On Tuesday, in neighboring Lee County, 16-year-old Jaedyn Carter lost her life from strangulation. By Wednesday, authorities ...

It is a bittersweet moment for the Blackhawk and New Milford Fire Protection District as they get ready to say goodbye to its ...

The Winnebago County Health Department opens the ‘Registry for Individual with Disability’ to be more prepared for emergency ...

The project known as District 815 will have a kosher grocery store, dry cleaner, at least 200 housing units and more but some ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Local businesses react to the nationwide recall of meat and poultry products over concerns about ...

Statistics show 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage and a local non-profit is hoping to spread awareness for resources ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Board of Election Commissioners announce a new early voting site. The new site is ...

As the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-county pursuit last month that ended in the death of a 43-year-old Kansas ...

Our week eight Game of the Week takes us out to Belvidere North where the 7-0 Blue Thunder look to hold off the 6-1 Hononegah Indians.

The Boylan Titans boys soccer team remained undisputed in conference as they took down the Guilford Vikings in a 2-1 battle.

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Tonight’s moon will be the closest of the 4 supermoons, as it will be 222,056 miles away from earth. This isn’t record-breaking by any means, as the moon was at a distance of 221,494 miles away in ...