ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford is just three months away from the first IRONMAN half-distance triathlon competition in the state of Illinois. Leaders involved in Rockford’s first IRONMAN say the ...

What: This year’s theme is Rockford Sports. Activities include Make-a-Monkey workshop ($25 material fee); tour the Sock ...

Three of the Rockford Hockey Club Roadrunner teams will take to the ice at the United Center this weekend, looking for NIHL ...

James Ekstrom was able to become a first-time homebuyer thanks to the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s program for student loan debt, which relieved him of $37,000 of debt.

For the first time ever in the state of Illinois, the Rockford Regents will take on the Benedictine Eagles for a collegiate Women’s flag football game.

Residents in Illinois can vote for the “coolest thing made in the state” as part of the 2025 Makers Madness contest, where products made in Illinois will be narrowed down to the top 16.

Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, ...

Immigrant rights groups across the country are holdingknow your rights trainings. They're also calling on Congress to dismiss ...

The U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois has selected a Rockford lawyer to serve as its next U.S. magistrate ...

An Illinois councilwoman was criminally charged after officials say she used a belt to hit a child who she believed stole ...

State Rep. John Cabello is calling for Gov. JB Pritzker's resignation and the creation of an Illinois DOGE. The Rockford Police Department officer and Machesney Park resident said in a news release ...

The proposed closure comes after reports that the Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off least least 7,000 ...