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

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

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 folks at half-baked bar on Riverside in Rockford decided to fuse two special days with one adult easter hunt.

Clouds will hang overhead throughout the vast majority of the day with some sunshine possible in the late afternoon. Highs ...

Janecke was the captain for Penn State this season in her junior year and tallied 53 points in 38 games. It was a storybook ...

A project to improve pedestrian safety around the new Mitchell Elementary School closes a portion of Normal Road in DeKalb.

Bishop David Malloy of the Rockford Diocese released a statement Monday following news of Pope Francis' death.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died Monday.

Vella’s bill would allow any “advanced nuclear reactor” to be built. A similar bill moves through the Illinois Senate, where State Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) and State Sen. Dave Syverson ...

Don Carter was open 12-8 p.m. Sunday to allow a place for families to celebrate Easter together with a special guest. The Easter Bunny was present for pictures and to throw balls at the bowling alleys ...

The FAA said the plane was a Cessna 180. The plane went down about 10:15 a.m. on County Road 1400 North in Trilla, about ...