It’s been a year since a quiet neighborhood in Rockford was ravaged in a knife, softball bat and truck attack that killed ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Hard Rock Cafe in River North has closed after nearly 40 years. The video in the player above is from a ...

Rock Valley College held a ground breaking ceremony on March 28, 2025 for its downtown westside campus. The future ...

The Last Straw is another classic Rockford restaurant. Not much remains of it's existence on the internet besides a scanned ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The project includes the construction of two new buildings to create the Downtown West campus. The event took place March 27, at the site of the new campus, 711 Green St. in ...

"The Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit creates a stable, predictable funding source for affordable housing development," writes ...

Tom McNamara's action-based leadership has made a difference in the city of Rockford, writes retired judge Rosemary Collins.

A two-vehicle crash in the 200 block of S. Main Street results in damage to a BMO Bank Branch. Just after 10 a.m. March 27, ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A shooting in downtown leaves one person hurt and broke the window of a car near the Winnebago County ...

Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving is raising money for local children’s programs, including the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford and ...

Rockford Police are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday morning in downtown Rockford. According to the department's X account, shots were fired near Elm and Chestnut streets sometime ...

Rockford Police are investigating a shooting near the BMO Center downtown on Wednesday morning. Around 10:40 a.m., police were called to the intersection of S. Church Street and Elm Street for the ...