Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford man has pleaded guilty to burning down his own restaurant and later collecting the insurance money. James Purifoy, 51, admitted in a plea agreement this week that he intentionally started a fire inside his business, “15th and Chris,” located in the 200 block of 15th Avenue in Rockford,...

The Olive Branch truck, a local favorite for 8+ years, hit a major mechanical setback. Now the owners need help raising funds to fix it and keep serving Greek food.

Loves Park, Ill. (WTVO) — Jersey Mike’s opened a new location at the corner of Riverside and Forest Hills, offering more than just sandwiches as it seeks to support local high school athletics. The new restaurant, owned by Brian Sobieski, is his second location in Illinois. His first...

Don Carter Lanes in Rockford has launched two massive food challenges featuring a huge burger and a giant pork tenderloin.

"It doesn't seem like they're gonna have any issues falling back in love with her again,” Amber Pinnon, Winnebago County Animal Services coordinator, tells PEOPLE

DeeDee Weiser will still be around, but she is selling her Downtown Rockton coffee shop to Christy and Jake Krupa of Buckets n Blooms, which moved into the coffeehouse space last spring. Deedee is teaching Jake how to make the drinks. More news to come. Besides tasty food, Sebastian's Cafe...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Paint chips lie scattered between nail heads poking from the floorboard. Doric columns connect to the ceiling near the room’s center. Unlike a boarded-up ground level, light reaches through the second floor of the former watch factory at 325 South Madison St. in downtown Rockford. Oliver...

MADISON, Wis. (WIFR) - A Rockford, Illinois man faces drug charges in a Madison, Wisconsin court. Kendrick Payton, 30, is charged with distributing controlled substances. The indictment says Payton distributed heroin on Dec. 18, 2024, and cocaine on Feb. 18, 2025. According to the Department of Justice, he also...

The trial of Duane Meyer, the Byron man accused of killing ex-wife and 3-year-old son in 2016, is underway in Ogle County.

Stillman Valley High School's Head Coach Mike Lalor announced his retirement on Wednesday, bringing an end to a 28-year career.