From surpassing 1,000 career points to breaking multiple Freeport school records—including single-game scoring, single-season ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Police are searching for the person responsible for shooting a man in the leg on Freeport’s south ...

A Freeport man arrested last week now faces more charges stemming from an investigation into a burglary last summer.

DIXON, Ill. (WIFR) - Police ask anyone with information to come forward following a report of shots fired in Dixon. Just ...

Sunny with record warmth today as highs reach 80 degrees. Strong south southeast winds 25 - 30 MPH gusting to 45 MPH. Fire ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The Senior Resource Center announces the monthly Lunch and Learn event, and holds the first meeting.

The Service Above Self award is given to those in the area who give back to the community through volunteering.

A 20-year-old man is in custody after someone called police to say he was hiding in their yard, investigators say.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations take place March 15, beginning with the annual parade downtown. The St. Patrick’s Day parade, featuring the Irish Marching Society, ...

Javius Catlin, 19, and three 16-year-old males from Rockford are charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful used of a weapon ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Officials say the fire was under control within 10 minutes. Just before midnight March 13, Rockford fire responded to a residence in the 900 block of 20th Street. Officials say ...