Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — A City Council committee on Monday gave unanimous approval to a plan to use the city’s bonding authority to help Hard Rock Casino Rockford finance its new hotel and convention center. The Finance and Personnel Committee signed off on a plan for the city to authorize...

Concord Drive is closed for road work. The closure will be between Laurel Street and Middlebury Road, according to a community announcement. The work is expected to last through June. Public urged to pay attention to road closed signs Residents can receive regular updates on the project by texting "CONCORDFREEPORT"

ROCKFORD — A City Council committee gave preliminary approval Monday to an incentive package that will help a Dallas-based developer build a speculative industrial building roughly a mile from the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. Hillwood, a real estate developer in the Perot family of companies, plans to build

There are 6 locations in Illinois that are seeing the highest spike in bed bug reports right now.

Gustafson's Furniture and Mattress has announced it is going out of business after months of speculation.

BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - The Boone County Health Department, in partnership with Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC), has launched a campaign to collect household goods for veterans in the area. Through May 31, the following items will be collected at drop box locations:. Non-perishable food. Manual ca

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - One juvenile was arrested in connection to a storage building fire on May 3 and another arrest is pending, according to officials. The fire took place around 5 p.m., May 3, at a cold storage building in the 500 block of Buckbee Street. Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy flames extending

CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (WIFR) - A boil order is in effect for those living in the Valley View South and Penfield Crossing neighborhoods in Cherry Valley. The Cherry Valley Public Works Department says due to repairs in the area on May 11, residents may have experienced a temporary loss of water pressure.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person who died after a crash into a Beloit cemetery last week. The agency stated Jacob T. Veliz Munoz, 22, died at a local hospital on Wednesday, May 6, from the injuries he suffered in the crash.

JANESVILLE, Wis. — One person was transported to Mercyhealth Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a fire in Janesville Sunday afternoon. In an update Monday, officials confirmed the person had died. The Janesville Fire Department, along with EMS and police, responded to the apartment fire in the 400 block