Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Tenants at the Luther Center in downtown Rockford are frustrated after they say vandals targeted cars this weekend. Early Saturday morning, residents of the center at 111 W. State St., woke up to broken glass and slashed car tires. Glenda Palmer lives at the center. She...

Wesley Smith, a Rockford man with multiple felony theft convictions, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.

Police say a man fired a shot while inside a car with a woman during a domestic argument, while two children were in the backseat.

Montessori on March students formed a peace symbol on the lawn Friday as part of a 'day of peace'.

SOUTH BELOIT — A fall favorite is about the return to the Stateline Area as Northern Illinois Fear Fest will offer chills and thrills each weekend in October. The fun filled attraction at 6512 Manchester Road is in its 27th year. Its first weekend will be Oct. 3 — 5 and it will be open each Friday, Saturday and...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — As part of National Farm Safety and Health Week, one local farmer spoke out after her family experienced a road-collision accident. “It is personal because my dad actually did get hit by a driver that was coming at him head-on,” said farmer Holly Wiltfang. Her dad, John Wakeley, was...

ROCKFORD — An annual neighborhood bicycle festival and block party that brings together more than a dozen businesses in the city’s North End returns this weekend for its 14th year. Tour de North End is slated for Saturday starting at Olympic Tavern, 2327 N. Main St., before bicyclists...

BELOIT — A 41-year-old Chippewa Falls man is facing two felony charges after a police chase involving two departments where speeds reached 120 mph. Charles Dees was charged with felony attempting to flee an officer and second degree reckless endangerment, both as a repeat offender. The reckless endangerment charge...

An article in the Rockford Register Star on September 19 confirms that the Illinois Department of Transportation is going to build the $275 million Metra extension to Rockford. Study: Thousands could ride Chicago to Rockford train each year Illinois officials returned to Rockford to reassure the public that passenger...

CLINTON COUNTY, Ill. — Seven months ago, a Clinton County teen’s car collided head-on with an ambulance. The crash left her with thirty-five broken bones, seven surgeries, days in a coma, and more than seven weeks in the ICU and rehabilitation. Doctors warned her family she might not live through the night.