Rockford IL

SOUTH BELOIT — South Beloit city officials have chosen an individual with over four decades of firefighting experience as the city’s new fire chief. Brian Kunce is scheduled to be at the March 2 South Beloit City Council meeting when he officially will be named fire chief. Kunce was one of four candidates suggested...

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Beloit College announces the launch of three new undergraduate majors. The new programs offered will be Health Sciences, Finance and Marketing. School officials say the majors were designed from conversations with industry professionals and undergraduate students to expand the opportunities for...

A $1.15 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold at a nothern Illinois convenience store Feb. 21, according to a community announcement. The ticket was purchased at Chemung Country Store, 24102 IL Route 173, in Harvard, for the Feb. 21 evening draw. The winning numbers were 2-15-28-31-43. The store will...

A Wisconsin sausage maker unveils a soda inspired smoked sausage blending sweet cola flavors with premium pork in a bold food collaboration.

ROCKFORD, IL — Members of the Rockford School Board will tonight vote on a new three-year deal with the district's nearly 2,000 teachers, nurses and social workers. Rockford Education Association members voted to ratify the agreement over the weekend, averting a potential strike. The new agreement is expected to make...

ROCKFORD — The city is considering expanding its network of automated license-plate readers and surveillance cameras. Police say those tools have been invaluable to solving crime, but privacy advocates have raised concern over how the data is shared and protected against illegal use. City Council members are slated...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Multiple area fire departments worked Wednesday afternoon to put out a fire at a home. At 2:18 p.m., 911 was called for a report of a house fire in the 2800 block of New Milford School Road. The Blackhawk and New Milford Fire Protection Districts were alerted to the fire.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday night after police say he had a loaded handgun with a drum magazine during a traffic stop. The teen is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a high capacity magazine, possession of a firearm with no serial...

ROCKFORD, IL — San Diego-based Monarch Energy is closing in on a deal that could bring a data center and as much as $12 billion worth of investment to Rockford. In what promises to be the largest private investment in the region's history, Monarch Energy CEO and co-founder Ben Alingh said the company is working to...

BELOIT — About 300 students from three Beloit high schools staged a walkout Wednesday afternoon to protest what they believe to be unjust tactics by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the country. The vast majority of the protesters on Wednesday were from Beloit Memorial High School, but...