A sewer back-up at the high school causes all students to have an early dismissal, and the p.m. Pre-K class to be cancelled.

The Greater Freeport Partnership celebrates the beginning of fiber-optic internet service from Surf Internet with a ribbon ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two people are charged after police say meth and weapons were found in their car during a traffic ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two teens were charged after police allegedly found a loaded AR-15 during a traffic stop. A ...

AURORA, Ill. (WIFR) - For the first time in school history, Stockton Volleyball is heading to State. The Blackhawks handled ...

Despite the more than 1,300 miles between the points, however, President-elect Donald Trump’s planned mass deportations affect every corner of the United States. His incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, ...

A man was hit by a car near the intersection of W. State Street and Bayliss Avenue.

A man was hit by a car near the intersection of W. State Street and Bayliss Avenue.

The 55-Plus retirement community honors 46 of its veterans who live there. Five veterans who died in the past year were ...

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Award-winning composer and Rockford native Jake Runestad receives his second Grammy nomination.