ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - An accidental house fire in the 4000 block of Safford Road leaves one cat dead and one resident ...

Firefighters stopped a vehicle fire from spreading to a home on Thursday morning. Just before 11:30 a.m., the New Milford ...

A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in ...

Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks will face a challenge to her re-election plans by the first woman to become part of the Pipefitters ...

The center is focused on teaching people to 'Lead Like Jesus'. It opened in January 2025 thanks to hundreds of donations from the Rockford community.

Former Rockford Public Schools teacher Bill Rose must defeat special education teacher Dawn Granath to win a third term on ...

A Rockford man has been charged with possessing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin mushrooms after Ogle County sheriff's deputies stopped his vehicle Sunday in the 1000 block of South ...

Rockford City Council on Monday approved a special use permit for a 55 and older apartment complex along the Rock River that ...

Rockford Police are advising motorists to avoid the area of E. State Street and Summit where a man was hit by a pickup truck ...

The third time was the charm for Litchfield’s baseball team. Eighth-seeded Litchfield rode the strong pitching arm of senior Bradley Larson and took advantage of six Rockford errors to earn ...

A Rockford man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 quadruple murder of Keandra Austin, 27, and her three children.

A 19-year-old Rockford man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a McHenry County burglary during which he was ...