Taste of Country Weekends

Planning your Illinois State Fair visit around special promotion days and free nightly concerts can save families hundreds of dollars while still enjoying many of the fair's biggest attractions.

Could On The Waterfront make a successful comeback in Rockford after more than a decade?

Sports betting is legal in Illinois, but there's one category that's completely off the table — and it catches a lot of people off guard the first time they run into it.

The number of guests at a wedding doesn't just affect the seating chart — it quietly drives up nearly every single line item on the budget.

Every city has those places, traditions, and little moments that make people say, "You have to try this at least once!" Rockford is no different.

The 2026 Illinois high school football season is underway, and Byron is the only Rockford-area team ranked in the preseason Top 25.

A small skin spot changed everything. Learn why yearly skin cancer checks matter and where Rockford residents can get screened for free.

A new Yelp ranking named Minnesota America's best state fair, with Wisconsin finishing second and Illinois missing the top 10.

A camera-covered blue car spotted at Rockford Meijer had people curious. Here's why vehicles like this may be scanning local parking lots.

Q98.5 is celebrating its first Dogs of the Month, including rescue dog Rugar Winston, while inviting listeners to enter their own pups for a chance to be featured and win a monthly $50 gift card.