ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Ten area teams still remain in round two of the high school football playoffs, dates and times for round two’s upcoming games can be found below. LeRoy at Rockford Lutheran - ...

On Monday, lawmakers unanimously approved the Rockford Area Arts Council ’s bid for the nearly 57,000 sq. ft. property. Alderman Mark Bonne (D-14) believes the $1,000 purchase couldn’t be a better ...

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rainy intervals have returned to the Stateline over the past few days, but the heaviest of the rain ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A political display outside a Freeport home causes a stir with some neighbors calling the decorations ...

A thousand early voters are are expected to vote Monday and more than 40,000 Rockfordians are expected to cast their ballot ...

Democrats, Republicans head door-to-door across Illinois-Wisconsin border for final voter outreach ...

The world of music loses another legend as world-renowned musical composer and producer Quincy Jones dies at age 91. Jones is ...

Jason Bryant, 29, is charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver ecstasy pills, ...

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - A woman is expected to be okay after she was stabbed multiple times in DeKalb, police say. Edgar Perkins, 44, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery and ...

A new exhibition at the Ethnic Heritage Museum in Rockford focuses on the Medina’s family’s legacy in the U.S. Army.