Rockford residents gathered at New Zion Baptist Church with one question on their minds, is our drinking water safe?

The 15th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be inducted Friday night and headlined by Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards, drivers ...

The Marseilles City Council approved nearly $180,000 in security measures for the Middle East Conflicts Wall, and the new City Hall.

The Winnebago Historical Society announced that Mark Egesdal of rural Leland provided Winnebago County Historian Riley Lewis ...

"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

As Peoria experiences considerable development and economic growth, here’s a look back at the city’s roots and early days. See the historical photos.

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

Educator, author and cancer survivor, PJ Caposey is leading two Ogle County school systems and making a difference. He's a 2024 Community Champion.

Sean Considine left Byron to win a Super Bowl in Baltimore. He and his entire family are now back, hoping their children can ...

Dixon's Darius Harrington carves out one of the great basketball careers in Stateline history Rockford Public Schools ...

Jeshel and Donnie Terry of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a charitable nonprofit furniture and home decor store located on Merrill Avenue, recall their time in Rockford, Ill. bittersweetly.

Elijah Daugherty joins Christian Cummings as two 2,000-point scorers on Rockford Christian this year, and they are the first team in Illinois to do so ...