The U.S. Department of Education recognized The Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall School as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2020.
New partnership will provide IARSS and Illinois public school employees the chance to further their skills through WGU’s online programs
Smoke in the cafeteria triggered the alarm Monday morning; all students and staff were evacuated and remained safe.
The Nutrition Services team will provide meals to RPS 205 students participating in remote and hybrid instruction this fall.
RPS 205 delayed the original Sept. 2 start date due to technological difficulties.
The department webpage contains options for the school year.
Joliet resident passes away at the age of 67.
The FAA said the plane crashed just after takeoff and burst into flames.
Scholarships will provide high-speed internet for hundreds of students in Illinois to close the digital divide learning gap
BLUES BROTHERS MOVIE NIGHT at The Old Joliet Prison - Friday August 21st & Saturday, Aug. 22nd from 5 to 11pm!
Rockford Public Schools will accept nominations for the Fine Arts Hall of Fame through Oct. 31.
School staff are connecting with families this week to either verify or update their choice because they did not complete the survey.
Parents must make the choice between full-time remote instruction or in-person instruction for the upcoming school year.
Parents, guardians and students are required to bring a student ID to receive a device.
"Registration is not complete until your child has completed required examinations, immunizations and health screenings."
Families can choose to return to in-person instruction or full-time remote learning.
Rockford-area service members can take advantage of new partnership offerings of education assistance to further workplace success
Registration packets for students entering first through 12th grades in the 2020-21 school year are due this week.
Nonprofit, online university to award up to 1,000 scholarships worth $3,000 each to new students facing hardships as a result of COVID-19
"Unfortunately the 50-person limit will not allow us to host the senior prom events we had hoped for our students."
Rockford's traditional Fourth of July events were canceled due to COVID-19.
RPS 205 teachers and students will comply with all Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
Rockford-based organization converts Family Nature Day into virtual Family Nature Adventures to take place all summer for families with kids
"We've updated our enrollment process because of restrictions from COVID-19."
He was a card player, loved to bet, basically on anything, to promote a contest, and he most often came out ahead.
Nonprofit, online university to award up to 1,000 scholarships worth $3,000 each to new students facing economic hardships amid COVID-19
Self-swab coronavirus testing will be available starting Friday at 24 additional Illinois CVS locations.
The RPS 205 Nutrition Services team will provide meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. through August 18.
The RPS 205 Nutrition Services team will provide meals to students on Mondays and Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m.
The district will mail registration packets to all elementary families in mid-June.
Summer programs this year are free and open to all RPS 205 students.
Rockford's police chief said officers took fire from "a weapon that was penetrating walls" during a shootout at a motel on Sunday.
Pitcher Mary Pratt was among the players who inspired the hit movie "A League Of Their Own."
All you have to do is drive through and your food will be brought (safely) to you during the Food Truck Drive-Thru event in Loves Park.
Pritzker Shouldn't Continue Excluding General Assembly During COVID-19 Crisis
The lawsuit alleges Gov. J.B. Pritzker “flagrantly violated” Illinoisans' constitutional rights by deeming religious services nonessential.
A Republican lawmaker accused the governor of "jeopardizing citizens across Illinois by letting criminals out of jail" amid coronavirus.
State Rep. John Cabello filed suit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive order Wednesday in Winnebago County Circuit Court.
The school system is making plans for students to safely retrieve items from lockers, return computers and celebrate seniors late this year.
"Our remote learning plans outline what is expected on a daily or weekly basis from our students, teachers, school staff and families."