Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois celebrated on Thursday its largest ever class of graduates who earned their GED or certificates for future career paths. The roughly 240 graduates walked in cap and gown at Cliffbreakers Event Center, 700 W. Riverside Blvd., with hundreds of family members, friends...

Partly cloudy today with highs in the upper 30’s. Temperatures rise to the low 40’s late tonight/early tomorrow morning as winds pick up and rain begins. Rain could change to a few snow showers early tomorrow afternoon.

The Caldwell Group launched their Welding Education Outreach Program, partnering with seven schools across the stateline to address the urgent labor shortage in the welding industry.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - June Davis avoids stepping outside a bus shelter amidst a downpour. In the minutes before her ride arrives, she shares her experience of reaching the stop along Rockford’s Auburn Street. Davis recounted stepping over mounds of snow and ice to end up at the stop...

Beloit Police have confirmed that a suspect in the fatal Beloit shooting that killed 25-year-old Arianna Fobes killed himself at an Illinois rest stop after being pursued by state troopers.

The Loves Park Police Department is hosting a senior scam presentation on Thursday to help seniors avoid scams.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - An inmate will now spend the rest of his life in prison after killing his cellmate. Houston Clyde, 28, formerly of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, is sentenced to life in prison after stabbing and killing his cellmate, Edsel Aaron Badoni, 37, of Blue Gap, Arizona, on November 27, 2020, at the...

Rockford’s Midtown Neighborhood irons out the wrinkles, and an initiative from the Region 1 Planning Council will help them do it.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With temperatures set to plummet Thursday evening and slick travel expected, the city of Rockford begins salting arterial routes. The Public Works Department says crews began salting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. Leaders say decisions about further deployment will be made as needed, depending...

ROCKFORD — A family-owned manufacturer of cold-headed screws and other fasteners cut the ribbon on Thursday on a 46,000-square-foot expansion to its facility on the city’s south side. The $7.9 million investment into Slidematic Precision Components, 1303 Samuelson Road, allows the company to grow its workforce by an...