ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Police ask the public to avoid the area as they investigate a death in downtown Rockford. Just after ...

Community members had the chance Monday afternoon to meet and talk to each finalist for Rockford’s next fire chief.

Byron Head Coach Brad Carter was a sophomore on the squad the last time the Tigers won the regular season title.

A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order on Monday afternoon, but she also gave the federal government ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - City council members approved a ban Monday night on self-storage units in parts of Rockford. After an ...

Early Monday morning, Whiteside County sent out an alert to residents urging people to avoid outdoor burning because of those ...

The lawsuit comes after the Trump administration gave orders deploying the National Guard to Chicago, despite objections from ...

The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says three clerks at three different gas stations sold alcohol to minors during ...

A child is one of two people who died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon near Steward, according to the Lee County ...

The Freeport Police Department will soon need to find a new chief after Chris Shenberger announces his plan to retire after ...

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