Rockford Events

For years, it seemed as though there was some sort of competition between major retailers for keeping a store open for shopping on Thanksgiving Day. When the backlash started to get loud, many of those same retailers quickly decided that, in the interests of public relations, they would close on Thanksgiving to let their employees celebrate with family.

Let's be honest, some of you had so much fun at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin this past Summer that you're just NOW recovering from the hangover.

Fall is absolutely the best season to really enjoy all of what the Midwest has to offer, from the corn mazes and pumpkin patches to the events and festivals.

Don't be surprised if your phone starts ringing and vibrating at exactly 1:20 on Wednesday afternoon, because it will. Every phone in Illinois will do it, and so will every phone in the entire country.

When the temperatures rise up into the mid and upper 90s with an even higher heat index, people seriously need a place to cool off. Luckily, Northern Illinois has those places ready.

In my opinion, there's really no debating it. Ice cream is the best dessert of all desserts, and in northern Illinois, we're lucky enough to live within a short drive of one of America's best ice cream joints.

Next time you're traveling and have a hankering for some barbecue, the Food Network has revealed their latest 50 States of Barbecue list that will lead you to the best in the area.

When it comes to Illinois professional sports legends, Mike Singletary from the Chicago Bears is near the top of the list.

The longest home run ever hit in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game is 575 feet by Babe Ruth in 1921, according to Bleacher Report.

It's just not summer without Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days taking the Rockford area by storm with lots of food, friends, and music---and all of it for a very good cause.