First responders from around the region will be participating in a full-scale disaster exercise later this week.

(WIFR) - U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joins other lawmakers to introduce a bipartisan bill designed to help local law ...

Calling all wine lovers, tickets are no on sale for a shopping experience, bringing guests on a wine tasting at 10 local ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Chicago man faces up to 85 years in prison after a jury finds him guilty of first-degree murder.

State leaders announced Monday more than $1.3 million will go to 2,484 public school libraries throughout Illinois.

On the bright side, temperatures will at least warm into the upper 60s to near 70° Tuesday afternoon. Off and on storm ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford police respond to a crash Monday at the intersection of W. State Street and S. Pierpont ...

Microsoft announces a plan to transform retired hard drive disks and server hardware into rare Earth elements, gold and ...

The coroner’s office was called around 11:48 p.m. to investigate. It reveals his cause of death as blunt trauma of the head, chest and abdomen duo to a motor vehicle-pedestrian crash. Officials say ...

Meta says it knows parents might not have time to verify their teen’s age on social media, so it’s also looking into AI technology to help parents. The technology is designed to find accounts that ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - An unfounded bomb threat at a Rockford hospital leads to an arrest of a 44-year-old man, police say. Timothy Fullerton of Rockford is charged with disorderly conduct for an ...

The man accused of shooting a Rockford police K-9 officer Saturday refuses to appear in court, according to online court records.