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

Organizations have many ways to get fundraising dollars. Those events can range from walks to fancy dinners. But one Rockford nonprofit will receive money after a few public service sectors duke it out.

Rock River Currents Kevin Haas is the opening act for Rockford native Oscar Aydin tonight at the Music Box.

He's too dark for Loves Park... Darklord and the Goons join us to play their brand new album in it's entirety.

A presentation on data center information takes place tonight at the Freeport Public Library at 6 p.m.

Are college students voting more for Democrats than they used to? Marquette University research fellow John Johnson analyzed campus voting in Wisconsin to see how things have changed since the 2016 election. He spoke with WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin.

A northern Illinois nonprofit that supports the LGBTQ+ community will also celebrate another culture during its 5th annual gala.

Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben has been one of the nation’s leading climate activists for over 35-years, having written extensively on the impact of global warming and climate change. WNIJ's Sam Naftzger interviewed McKibben in anticipation of Earthrise 815's Sustainability Action Conference on Nov. 6. in Rockford. McKibben is slated to be the event's keynote speaker.

He is remembered as one of the nation's most notorious gangsters, but Al Capone's career as head of Chicago organized crime came to a sudden and ignominious end after only six years.