Cities

When you look at headlines like "Rockford’s violent crime, shootings, assaults continue to climb," it really shouldn't come as a surprise that Rockford's position on the Illinois' Safest Cities list is pretty far down.

With the help of the latest census data, no guessing is required.

Looking at the results of a recently-published study on the most and least educated cities in the United States reminded me of a couple of quotes. One, from John Belushi in Animal House: "7 years of college down the drain," and the other from my dad: "Did 9 years of high school teach you nothing?"

The reason I bring this up is that I recently got an email from alert listener Gary, who had just found out that a package he ordered had been delivered to Rockford. Not our Rockford, but Rockford, Michigan.

Meet someone from out of state and they'll tell you the entire state of Illinois is made up of people from Chicago.

Top Fit & Healthy Cities in the Country and Illinois, What Letter Grade Did Rockford Get?

If you really want to go out and live it up on St. Patty's Day, you might think you have to go elsewhere to get the full experience. A new study says you should stay right here.

The debt picture is worrisome nationwide, but some areas have bigger payment problems than others according to WalletHub’s report on the Cities with the Most & Least Credit Card Debt.

Personal-finance site WalletHub ran the numbers on the job-seeker-friendliness of more than 120 Illinois cities.

If you're beginning to think there isn't a safe place to live in Illinois. Think again. 10 Illinois towns recently made the 100 Safest Cities in America list.