Rockford IL

BELOIT — Ordinarily, Darren Coleman would be annoyed that his pre-fight regimen was being altered, particularly when he’s featured in the main event in the first-ever Mixed Martial Arts event held at Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center in Janesville. The Beloit professional MMA fighter prefers to be laser focused on...

ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WIFR) - Mary Nichols swipes past photos of her backyard. She pauses on snapshots showing years of erosion in Madigan Creek behind their homes. “You need a step ladder to get down there,” says Nicholas of its current state. The resident of 37 years shares photos revealing a once smaller...

This summer, Brookfield Zoo is turning into a dino paradise. Picture 35 lifesize dinosaurs waiting to be discovered across the grounds.

Demolition work is scheduled to begin on March 13, weather permitting, at 17 and 19 W. Main Street, according to a community announcement. The City of Freeport has secured a nearly $1.7 million Brownfield grant for demolishing 17 and 19 W. Main Street in 2025. The site, previously a sanitary cleaners business, has...

A 63-year-old woman died after suffering smoke inhalation injuries in a residential house fire in Somonauk, Illinois, now under investigation by state and county officials.

City and project leaders recently broke ground on a new well and water treatment facility designed to eliminate forever chemicals in the city's water supply.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Auburn Street reconstruction project, repairing water main, bumpy roads, and adding sidewalks to the three-mile stretch of road from North Main to Auburn High School, is five years in the making. “It really started with the bad condition of the 100-year-old water main that’s underneath the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – With spring storm systems strengthening across the United States, emergency officials are urging Illinois residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase...

Oak Park police arrested two individuals believed to be responsible for robbing an Oak Park resident of thousands of dollars in jewelry. Police arrested a 26-year-old Oregon man and a 17-year-old juvenile in Schaumberg in connection with a robbery reported in the 1100 block of Wenonah Avenue in Oak Park on March 3,...

CHICAGO - A Rockford man has been arrested and charged nearly two years after a 25-year-old man was killed in a crash on Chicago’s South Side. Dujan Lucas, 24, was taken into custody last Thursday in the 2600 block of South California Avenue in the city's Little Village neighborhood.