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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A crash on Alpine Road by Aldeen Park prompts police to close all lanes while officers investigate. Just after 3:30 p.m., Rockford police posted about the crash on X. The post ...

Omar Hernandez, 44, is charged with five counts of criminal sexual assault and two counts of aggravated domestic battery. Around 2 a.m. Saturday, April 19, Belvidere police and Boone County Sheriff’s ...

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

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 ...