The City of Rockford says there is a plan to spend an operating surplus from 2023 due to “better than anticipated performance on income and replacement taxes and fiscal responsibility.” The ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The City of Rockford announces it will replace lead service lines on Auburn Street in 2025.

The commission’s superintendent says this is a service they wanted to expand, but now has to cut back because their budget is ...

What started as an investigation into reports of teens harassing people in Rockford, leads to the arrest of four people.

Freeport's Cameron Verner has defied the odds in his short football journey by quickly becoming one of the best players in ...

After a long time away, the BMO Center’s original general manager visits the Forest City to reflect on the legacy he helped ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Mayor McNamara discusses local family’s struggles to put food on the table at the Mayor’s Hunger ...

OSF St. Anthony Medical Center hosts a Blessing of the Pets in honor of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.

Sun-splashed skies are to continue through the weekend, though there's one significant area of concern when it comes to our ...

Saturday will offer a fair mix of sunshine and clouds to start the morning before blue skies return by the afternoon. Winds ...

Jury selection will begin next week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose ...

A new poll shows nearly three-quarters of Illinois voters support a ban on the fees banks charge for swiping a credit or ...