Starting January 1, 2026, Illinois will eliminate the 1% grocery sales tax. For DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas, that begins ...

In 2003, Streeter forged documents and opened a fraudulent bank account under the name “Rock Island County VIP,” the release ...

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

WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

An inmate at Thomson Penitentiary awaits sentencing after a federal jury found him guilty of killing a fellow inmate because ...

High School graduation means turning the page on childhood towards a whole new world of opportunity so local educators make ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Some lucky customers may be able to score a free meal Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald’s location in ...

Thursday is the biggest day of concern. First and foremost, winds will be driving warm air over the stateline through the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Temperatures throughout the Stateline surged into the 80s for the fourth time in the past five days, and the summer-like warmth isn’t going anywhere for at least a few more ...

Winnebago County is seeing a similar drop. In 2023, there were 117 confirmed opioid overdose deaths. In 2024, that number dropped to 64, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

Wednesday, Rockford-area law enforcement agencies, family, and friends came together at Crossroads Community church, honoring and remembering more than 10 officers killed in the line of duty in the ...