The Trump administration’s temporary freeze on federal funding is creating concern among nonprofit and service organizations ...

Woodfire Pizza, at 408 E State Street, was hot with competition Tuesday as 36 students from five local high schools put their ...

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Democrat Ali Abuihmoud will challenge Ald. Mark Bonne, D-14, in the Feb. 25 primary for Rockford City Council.

Two Rockford teens face weapons charges after shots were fired Sunday. A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy both face two ...

Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition wraps up this weekend in Rockford. Here's how to check out the sculptures.

Prosecutors said from May 2023 to November 2023, Anderson used text messaging and social media applications to communicate ...

Rockford might be best known for its industrial and manufacturing industry, having garnered the nickname "The Screw City." The community of nearly 150,000 residents, Illinois' fifth largest city ...

An Illinois state legislator introduced a bill that would freeze local government property tax levies at the 2025 amount for ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, Beloit, and Janesville, issued policy statements on immigration enforcement to address ...