As summer winds down, Rockford-area apple orchards welcome eager visitors back for their 2025 season. Thomas Dugger of Rock ...

Stateline school districts adapt their policies as classrooms across the country deal with a boom of artificial intelligence.

We’ll wrap up allergy season when we get our first hard frost/freeze. For the stateline, we normally have our first freeze ...

Senate Bill 1519, sponsored by Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, took effect immediately and is intended to close a loophole ...

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

A state law designed to prevent lawsuits that curtail public participation in government now explicitly protects the news ...

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - A car fire around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon at Harlem and Alpine roads temporarily ties up traffic.

DIXON, Ill. (WIFR) - The body of a Dixon man reported missing earlier this week has been found, according to police. David ...

A 19-year-old from Rockton faces charges after one of his passengers died and two others were sent to the hospital following ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 55-year-old Whiteside County man is sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for ...

Edwards Apple Orchard West is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. throughout November 30.

(WIFR) - It was a mixed start to our morning. Some areas had some patchy fog form, while others got to enjoy a sunny start to ...