Families

The World's Largest Swim Lesson is happening Thursday, June 22, 2017, and the Rockford Park District is participating in the attempt to beat last year's Guinness World Record.

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium wants to get rid of their tiered admission prices in favor of one flat entrance fee to attract more visitors. It will be if you live in Chicago. For those that don't, this change could actually result in a bigger hit to the pocketbook than we're used to.

Christmas may be a few weeks away, but the holiday celebration got started early during Night At The North Pole Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rockford.

A Rockford Dad named Jon Recknagel and his son Liam are having a blast in the Stateline area, and they're documenting it all on their YouTube channel called, "One Fun Thing" with the goal of sending a positive message to parents.

If you want to raise your family in a safe city, then you may want to consider moving about an hour and half away from Rockford. As this city has been considered as the only Illinois city that's safe to live in.

Despite the problems we are having in Springfield with a state budget, there are still plenty of great places for families to settle down in Illinois.