Rockford IL

OREGON, Ill. (WIFR) - Prosecutors show a nearly three-hour-long video of the interrogation of Duane Meyer Tuesday during the fifth day of the Byron man’s trial. Meyer, 43, is accused of starting a fire at a home on Oct. 19, 2016, killing his ex-wife Maggie and their 3-year-old son, Amos.

Fully vegan restaurants are hard to come by in Rockford; however, you can still find options available to you if you are a non-meat eater. According to Yelp, these are the top 10 restaurants offering vegan-friendly meals.

From ballet to monster trucks, Rockford venues have a busy year planned for 2026. Here a list of shows to date coming to major Rockford venues in the coming year. For more information or to purchase tickets visit venue websites: BMO Center bmocenter.rockfordlive.com ; Coronado Theatre Coronado.rockfordlive.com and...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Rock County spearheaded a new rule that extends no-contact orders for domestic violence victims against their abusers until the first court date. It is closing a gap in a law that has left victims unprotected for weeks. The rule passed last Friday, addresses the time between the...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Susan Nicholas stands along the curb outside Rockford Public Schools’ administration building in downtown. A few hundred fellow educators, community members and more join her in chants for “fair contract now.”. “We know that we’re struggling from the district side of making sure that...

Get ready for a snowy spectacle tonight, but it's not just flakes we're dealing with—temperatures are about to take a serious dive.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - People across the stateline joined a nationwide walkout Tuesday as part of a “Free America” event organized by Women’s March. The walkout took place at Women’s Suffrage Centennial Plaza and was co-hosted by Women’s March Rockford and the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford.

Six Wisconsin construction companies received DTSD Excellence in Construction Awards at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s annual Contractor-Engineer Conference. Top winners include an asphalt paving project in Winnebago County, a concrete paving project in Rock County, a grading project in Dane County, a...

The newly established Deborah J. Grenlund Scholarship is expected to support Boone County 4-H members who demonstrate leadership, community service and personal growth. The scholarship , managed by the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, was created by Grenlund's family to honor her legacy as a former 4-H...

Thank you again for the opportunity to be part of Wednesday night’s panel. There were certainly a lot of people in attendance. It was encouraging to see so many community members show up to listen, learn and ask thoughtful questions. It really speaks to how invested people are in understanding homelessness in Boone...