The owner of Hangry Joe's Rockford Hot Chicken & Wings, Michael Lentini, introduces us to Kayla Lewers, the Outreach Coordinator at Rock House Kids, and Corie Williams, the Program Coordinator at Rock ...

We in Rockford all know who Fred VanVleet is, but Thursday night many folks got to know him on a deeper level.

Chris and Nick Shields are two of the greatest players in Harlem history. Chris Shields was a star on the only two Harlem teams to make it to state, in 1990 and 1991, and Nick Shields hit 16 home runs ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said the city is working to determine if an unannounced immigration raid took place the morning ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Combining environmental science with large-scale outdoor art: that’s the vision of the ‘Rooted in ...

The weekend brings Womanspace’s Glitzy Garage Sale, a Gun Expo and a Dinosaur Adventure, along with fundraisers, live music, ...

Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, which presents risks for those breathing it. The Midwest, Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the U.S. have “very ...

Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area.

From Peoria to Rockford to Chicago, here's a breakdown of the upcoming Pride events that LGBTQ+ members and allies alike can look forward to. As is tradition every year, Pride Month is celebrated in ...

Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion state budget, which includes funding for local K-12 schools, Rockford ...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the number of Illinois jurisdictions on the list. The Trump administration has added more than 100 Illinois counties and cities to ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias drafted the legislation. The bill passed both houses on May 22. “Our state’s crash data indicates that the crash rate for drivers aged 75 and ...