Applications are open for seasonal snow and ice removal positions with the Illinois Department of Transportation District 2.

Charles R. Neblock Jr. of Beloit is charged with 16 counts of possession of child pornography, one count of child enticement ...

Applications are open for vendors, parade participants, volunteers and the Dasher Dash 5K at the 13th annual Stroll on State.

Those affected by the recent severe wind storm are asked to complete the official Residential Damage Assessment Survey.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 70’s. Rather cloudy with lows in the middle 60’s.

The city works prepare residents and businesses for the transition to electric vehicles through an EV Readiness Program.

Around 8 p.m. August 19, the Rockford Fire Department was called to a fire in the 600 block of Oak Street. Crews say smoke was visible from the rear of the 2.5-story home when they arrived. Four cats ...

The position opened after former Fire Chief Michele Pankow was appointed Illinois State Fire Marshal. News. Rockford gang member sentenced after home hit by 25 bullets ...

WIFR News Update at 10 ...

Nazeaire Henderson, 21, is sentenced to 12 years in prison for unlawful use of a weapon with a machine gun conversion device ...

A 44-year-old Rockford man faces assault charges after a woman was attacked by two people while walking.

Gov. JB Pritzker also vetoed two bills, a somewhat rare move from a governor of the same party as the legislature’s ...