Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — An independent certification authority has confirmed that Saturday’s massive gathering of female motorcycle riders set a new world record. Midwest Women Riders, a nonprofit founded in 2008 by Ellie Rains, brought together 1,433 women riding their own motorcycles. The record ride started from Hard Rock Casino

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Following the lead of a Boone County food pantry, Regional Office of Education #4 launches an initiative to support students, families and community members. A “Blessing Box” is installed outside Summit Academy, 1102 Evans Ave., containing non-perishable food and hygiene products. It’s ava

As summer kicks off in Northern Illinois, the BBB warns of rising scams, from fake utility calls to dubious vacation rentals, urging residents to stay vigilant and protect their wallets.

(WIFR) - It has been a wonderful day so far across the stateline, despite clouds hanging overhead. Luckily, heading into this afternoon, those clouds will push off toward the southeast, and dissipate. This should leave us mostly sunny this afternoon with highs in the mid-70s. I will say, it will be a bit breezy the res

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - For the first time this decade, deaths tied to domestic violence could be dropping. The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence released its 2025 Homicide Report Wednesday. Its research found a 26% decline in fatalities between 2024 and 2025. Two years ago saw 137 total reported deaths...

Loves Park Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian seriously injured Wednesday, June 17.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Public Library invites the community to visit a rare piece of American history that has a special connection to the building. A 45-star American flag, believed to have flown over RPL’s Carnegie building sometime between 1903 and 1908, will be on display on the second floor of the Ma

(WIFR) - Multiple celebrations are planned to mark Juneteenth in the stateline. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom, a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth, also kno

The Silver Creek Woods Preserve in Rockford is home to luminous fungi, wildflowers and — allegedly — the elusive star-nosed mole. But it’s normally not open to the public. This weekend, the Natural Land Institute is opening the preserve for what it calls a bioblitz. A bioblitz...

A man was arrested after Rockford Police responded to a domestic battery incident Tuesday, June 16.