The WIFR team is participating in the 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois!

Families argue drivers fly by while students wait off the road for their school bus.

Educating kids and adults alike about the joys of gardening, the University of Illinois Extension in Boone County will soon offer training sessions on how to become a gardener.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The Freeport Art Museum installed a new addition to the Freeport Arts Plaza on Monday. The Gateway ...

Community members and lawmakers mourn the death of former 67th District Representative Charles “Chuck” Jefferson of Rockford.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Gary Carlson, a longtime photojournalist for the Rockford region, has died at the age of 86. Carlson ...

Photo taken by longtime Rockford Register Star photographer Gary Carlson. Carlson died Jan. 11, 2025 at the age of 86.

Don’t get too used to the warmer temperatures, as their stay here is to be extremely brief. Temperatures will revert back to ...

The Blue Knights Chapter V law enforcement motorcycle club raised money at the IceHogs game Sunday.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A $9.5 million settlement with a man wrongfully convicted of murder more than 30 years ago now is ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - The Belvidere Police Department honors the passing of Howard Pearson. Pearson’s time of service began in 1970. He served as a patrol officer in the department for 25 years.

A Roscoe family thanks the community for its support while sharing sad news that their loved one, 14-year-old Ashton O’Banion ...