March is Women’s History Month. A northern Illinois musician shares her special ties to a Rockford area pioneer.

Mayor Tom McNamara (D) wins his third term leading the City of Rockford – defeating a challenge by Derrick Kunz (I) in the ...

Tapping state, federal and local funds, Rockford is planning a massive $97 million construction season revolving around six major projects.

News that freshman big man Morez Johnson Jr. had entered the transfer portal recently was a big blow for Fighting Illini ...

Here is all of the Rockford-area athletes who earned the 41 medals at the two indoor state track and field meets this past ...

Saying that knowledge is power, the coalition worked with the YWCA Northwestern Illinois, League of Women Voters Greater Rockford, Welcome with Dignity 815 and other organizations to host events ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Kade Vonderheide wears a transgender pride flag like a cape around his shoulders. The trans man joins nearly 100 others on Sunday afternoon for the “ Transgender Day of ...

Morez Johnson Jr. wasn’t one of them. Friday the 6’9 freshman from Riverdale, Illinois entered college basketball’s transfer portal. Johnson Jr. was a key player for the Illini this season averaging 8 ...

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In many ways it will also be a bit of a reunion as some fighters return to Rockford who haven’t fought here in many years.

Bar Louie is shutting down more than a dozen locations nationwide, with two already permanently closed in Illinois. The gastrobar, which was founded in Chicago in 1990, is the latest chain to file ...