Rockford IL

Each winter, the Illinois Railway Museum quietly turns into something straight out of a storybook. The Happy Holiday Railway, a festive train ride that’s equal parts nostalgia, magic, and charm . In Union , about an hour northwest of Chicago, it’s the kind of seasonal escape that you can’t risk skipping. There, you...

A Rockford man has been sentenced to spend 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a Chase Bank location in 2019.

For the first time in over three decades, fans will need to shell out for parking at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre. What does this mean for concertgoers?

ROCKFORD — A local developer is making a new pitch to bring duplex homes to vacant land south of Fincham Drive near Perryville Road on the city’s east side. LAS Management is asking the city to rezone four parcels of land from limited commercial to two-family residential zoning. The zoning switch would allow for four...

Beloit Police have launched an investigation after a dead dog was found in a crate, abandoned at a gas station.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford is among only three major U.S. cities where women lead both the police and fire departments. Of the 200 most populated cities in the country, 20 have female police chiefs and only 14 have female fire chiefs — Rockford joins Memphis, Tennessee and Tacoma, Washington as the only three...

Illinois officials are investigating the death of Miranda Joiner, who was found unresponsive in the Winnebago County Jail

A model of Veterans Memorial Hall has been added to Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens' Sinnissippi Station Model Garden Railroad display. The new addition was made possible by an anonymous donor, according to a community announcement. Sinnissippi Station features model trains and trolleys, as well as miniature replicas...

Eric L. Brown, 34, has been sentenced to spend 120 years in prison for the 2019 slaying of rapper Robert Walsh, aka "Pair A Dice."

The uglier the better when it comes to vintage Christmas sweaters, according to local shoppers.