A crash on Thursday night claims the life of a 49-year-old man and puts another person in the hospital with serious injuries, ...

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Freeport Police Department, the Office of the Illinois State Fire ...

Former DeKalb Fire Chief Mike Thomas will come out of retirement to serve as Interim Fire Chief for Sycamore starting March 9 ...

Caledonia Elementary School in the Belvidere School District has released students for the day because of flooding in the school.

Chavez, 19, faces more than two dozen felony charges, including possession of child sexual abuse materials and sexual assault of a child.

Rockford’s creative heartbeat will pulse loud and proud as the Rockford Area Arts Council rolls out the red carpet for the 2026 Rockford Area Arts Awards this Friday, March 6, 2026. The celebration’s ...

A jury convicted a Rockford man for sexually assaulting a woman in Cherry Valley while working as a massage therapist in 2023 ...

Mark Schandelmeier says he’s a healthy man with no health concerns and no family history of medical issues. But, this did not ...

A jury convicted a man for sexually assaulting a woman in Cherry Valley while working as a massage therapist in 2023.

The memory of Emory Weems lives on in his 3-children, more than a decade and a half after murder went unsolved.

An Iowa man was arrested on Thursday night after authorities say he fled from his car during a traffic stop and had over nine pounds of cannabis.

In this week’s edition of , WIFR’s Alyssa Kelly visits Tavern on Clark in Rockford. Owners of the spot, located just off the I-90 and Business 20 junction, say they wanted to bring back the look and ...