Rockford IL

Illinois emergency room wait times rank among the worst in the U.S., with patients often waiting over two hours due to overcrowding, limited beds, and hospital staffing shortages.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Maxon Mendel stands inside Rockford city hall’s lobby with a message for the floors of civil and elected officials above. “Government exists to serve the people and the people’s interests,” he declares. The Rockford resident refers to his grandpa, who lives on the city’s west side; Mendel...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A man was found guilty of a 2019 murder in Rockford where the victim was shot eight times. Edmond Lilly, 33, was found guilty of first degree murder with a firearm enhancement after a three-day jury trial. This charge holds a possible sentence of 20 to...

Seven people have been arrested in connection with multiple overdoses from synthetic cannabinoids at the Rock County Jail.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Several Auburn High School students hold anti-immigration enforcement signs along Auburn Street. A large group of students was seen just before 3 p.m. Friday, lined up along Auburn Street with some standing on the medians in the middle of the street. At 3:14 p.m., it is...

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ROCKFORD, IL — The family-owned Gustafson's Furniture & Mattress is temporarily closed as the business transitions to new management, promising to fill open orders and hoping to reopen soon. With the doors closed and notices posted about failed deliveries, customers began to speculate that the store had closed for...

The five-hour bargaining session between the Rockford Education Association and Rockford Public Schools has concluded.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - All of Belvidere School District 100’s schools will get much-needed updates in the upcoming years. It’s all part of the district’s facility master plan. The plan is split into two phases. Consulting firm Nexus presented a detailed breakdown of all phase 1 projects...

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - The Rock County Medical Examiner releases the names of the two people who were killed early Sunday, February 1. Barney Hurd, 68, of Beloit, and Carlos Hodges, 43, of Turtle, crashed around 2 a.m., Monday, at Prairie Avenue and Cranston Road. According to the Rock County...