Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford City Market is canceled Friday, July 31, due to poor weather conditions throughout the night. “The safety of our vendors, staff, musicians, and patrons is our top priority. Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll see you next Friday for another great night at the market,” the city m

Adan De Loera Marquez, 21, was sentenced to three months in jail and continued probation after pleading guilty to aggravated battery for attacking a co-worker with a wooden stick following an all-night drug and alcohol binge.

Illinois politicians have been promising to restore passenger train service to Rockford for nearly a quarter century. In 2002, then-candidate Rod Blagojevich pledged to bring passenger rail back to Rockford when elected Governor. I don’t need to tell you that the pledge was not fulfilled. In 2010, Governor Pat Quinn vi

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A Stephenson County jury finds a Rockford man guilty of a handful of crimes. Saul Lara, 30, of Rockford, is found guilty of armed robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and three counts of first-degree murder. On August 17, 2024, Jace Glasgow, 23,...

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - The Beloit Police Department is investigating an incident where shots were fired. Around 1:20 p.m. Friday, police say gunshots were fired in the area of Euclid Avenue and Eighth Street. No injuries have been reported. According to the Beloit Police Department, two people fled the area...

A dog is dead after reports that dogs were left outside in extreme heat without shelter, according to the South Beloit Police Department.

The Rockford Boxing Classic has been a knockout the last four years in downtown Rockford. It’s about to turn five this Saturday night. The annual outdoor event at the Rockford City Market Pavilion is set.

ROCKFORD — A plan to revive the historic Rockford Watch Co. factory and another downtown building is moving closer to a groundbreaking after roughly three years of work to prepare for construction. Oliver Emerson Development, a family-run real estate development team, expects to start construction in the fourth quarter

Kendra England, a nurse and mother, shares how a sudden cirrhosis diagnosis turned her from caregiver to patient.

As Rockford prepares for a new mayor, some residents are questioning whether the city should consider a regulated system that allows ATVs and side-by-sides on public streets, similar to Billings, Montana.