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

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - East High School produced the greatest high school football team the area has ever seen and some of ...

The Winnebago football team looks for a comeback season. In 2024, the Indians went 2-7. While the team was hoping for more, ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In a near-unanimous vote, Rockford City Council approved contracts Monday evening for the development ...

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 ...

The man found guilty of killing a Belvidere father and his two young sons is ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison.

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

Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office opens two rooms designed to keep its employees strong physically and mentally.

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

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - One suspect is in custody after a woman was attacked while walking in Rockford’s Midtown District, ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul seeks to block the Trump administration from withholding $54 million from the state ...