ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Public Schools are taking steps to address a $15 million budget deficit ahead of the next ...

In a few years, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have gone from pariahs to poster children for all that is hot and trendy in the financial world. While states like Illinois call the ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Authorities investigate the cause of a fire that broke out Friday morning at a Belvidere apartment ...

Vederian Lowe says he’s grateful to join the San Francisco 49ers and believes “everything happens when it’s supposed to for a reason.” ...

A Rockton man finds out his prison sentence on Thursday after being convicted of having child pornography on his phone.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and with more than 55,000 related deaths expected in 2026 alone, UW Health ...

DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. (WIFR) - Part of IL Route 251 is blocked off Friday morning after a crash involving a semi truck. Around ...

Voters could deliver about $40 million in revenue to support Winnebago County schools, but one local leader warns that comes at the cost of small businesses.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With wind gusts reaching 60 miles per hour Friday, traveling food vendors closed for the safety of staff and customers.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and with more than 55,000 related deaths expected in 2026 alone, UW Health experts say it’s time to get screened.

Martin Misiak lit the lamp for the Hogs 6:40 into the first to give Rockford a 1-0 lead. Commesso kept the Wolves scoreless when he stretched out to block the puck with his glove. Ryan Suzuki put ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A Creston woman is sentenced to spend five years in prison for her role in a deadly motorcycle crash in 2022. Amy Anthenat, 50, pleaded guilty in October to aggravated ...