The Boone County Health Department says routine testing shows mosquitos in Belvidere are positive for West Nile virus.

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - A 21-year-old DeKalb man is accused of driving drunk and rear-ending another vehicle Thursday night.

Baseball’s second-oldest ballpark hasn’t hosted an All-Star Game since 1990. Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg — who died ...

Gov. JB Pritzker and other state officials joined the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred to ...

It is very pleasant albeit hazy outside. The haze is coming form Canadian wildfire smoke and it is impacting our air quality ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Air quality alert all day Friday. Temperatures in the uppers 70s. Weekend temps rising slightly into ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The fourth annual Rockford Boxing Classic returns Saturday, August 2. The event allows kids from the ...

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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A Wisconsin doctor uses the power of social media to make her patients feel more comfortable while talking about difficult ...

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