Illinois allocates $500 million to address abandoned Jacksonville Developmental Center and other state properties, aiming to transform them for productive use.

Immigration attorney Sara Dady gave a presentation on immigrant rights Thursday at Mendota High School, explaining legal ...

After three years of decline, Rockford kicked off 2025 with a record increase in real-estate listings, the highest since 1999 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Black homeowners in the Rockford housing market had the largest percentage increase of any ...

The National Fire Protection Association says heating equipment is a leading cause of home fires with an estimated average of 44,210 fires involving heating equipment each year from 2016-2020. These ...

A woman in Illinois has marked a major milestone with her 104th birthday. Oncken spent most of her life in Belvidere before ...

Rockford Fire responded to a blaze that left one woman injured on Thursday. Around 6 p.m., firefighters went to the 1900 ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,526 ...

Midway Village Museum ushered in the grand opening of a new Camp Grant exhibit Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ...

"We need to start protecting and defending each other. ... Division is to the advantage of the dividers," write Rockford's ..

"I was in awe of her kindness, leadership and organized approach to help him begin to solve his problems," writes Marge ...

Then in Rockton, a stellar NIC-10 game between Guilford and Hononegah. The Indians won in overtime 45-43 as Ainsley Hughes ...