A Rockford man has been charged with possessing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin mushrooms after Ogle County sheriff's deputies stopped his vehicle Sunday in the 1000 block of South ...

Firefighters stopped a vehicle fire from spreading to a home on Thursday morning. Just before 11:30 a.m., the New Milford ...

Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks will face a challenge to her re-election plans by the first woman to become part of the Pipefitters ...

A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Brent Pollard slides a bin beside his grain silo. He hops in a tractor to align it with a tube ...

The center is focused on teaching people to 'Lead Like Jesus'. It opened in January 2025 thanks to hundreds of donations from the Rockford community.

Rockford is moving forward with plans to widen Keith Creek to reduce chances of flooding like the city saw in the summer of ...

The third time was the charm for Litchfield’s baseball team. Eighth-seeded Litchfield rode the strong pitching arm of senior Bradley Larson and took advantage of six Rockford errors to earn ...

Former Rockford Public Schools teacher Bill Rose must defeat special education teacher Dawn Granath to win a third term on ...

Rockford City Council on Monday approved a special use permit for a 55 and older apartment complex along the Rock River that ...

In anticipation of freezing rain and icy conditions expected Wednesday night, Rockford Public Schools have canceled scheduled ...

Alyssa Noonen had a passion for pottery all her life. That was jeopardized in 2021 when she was burned in a fire, so badly that doctors considered amputating her hands.