After Rockford University’s first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament saw success, the school is hosting a second with cash ...

The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department will offer free rides home on New Year’s Eve night and the morning of New Year’s ...

WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

In Freeport’s present system, council members (elected by the public) appoint a professional city manager – currently Rob Boyer. If the petition becomes a referendum for the municipal election in ...

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Better Business Bureau helps holiday shoppers return gifts that don’t quite hit the mark. According to the National Retail Federation, the return rate for the winter ...

The first night of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Talk about a gray start to our day. Dense fog has been widespread through this morning and will ...

This year sports in the Stateline gave fans an abundance of gifts through sports memories that will last a lifetime.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford IceHogs will have one of its practices outdoors for the public to watch. From 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Riverside Ice Arena, 365 W. Locust St., IceHogs ...

Heading into Thursday, we will continue to see some fog early in the morning before we return to mostly cloudy skies by the ...

(WIFR) - The new laws will go into effect across Illinois Jan. 1. This law prohibits the use of Artificial Intelligence technology to create child sexual abuse images involving real children or ...