ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The first Made for Rockford Impact Award celebrates someone who makes Rockford a better place. The award honors an entrepreneur, artist or community connector who brings bold ...

After Brat Days was cancelled due to damage from severe weather, event officials announce a sale of the remaining food.

The current superintendent of Hononegah Community High School District 207, Michael Dugan, is set to retire at the end of the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Sunny with highs in the upper 80’s. Partly cloudy tonight and down to the upper 60’s. Upper 80’s tomorrow with feel like values in the middle 90’s. Showers and thunderstorms ...

An investigation into a Sound Thinking alert shows evidence of shots fired on S. Blackhawk Avenue, officials say.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A gaggle of geese chomp on grass at Davis Park. In the heart of downtown Rockford, the birds waddle ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Chicago man faces a handful of charges after police say he punched a bus driver in Rockford. John ...

The grants are funded by a multi-billion dollar Volkswagen settlement and will be distributed by the Illinois Environmental ...

Attendees learned about the architecture and history of the Rockford landmark. Dozens of cars fly through the Auburn Street ...

WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...