A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - An accidental house fire in the 4000 block of Safford Road leaves one cat dead and one resident ...

Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks will face a challenge to her re-election plans by the first woman to become part of the Pipefitters ...

A homeowner is mourning the loss of their pet cat who died in a fire late Wednesday night. The Rockford Fire Department said ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers are urged to find an alternate route while police investigate a crash involving a pedestrian.

A 19-year-old Rockford man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a McHenry County burglary during which he was ...

Rockford Police are advising motorists to avoid the area of E. State Street and Summit where a man was hit by a pickup truck ...

The man who stabbed a woman to death and then set her house on fire with her three kids inside was sentenced Thursday to life ...

Bars and coffee shops that serve food are now eligible for relief money to help offset the impact of state-mandated closures ...

A Rockford man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 quadruple murder of Keandra Austin, 27, and her three children.

Rockford City Council on Monday approved a special use permit for a 55 and older apartment complex along the Rock River that ...

Former Rockford Public Schools teacher Bill Rose must defeat special education teacher Dawn Granath to win a third term on ...