ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The battle to decide who will lead the Forest City is on as incumbent mayor Tom McNamara faces off ...

Oklahoma City-based Spark Properties has stormed into the Rockford real estate market, investing $8 million to acquire five ...

Here is our Rockford top 10 boys basketball power rankings heading into regional play: Pecatonica, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1A, is loaded with star guards, has four post players standing ...

Pecatonica is trying to become the area's first boys basketball state champ since Rockford West 69 years ago. Pec hosts its own sectional. In the Galena Regional, Pec will have to get past East ...

A TikTok that’s been viewed almost seven million times since it was posted in early February has a local connection. Patrick ...

Two parks in Rockford will soon look different as major upgrades are coming to Rotary Park and Garden Club Park this spring. (Feb. 28, 2025) ...

Bruce Lambert has been found guilty of murder in the killing of Cleonta Day in 2022, and faces up to 60 years in prison with the possibility of an additional 25 years for a firearm enhancement.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin joined Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Think Big!, an incubator for minority-owned businesses, which will offer ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Emotions ran high in what was a packed house at Rockford City Council Chambers as the Planning and Development Committee voted on whether to keep a sign that has become a symbol ...

LANSING, MI — A Rockford-area contractor is headed to prison after swindling $1.6 million from investors. Matthew Mencarelli, 39, was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 25, by U.S. District Judge Hala Y.

ROCKFORD, Michigan — The City of Rockford will look different by summer 2025. That's thanks to massive projects planned to upgrade its downtown area. City leaders released renderings of one of ...