Rockford IL

A Rockford man riding a dirt bike was arrested following a traffic stop Friday, July 10, according to the Rockford Police Department.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Valerie Guyer, 90, is identified as the woman who died Sunday following a house fire on Rockford’s east side. Around 5:45 p.m. July 12, fire crews were called to a one-story home in the 2800 block of Huntington Parkway. When firefighters got to the scene, they saw smoke and learned someone may s

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Following the closure of multiple Rockford-area Beef-a-Roo restaurants, a former competitor hopes to rescue the local locations of the beloved fast-food chain. Last week, Beef-a-Roo employees reported they received an email from Elysian Capital, the Texas-based private equity firm that managed

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office has identified the two people who died following a motorcycle crash Friday, July 10.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identifies a body found early Friday morning. Nathanael Fansler, 43, of Machesney Park, was found dead in the 700 block of Seventh Avenue in Rockford. Around 5:20 a.m. July 10, police were called to the area for a welfare check...

The locally owned Beef-A-Roo restaurant in Freeport continues to operate, standing apart from most corporate-operated Beef-A-Roo locations across the Stateline area that have closed.

ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Golf fans in the Rockford area had a chance to hit the links this weekend as the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County hosted one of the region’s largest amateur golf tournaments in Rockton. The event, hosted at Macktown Golf Course, featured one of the biggest...

Why, indeed, “would anyone want to be on a library board if they hate the library. and all it stands for?” So wrote a former librarian in her letter to the editor. Am I the only reader who noticed the pejorative and obvious second-grade logic. being employed by...

Traffic along eastbound Galena Avenue is reduced to a single lane between Park Boulevard and Illinois Route 26 as construction begins on infrastructure upgrades in the area. The restrictions are now in place, according to a community announcement, and coincide with the start of storm sewer and sidewalk improvements by

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rochelle woman faces several charges after authorities say she let a 15-year-old drive her car with four juvenile passengers, resulting in a crash. Isabel A. Anderson, 37, is charged with five counts of child endangerment and one count of obstructing justice. She was also cited with allowing a