Riley O'Neil

What do you get when you double the gas tax and then add in declining oil inventories along with Hurricane Barry? Prices going up at the pump.

The 2016 World Series MVP has been on the "restricted list" since May 8th, but as more time goes by, there's less chance of him ever returning to the Cubs.

With temperatures riding in the low 90s and headed for triple digits by the end of the week, overheated Midwesterners have some thoughts to share.

Not including Chicago, Rockford police made the most DUI arrests (552) in 2018, according to a report by The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.

If you're not a pet owner, you may not know anything about heartworms in pets. If you are, you should know how serious it can be.

We asked 16th District Congressman Adam Kinzinger about the open warfare going on between House Democrats, Iranian aggression, and transparency in drug pricing.

Actually, the reason being given is a "database error," but whatever you may call it, the result is the same: delayed payment.

Her kids were sitting on the roof of the car holding down an inflatable pool. What could go wrong?

Let's think about this...which works better, posting a "No Swimming" sign or pointing out a 5-foot alligator in the water?

Don't worry, we're not expecting an earthquake like California just experienced--but it never hurts to take some time to prepare in case the unthinkable happens.

It's one thing to deal with mosquitoes, but this plague of gnats that we're currently experiencing here in Northern Illinois is getting on people's nerves.

C'mon, it's not like you won't be wearing a cow costume anyway, right? Right? Maybe it's just me.

It could get pretty bloody...and that's exactly what everyone's hoping for.

New Illinois, a grassroots organization, wants to educate Illinois citizens about our right to form a new state from the State of Illinois, and separate ourselves from Chicago.

We're a week out from a bunch of Independence Day celebrations, so we thought we'd let you know that when it comes to fireworks, you've got options.

We're all familiar with the image of a firefighter getting a stuck cat out of a tall tree, but Rockford firefighters had a different scenario to deal with Monday.

When they got the initial reports of a kangaroo roving about the town of Grand Chute, the police department...wait for it...hopped to it (sorry).

Farmers here in Illinois have to deal with the weather, pests, market prices, and more to get their very tough jobs done. In Germany, you can add "unexploded ordinance" to the mix.

Governor Pritzker campaigned on it, and today at a news conference in Chicago, he plans on signing recreational marijuana into law.

Sure, we're adding new laws like making distracted driving a moving violation, but it's still against the law for girls to throw snowballs in Mount Pulaski?