Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The VanVleet Family Foundation’s annual turkey giveaway just got a big helping hand. Hard Rock Casino Rockford presented the foundation with an oversized check for $10,000 to help provide Thanksgiving meals for local families. Along with the chunk of change, Hard Rock is also providing...

Rockford Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man found wounded at an Auburn Street apartment complex early Thursday.

Thanksgiving is a time spent with loved ones, and this year, several local restaurants are helping families enjoy that tradition without the stress of cooking. Here's a list of local restaurants that have enough for the whole family this Thanksgiving. Culinary Underground Culinary Underground is hosting a...

A Cherry Valley meth dealer has been sentenced to spend 17 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has voted to approve the sale of Mercyhealth's former Rockton Avenue hospital to the Kingdom Authority Church.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford activists gathered on Sunday afternoon to protest against AT&T’s contracts with federal agencies. The protesters said they took issue with AT&T for its contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration and Customs...

ROCKFORD — Plans for a new McDonald’s on the city’s east side are moving forward despite pushback from residents who don’t want the Golden Arches on the edge of their neighborhood. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-2 Tuesday in favor of a special-use permit...

Police in Harvard have ruled the shooting deaths of a married couple to be a murder-suicide.

Timothy and Tamarion Smith were arrested for allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint in Poplar Grove, and face up to 37 years in prison if convicted.

A woman in Illinois recently admitted to suffocating her child with a pillow. The mother was recently sentenced after the child’s death at seven years of age. Prosecutors, as well as the child’s paternal grandmother, have shared more information about the story, including claims the boy made concerning his mother.