teens

Two people in my life are avid TikTok consumers. One is my daughter, Molly, and the other is my on-air partner, Joe Dredge. Molly is 24 and Joe is 42...and frankly, I'm more worried about Joe's mental health (with or without TikTok).

One Illinois State Representative has introduced a bill that would decrease the legal age that parents can leave their kids home alone.

A Sycamore teen named Kylie Ryder will be in Orlando next week hoping to snag Miss America's "Outstanding Teen" crown.

Shocking new research released in late August found that Illinois teens, were more likely to text behind the wheel compared to the average of teens in other states.

If you've found yourself yelling "Put down the !#@$% phone and drive!" somewhat frequently on Rockford's streets and/or Illinois roads, you are not alone.

It's not the category that any state wants to lead the nation with, but Illinois' 8th graders and high school seniors are more likely to booze it up than anywhere else in the nation. And, nearly half of those kids are heading for a problem later in life.

Having a teenage daughter myself, I 'm happy to share with you some good news from the office of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, regarding the overall reduction of traffic fatalities involving teens here in Illinois. In spite of several heartbreaking losses in our area very recently, more teens are surviving those first few years of driving Illinois' roadways...

Additional arrests now have been made in the wake of a string of recent carjackings in Rockford. According to a press release, the Rockford Police Department and the Northern Illinois Auto Theft Task Force interviewed ten juveniles and one adult yesterday about the crimes...

I'll cut right to the chase -- no, there is apparently no reason to be concerned about "The Game of 72". There, aren't you relieved. But what is "The Game of 72"? According to KTAR.com, here's the story behind it: The game...originated in France when a 13-year-old girl named Emma disappeared for three days...

If you think you're tech savvy all because you know what "LOL" means, we're about to test your coolness. CNN recently compiled a list of 28 Internet acronyms every parent should know. Why is this important? Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be inst