WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A nearly $200,000 grant from the state of Illinois will go toward expanding services that ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Alpine Kiwanis staff say donations flooded in from several states, including Michigan and California, ...

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for Thursday, July 31, for the ...

With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S., a new program looks to get Rockford-area pharmacists into the field as soon ...

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released ...

On July 27, Freeport Fire Department was called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of W. Galena and N. Hardin ...

The Choraleers were one of five schools in the area to send an audition tape for the ‘Sing with Foreigner’ contest.

A call from Homeland Security last month frustrates Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara while others claim he dropped the ball on keeping the community informed.

First responders called to reported workplace accident in Rockford . News. Pecatonica American Legion Post 197 celebrates 100th anniversary. Jul. 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM CDT ...

A UW Health adolescent gynecologist harnesses the power of social media as a way to better connect with her patients.

With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S. a new program looks to get Rockford-area pharmacists into the field as soon as possible.