Rockford IL

Cities with the most expensive homes in the Rockford metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for bu

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Olson Funeral & Cremation Services announces it will soon open a new location, designed to offer families more ways to remember their loved ones. Three Oaks Chapel and Legacy Life Celebration Center will open July 1 at 1100 N. Lyford Road in Rockford. The space, previously home to New Life Luthe

Potential whistleblowers from the Rockford hospital say their faith in its medical care is shaken.

UNITED STATES — Multiple days of significant severe weather are expected from this weekend into the middle of next week as the threat expands from the northern Plains into the Corn Belt. The main focus begins in North Dakota this weekend before spreading east and southeast early to midweek. Damaging wind swaths appear

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The stateline picked up some beneficial rain on Sunday, as Rockford recorded .44″ at the airport. This gives us quite the surplus for the month of June, which is 1.23″. The storm system responsible for the soggy weather is well to our east, and high pressure to our northwest continues to build i

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - A lunch meeting Monday inside The 1914 at Visit Beloit featured selections of salad, meatballs and discussions of data center development. On June 22, Panattoni held an invite-only gathering for its $1 billion project for the Wisconsin communities of the towns of Beloit and Turtle. “The...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Harlem’s girls bowling program added even more hardware to its trophy case, continuing a dominant run that’s resonating well beyond Illinois. For the third consecutive year, the Harlem Huskies captured a national championship as a team, completing a three-peat on the national stage. The...

ROCKFORD, IL — Rockford Planning and Development Committee members are backing the creation of a Tax Increment Financing District in an area south of the Rockford airport that includes land San Diego-based Monarch Energy is eyeing for a potential hyperscale data center. City officials have to agreed to a prohibition on

ROCKFORD — A City Council committee on Monday rejected a proposal to provide $400,000 in support for a nonprofit’s youth development and violence prevention program. Aldermen against the proposal had raised issue with the amount and whether it was the best use of the city’s cannabis tax revenue.

If you've already started hearing random booms across Rockford at night, better get used to it because it's only the beginning.