Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old Chicago native is also a ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - FedEx confirms Thursday its ship center at 5156 American Road will close in September. The company ...

Rockford Lutheran has a new athletic director and a new head football coach. Don Lee is the guy, and he has a very ...

The family-owned store that has been around for over 25 years is no stranger to selling tickets worth big bucks.

We live through racism every day,” declares George Scott, the NAACP Rockford Branch president. “Racism exists in Rockford. It ...

Jamaris Flint Jr. was arrested in Rockford, Illinois on May 7 for allegedly delivering cocaine after a short pursuit in a ...

Direct Aesthetics joins Kula Yoga at the 54-room downtown hotel, and plans to expand services and hire additional staff in ...

Discover how J.L. Clark, a Rockford manufacturer, has been producing packaging for 121 years, including the popular Altoids brand.

The weekend brings the Rockford Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s 9th, Annual ABATE KVA Safety and Awareness Parade and an ...

Like Dakota's Allen Rayhorn and South Beloit's Perry Range before them, Elaina Rager and Ross Robertson are small-town greats ...

A 16-year-old teenager was arrested after being found with a loaded handgun and cannabis near 11th Street and 5th Avenue in ...

After another busy week of spring sports' action around the Rockford area, it's time once again to let you, the reader, vote ...