Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to push into the Rockford region, causing air quality to go into the unhealthy range.

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Alpine Kiwanis staff say donations flooded in from several states, including Michigan and California, ...

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A lack of communication was "unacceptable" to Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, others claim he dropped the ball on keeping the community informed. With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S., a new ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The fourth annual Rockford Boxing Classic returns Saturday, August 2. The event allows kids from the nonprofit Rockford Boxing Clinic to show their talents against competition ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A nearly $200,000 grant from the state of Illinois will go toward expanding services that ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for Thursday, July 31, for the ...

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released ...

On July 27, Freeport Fire Department was called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of W. Galena and N. Hardin ...

A UW Health adolescent gynecologist harnesses the power of social media as a way to better connect with her patients.

The Choraleers were one of five schools in the area to send an audition tape for the ‘Sing with Foreigner’ contest.