Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, IL — Hundreds of incoming sixth graders and their families gathered at West Middle School on Aug. 12, for an open house and the formal introduction of the STEAM Academy. The STEAM Academy is an educational program that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. According to...

(WIFR) - According to The Yard Foundation, Deputy Chief Brian Kunce is battling stage 4 cancer. Chief Kunce has served the community for more than 43 years. After resigning from Boone County Fire Protection District #2 in 2024, Chief Kunce became the Deputy Chief of North Park Fire Protection District.

Jerryah McDonald, 21, was arrested by Rockford Police for allegedly robbing an 81-year-old woman in the parking lot of a Chase Bank branch.

On Monday Night, August 11, Ogle County Deputies responded to the 7000 block of West Edgewood Road for a single vehicle crash. After a brief investigation, Deputies determined that a Jeep Renegade, driven by 41-year-old Brandon M. Reynolds of Polo was traveling eastbound on Edgewood Road and lost control of the...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Ben Larson steps out of his skate shop with a board in hand. In an alley across from his store, Small Skateshop, he glides back and forth – stopping to kick into the air. “My cousin got me into it,” says Larson of his 19...

PECATONICA — This year’s Winnebago County Fair queen won over both the judges and her fellow contestants. Khloe Wiegers, a 20-year-old Western Illinois University student and aspiring lawyer, was crowned the queen Wednesday night and given the peer-selected title of Miss Congeniality for her friendly and supportive...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - As orange cones, barricades and construction signs block off major roads in Rockford, District 205 prepares its bus drivers to deal with the construction during the new school year. School begins Thursday and with lane closures on roads like Spring Creek and Springfield, some bus routes...

A fatal neurological illness that was first identified north of Rockford, Illinois, in 2002 has now spread to 25 counties in the state, and meetings will be held to plan management of the disease. State Officials Address Growing CWD Concerns. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be holding a...

Shortly before 12:30 AM on Monday, August 11, Ogle County Deputies were dispatched to a driving complaint on N Baileyville Road near W Coffmann Road, for a vehicle driving on its rims. Deputies located the vehicle disabled in the 10,900 block of N Baileyville Road. After a brief investigation, deputies...

A 65-year-old man was arrested for battery after police received a complaint of three teens riding ATVs on the roadway in Hillcrest, Illinois.