ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two cats are missing after a house fire Thursday afternoon on Rockford’s east side. District Chief Joe Montavon says firefighters arrived at the home in the 3900 block of ...

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier's campaign for Rockford City Council is raising questions about a 1939 law that ...

A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.

Gunfire incidents in Elgin went up 25% in 2024, contributing to an overall increase in city’s crime rate from 2023, Police ...

Step back in time and prepare to be charmed at the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. This hidden ...

"Tamir understands the challenges we face because he’s part of this community," writes Charles Doby owner of Chuc-a-Luc's ...

Redeemed Life Church in Rockford often gives away meals. The church even hosts a food bank inside. However, Thursday was a little different. The church expected around ...

Virgil Hobson, 57, and Christopher Williams, 49, both Democrats will appear on the ballot for Rockford's Fifth Ward. With three Democrats and no Republicans vying to represent southwest Rockford, the ...

Chief Carla Redd with the Rockford Police Department released a statement Monday regarding the department’s position on ...

Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, Beloit, and Janesville, issued ...

The stately brick building on West Newton Street seems no different from its neighbors in this tony South End neighborhood in the shadow of the Prudential Center, where countless pedestrians ...