Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - For 61 years, the Rockford Rescue Mission has hosted its Christmas Eve banquet, providing a warm holiday meal to those in need. The banquet featured not only meals, but also live music, creating a welcoming atmosphere for the attendees. Carol Molinari is in the women’s life...

A new weed has been spotted in northern Illinois, according to agriculturists at the University of Illinois Extension.

The City of Rockford is reminding residents that there will be no garbage pickup on Thursday, December 25, due to the Christmas holiday.

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WIFR) - The City of Rochelle names its interim city manager following the resignation announcement of Jeff Fiegenschuh. Sam Tesreau, Rochelle’s city engineer, will serve as the interim city manager while the city searches for a permanent replacement. “Sam has demonstrated strong technical expertise,...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A newly formed organization in the Forest City opens its doors for local veterans, celebrating both the holidays and the progress the nonprofit has made so far. In October, Homefront 815 Veterans Center stepped up after the Veterans Drop-in Center in Rockford temporarily closed. Leaders say...

ROCKFORD — Mayor Tom McNamara and Alderman Tamir Bell on Tuesday highlighted how the city’s new record-breaking $385 million capital plan also makes historic investments in downtown and the west side. They held a news conference at City Yards, the home base for the Public Works Department, to...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The sidewalk on Tay Street ends in Earl Burkes’ front yard. Most of the path hides beneath nature encroaching onto the pavement. “The grass has covered the sidewalks, so you can’t even walk,” contended Burkes. “You’re walking on grass and dirt.”

Even though temperatures may end up above average through the week of Christmas it won’t be the warmest week as clouds, drizzle, light rain, and fog will likely persist through Christmas Day. Temperatures Monday afternoon warmed into the upper 30s with Rockford’s high reaching 38 degrees. As of 10pm, temperatures...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - The Ogle County Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed a proposal Tuesday night for a community solar farm planned outside Mount Morris. The proposal, presented by Cypress Creek Renewables, calls for a 4.99-megawatt community solar facility on agricultural land near Willow Road. According to...

JANESVILLE — A line stretching through the hallways of the Janesville Salvation Army building was a visible testament Monday morning to growing economic desperation in Rock County. What began as a quiet “makeup day” for the annual Angel Tree holiday distribution transformed into an urgent final push as local...