Rockford IL

The locally owned Beef-A-Roo restaurant in Freeport continues to operate, standing apart from most corporate-operated Beef-A-Roo locations across the Stateline area that have closed.

ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Golf fans in the Rockford area had a chance to hit the links this weekend as the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County hosted one of the region’s largest amateur golf tournaments in Rockton. The event, hosted at Macktown Golf Course, featured one of the biggest...

Why, indeed, “would anyone want to be on a library board if they hate the library. and all it stands for?” So wrote a former librarian in her letter to the editor. Am I the only reader who noticed the pejorative and obvious second-grade logic. being employed by...

Traffic along eastbound Galena Avenue is reduced to a single lane between Park Boulevard and Illinois Route 26 as construction begins on infrastructure upgrades in the area. The restrictions are now in place, according to a community announcement, and coincide with the start of storm sewer and sidewalk improvements by

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rochelle woman faces several charges after authorities say she let a 15-year-old drive her car with four juvenile passengers, resulting in a crash. Isabel A. Anderson, 37, is charged with five counts of child endangerment and one count of obstructing justice. She was also cited with allowing a

Members of the Freeport Police Department and Stephenson County Sheriff's Office were recognized for successfully resolving a recent hostage situation involving an armed, suicidal individual. Officers responded to a residence after receiving reports of a suicidal person barricaded inside with a crossbow. The individual

A 49-year-old driver with a suspended license has been charged with drunk driving after he crashed a Harley Davidson motorcycle into a telephone pole on Sunday.

OREGON, Ill. (WIFR) - A Sycamore man faces serious injuries and several charges after crashing his motorcycle Sunday night, according to authorities. Eric J. Bryer, 49, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated driving with license revoked, among other traffic citations. Just befo

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rockford man was sentenced to prison Wednesday for robbing a United States Post Office with a gun in 2025. Anthony Johnson, 59, was sentenced to six years and eight months in federal prison and was ordered to pay full restitution to the United States Postal Service.

Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash near the Rockford airport on Friday night.