More low-income families in the stateline can be helped thanks to a new designation from the federal government.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Board of Education is encouraging local school districts to adopt clear policies spelling out how and when their staff should cooperate ...

Two men who tried to kill two others in the Auburn High School parking lot learn their fates Thursday at a sentencing hearing in Winnebago County court.

Collected samples from the Rockford-area reveal high chloride levels in Kent Creek near Tinker Swiss Cottage – with a 231 chloride parts per million (ppm) as of Dec. 20, 2024. According to Water ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In 2024, almost 4,000 homes, condos and townhouses were sold in Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties marking an increase from 2023 and a noteworthy year for the Rockford housing ...

Just before 9 a.m. Jan. 25, Rockford Police Narcotics and Gang Units searched a home in the 7400 block of Ryebrook Road. Officers say they found a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and an ...

A 22-year-old man faces multiple child pornography charges in connection with an investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.

Tuition for Illinois-resident undergraduates enrolling to University of Illinois schools increases ahead of the 2025 fall ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It’s been an eventful week of weather in the Stateline, starting with bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills early in the week, one of our more “prolific” snow systems in ...

It can happen to anyone, anywhere. A mysterious package arrives in the mail, inside, the physical evidence of a plan to steal your personal information.

Daniel Sinclair, 66, of Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for retail theft and cited for walking on a highway, according to Winnebago County court records.