The DeKalb teen is charged with armed robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of firearm with no valid FOID card ...

The FDA banned Red 3 in cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990 because of the potential cancer risk. By then the color additive ...

Freeport police search for answers after two shootings happen hours apart and mere blocks away from each other.

East High School’s newcomer students present their science projects to build their confidence in speaking English.

A 29-year-old man faces multiple drug charges after drugs were reportedly found in his car during a traffic stop.

Representative Tony McCombie acts as principal for the day at Dorothy Simon Elementary School, teaching the students about ...

On Sept. 7, 2023, Sycamore High School student Kaleb McCall was reportedly stabbed in the chest near Elm St. and Somonauk St.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - At least eight different area fire departments work to put out flames at a home on Rockford’s west ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - One person is dead after a vehicle crashes into a telephone pole and a parked Jeep Grand Cherokee.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A 47-year-old man is charged after police say a loaded semi-automatic pistol was found in his home.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A petition designed to force Freeport leaders to ask voters how the city should be run is withdrawn.

The City participates in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Annual Point in Time Count of the ...