Down staters are leaving Chicago to make their own state, that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Freeport High School is taking donations of formal clothes to make sure everyone has the chance to ...

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - On Wednesday, the Panera Bread cafe at 7310 Riverside Blvd. in Loves Park will open its doors.

Friday will see a much more significant warming trend getting underway. Underneath a partly cloudy sky and increasingly gusty ...

On March 24, 2024, a stabbing at the Walmart on Northridge Drive ended with the death of 18-year-old Jason Jenkins ...

Maxwell will bring his Serenade 2025 tour to the Hard Rock Live stage on Saturday, Aug. 2. Doors open at 7 p.m. Ticket ...

The Rock River Valley Blood Center is honoring the USPS worker Jay Larson as well as the other victims and survivors of the ...

Students from the Rockford Public School District enjoy their well-deserved spring break this week, and many places are ...

Three men are arrested and one is wanted following a narcotics investigation spanning the last few months, police say.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Comedian Ron White will perform two shows next fall during a visit to the Forest City. On Monday, ...

The second comedian to ever sell out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City is bringing laughs to the ...

On Dec. 14, 2024, Rockford police were called to the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue for a 16-year-old who had overdosed and wasn ...