mill Park.

The new campus provides educational and training opportunities for people who might have trouble accessing RVC's main campus.

In 2023, Stellantis indefinitely closed its Belvidere Assembly Plant resulting in the layoff of over 1,000 workers. Now, the multinational manufacturer is committing $800 million to its re-opening and the assembly of new Jeep Cherokee.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Kathryn Lazzara.