Members of a City Council committee have backed a $233,108 contract to demolish the historic, but blighted former Elks Lodge.

Rockford native Rebecca Tyo, 44, is the second woman in the history of the Rockford Fire Department to serve as chief. She ...

After several passes of the phone, Melvin and his fellow pastor (and wife) Shelia Brown presented a vision to Mercyhealth ...

Five suspects, including four teens and an adult, were arrested for vandalism and car break-ins in downtown Rockford on ...

Over 650 municipalities in Illinois have adopted an ordinance to establish a 1% local grocery tax, which will continue to be ...

Two students at the U of I College of Medicine Rockford hope to help address the area's physician shortage. Here's how ...

UIC Rockford program hopes to keep family doctors local with a program that starts residency right here in Rockford.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Fire and Police Commission names Captain Rebecca Tyo as the city’s next fire chief.

As the oldest of nine siblings, Rockford's Montez Soliz said they are his biggest inspiration for running for office at a ...

The "No Kings" movement is returning to Illinois on Oct. 18. Here's what participants should know about what is and isn't ...

That moment has become a symbol of the work done by Nik’s Wish, the Rockford-based nonprofit that brings happiness to young ...

As veto session begins and power goes back to the Democratic majority state legislature, the consequences of a single-party ...