ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rockford man involved in a tense standoff with police three years ago learns his fate. Corterryis ...

One direction the board may head is appointing a familiar face. Rockford City Council member Isidro Barrios (D-11th Ward) tells WIFR he’s in “early talks” to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Jaime ...

Led by Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury and Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, area leaders want the county chairman's authority restored ...

The Indiana Senate approved a bill that would begin the process of making the state larger, by incorporating part of Illinois ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury are working to restore powers to the Winnebago County Chairman ...

The bill points out specific K-12 mascots and names like “Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Chieftains, Tribe, Indians, or any ...

Venues include the BMO Center, Coronado Performing Arts Center, and various parks and museums. The weekend brings the 16th ...

The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high school in St. Clair County. Freeburg Community High School ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled against House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and Reps. Ryan Spain and Dan Ugaste’s lawsuit to throw out the state’s current legislative map, which they ...

If the state would fund its mandates, the doomsday budget cuts looming over the 1.2 million weekday RTA riders could ...

Updates from County Board meeting 20 March. At the County Board meeting on March 20th, Chairman Scott Helms reported on a ...

If you live in Rockford, contact the Rockford Board of Elections by visiting their website at voterockfordil.gov or by calling 815-987-5750. If you live in Winnebago County, outside of the city of ...