An idea to create a community poetry event materialized into an inclusive art experience that connects the community.

Rockford’s unemployment rate saw one of the largest decreases in the state of Illinois, dropping from 5.9% in 2023 to 4.9% in ...

City agreement with Northern Illinois Gas Company In other City news, approximately every 50 years – yes, 50 years – Freeport ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Regional Site Readiness Program helps the area prepare for future industrial use. $2.5 million is ...

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identifies the 32-year-old pedestrian killed Friday in a hit-and-run crash on the Auburn Street Bridge.Martavion Howard of Rockford was found lying in the road ...

Results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress reading test shows 8th graders in Illinois out preformed national averages.

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier's campaign for Rockford City Council is raising questions about a 1939 law that ...

Lunar New Year, the 51st annual Rockford Boat, Vacation and Fishing Show and Rockford Ale Fest, along with fundraisers, live music, comedy shows and more to the Rockford area. What: Comedian Anjelah ...

Having the health care resources and services, having legal services, having all those other resources and services coming here can benefit them,” said Carpenter’s Place Di ...

Free agent guard Courtney Vandersloot is headed back to Chicago. Her agent confirmed the signing on Wednesday.

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identified Herbert Huff, 34, as the dead man who was floating in the Rock River in May ...