Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — A collaborative book involving 82 contributors sets out to offer a nuanced portrait of the city, chronicling a blend of joy and pain from current and former Rockford residents. “The Rockford Anthology” will be officially released Tuesday by Belt Publishing. The 303-page, $24 paperback is the latest...

At tonight's meeting, the Village of Rockton may decide to revise the nuisance ordinances that criminalize stray golf balls (we will confirm that) and to pay $124,000 to Rock Roads Companies for the Bristlewood Court Paving Project. The Village's consultant, Houseal Lavigne Associates, will present their...

ROCKFORD — A proposal to build a car wash near the Auburn and Main streets roundabout has been withdrawn by the developer after it faced organized pushback from residents in the area. Club Car Wash has rescinded its application for a zoning change and a special-use permit to operate...

The Festival of Frights returns to Sinnissippi Park in Rockford Oct 24-31 with free drive-thru Halloween lights, straw displays and candy for kids — plus all donations help provide costumes for kids in need.

Belvidere’s sprawling but idled Stellantis automotive assembly plant is coming back to life and Brian Ahlgren is pleased to see it finally happen. “I’m glad that Stellantis has finally decided to work with the UAW (United Auto Workers) to honor the agreements made in our last collective bargaining session,” said...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With the potential for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to lose food assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown, Rockford-area food pantries are available for those in need. The Illinois Department of Human Services says federal officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Freeport, IL – A major drug bust unfolded early Tuesday morning in Freeport after police executed a search warrant that led to the seizure of approximately 25 pounds of cannabis and suspected MDMA pills....

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - John Dean takes inventory of what may soon disappear from his kitchen. “I won’t have fruits or vegetables,” he notes, glancing toward a bowl of apples and pears. Opening the freezer, he believes meat will follow. Later on his couch, the Rockford resident shows...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Belvidere police ask for help finding a man who they say hasn’t been heard from in more than a month. Christopher Luberda, born in 1985 and from Belvidere, was last heard from by family on Sept. 17. He has been entered into LEADS/NCIC as an endangered missing person.

Multiple people were injured in a morning crash on Interstate 88 in Lee County, Illinois, with two people airlifted to a hospital and the westbound lane near Ashton closed.