Starting January 1, 2026, Illinois will eliminate the 1% grocery sales tax. For DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas, that begins ...

In 2003, Streeter forged documents and opened a fraudulent bank account under the name “Rock Island County VIP,” the release ...

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An inmate at Thomson Penitentiary awaits sentencing after a federal jury found him guilty of killing a fellow inmate because ...

High School graduation means turning the page on childhood towards a whole new world of opportunity so local educators make ...

The Chicago Bears will play games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday this season, a first for the team. They will open the season on Monday Night Football and play in primetime twice in the first ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Some lucky customers may be able to score a free meal Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald’s location in ...

Winnebago County is seeing a similar drop. In 2023, there were 117 confirmed opioid overdose deaths. In 2024, that number dropped to 64, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - A two-vehicle crash Wednesday night puts four people in the hospital. At 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, DeKalb County deputies responded to Route 72 west of the county line for a report of ...

Wednesday, Rockford-area law enforcement agencies, family, and friends came together at Crossroads Community church, honoring and remembering more than 10 officers killed in the line of duty in the ...