An 81-year-old Lombard, Illinois, man is charged with murder and is accused of fatally shooting his wife during an argument at their home, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto An 81-year-old ...

Downtown Rockford's first Starbucks has opened inside the newly renovated State & Main building, 211 W. State St. Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties said he worked hard to bring a national ...

Rockford Police arrested Kyle Puddicombe, 38, for allegedly possessing multiple digital files of child pornography. On October 31, 2024, officers received a cyber tip that ...

Thomas Chick bought what was the Griggs House and renamed it the Chick House Hotel. It would become a popular place until 1928.

A South Beloit man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for a shooting that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old in 2023 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – A 22-year-old man is dead after an afternoon shooting happened Saturday afternoon. Rockford Police officers responded to a local hospital for a gunshot victim just after ...

Westfield, Massachusetts, suffered from heavy flooding and rainfall in the middle of August 1955, making it the wettest day ...

Step back in time and prepare to be charmed at the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. This hidden ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The former Chick House Hotel in downtown Rockford across from the BMO Center could soon be revitalized to the tune of $12 million. The building is owned by two separate ...