We love having JB Love and Lil Zim from Q98.5 join us and they’re teasing the Flannel Jam Country Confidential that is coming to the Coronado Performing Arts Center on September 10. The event is in support of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Easter Seals serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford area. We’re also having JB Love make our Spirit Day recipe with his eyes closed! You don’t have to make it with your eyes closed but make sure to check out our recipe below. Also make sure to check out Q98.5 at q985online.com. Ingredients 3 oz pineapple juice 1 oz Coconut Rum 1 oz Vanilla Vodka 1 oz Amaretto 2 tsp Lime Juice 1 oz Grenadine Directions 1. In an ice filled shaker combine everything excluding the grenadine, and pour into glasses 2. Slowly pour grenadine down the side of each glass

A local blood bank recognized a pair of schools who came out on top in an annual competition.

Emotions were high at Riverside Community Church Wednesday evening as residents remembered their loved ones.

Rockford city crews have begun repairs on a recently damaged memorial.

More murals are one their way to the Rockford area.

The 33rd "TIP Court Graduation Ceremony" took place on Wednesday.

Housing inventory in the Rockford area has hit a new low, with the number of available homes for sale falling below 200 properties.

The State of Illinois honored 136 police officers with the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.

East High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday as Rockford Police chased a car burglary suspect to a nearby business.

Gang violence is to blame for a Tuesday night drive-by shooting in Freeport that narrowly missed its targets.

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara laid out the city's accomplishments and challenges during his annual "State of the City" address Tuesday evening, but address did not go off without some drama

While no deaths have been reported from Sunday’s building collapse in downtown Davenport, one of the casualties is the 22-month-old Mockingbird on Main theater.

Winnebago County Board Member Jaime Salgado (D-District 12) has been charged with driving under the influence after being stopped by police over the Memorial Day weekend.