Rockford IL

Ambulance rides in Freeport could soon become more expensive as the city’s fire department brings forward a new proposal.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford’s Code and Regulation Committee advances a proposal that would see a change of ownership for a mobile home neighborhood along South Main Street. The committee approved the special use permit for a planned RV park in a 3-1 vote, with Alderman Tamir Bell being...

The Rockford City Planning and Development Committee does not pass a funding agreement for a proposed mobile grocery store, allocating nearly $830,000. This funding would help to launch the store, which will bring fresh foods to residents on the city's West Side.

Several downtown Freeport buildings are set for renovations after receiving funding from the annual Façade Improvement Grant. The Freeport Art Museum, Deininger’s Floral Shop and a building at 2 W. Spring St. are among the recipients, according to a community announcement. Art museum to revamp exterior The Freeport Art

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford’s finance and personnel committee decides to reject the lone bid for meal services to the city’s Head Start and Early Head Start program. In a memo to the committee chair, city staff feel there was not enough bids and the only entity to submit one did not meet nutrition requirements. A

Cloud cover will gradually give way to a partly sunny and humid afternoon across the Stateline. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 60s, giving the air a more noticeably humid feel. That added moisture could be enough to spark an isolated thunderstorm or two during the peak heating...

The restored Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park will officially reopen June 20 with a ribbon cutting, ceremonial first pitch, and the first game played at the historic Illinois venue.

ROCKFORD — A new brand from the owner of Rockford Roasting Co. will be a blend of brunch spot, bakery, wine bar and coffee-forward neo-bistro when it opens later this year in downtown Rockford. Eachother, which will fill the former Vintage 501 and Taco Libre space at 501 E....

Meteorologists are tracking a potentially significant severe weather event for northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin later this week

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