An investigation into three armed robberies in Rockford leads to the arrests of four siblings and another man. A Janesville landmark that once fueled the local economy may soon get a second life. He ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rather cloudy skies today with highs in the low 70’s. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the middle 50’s. Upper 70’s tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. Low 80’s on Saturday ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A kitchen fire in a single-family residence causes more than $35,000 in damage Wednesday night. Just before 8:30 p.m. July 16, Freeport Fire Department responded to a possible ...

Wisconsin’s State Historical Society recently discovered 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in Madison, sparking many questions.

According to a financial report from 2024, Harlem receives $122,153,221 in revenue. The expected budget crunch amounts to ...

After almost a decade, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek another term as the state’s chief financial ...

An investigation into three armed robberies in Rockford leads to the arrests of four siblings and another man.

He will start as the Hononegah Community High School District #207 superintendent on July 1, 2026. After almost a decade, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek another term as the ...

The Hononegah Board of Education approved a contract with Jarrett Wednesday night. He will start as the Hononegah Community ...

(WIFR) - Sixteen nursing facilities in the stateline are issued thousands of dollars in fines, according to a new report issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Statewide, more than ...

No Republican, meanwhile, has won statewide office since Rauner in 2014, and few have come especially close. This puts the focus for replacing Mendoza on the Democratic primary process. The ...

Father Herman Porter, who died in 1986, joins the list of the Diocese of Rockford Priests against whom a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor has been reported. The YMCA of Rock River ...