A 42-year-old man is sentenced to 48 years in prison after he was convicted of eight counts of predatory criminal sexual ...

Clouds will continue to clear out overnight, allowing temperatures to fall back to normal with lows in the middle to lower ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - A downed power line extending from a utility pole to a house causes electrical arcing and a fire.

The unemployment rate for people between 20 and 24 years old is more than eight percent according to the Bureau of Labor ...

Despite desire from Native Americans in Illinois, the ban on Native imagery for mascots in K-12 schools stalled in the Senate ...

The Blue Thunder had gone unbeaten in their last 7 games and hadn’t allowed a single goal this postseason, until the the ...

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health teams up with the Latino Geriatric Center Memory Clinic to offer a culturally competent elective course for students.

The appointment of a new chief comes after the planned retirement of Fire Chief Joe Corl, who has served the district for the past 7 years.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With the possibility of storms June 3, Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens announces Food Truck Tuesdays ...

Multiple departments respond to a house fire Tuesday afternoon. A 19-year-old NIU student is charged after police search his ...

Investigators say they got a warrant and searched a home June 3 in the 2200 block of 22nd Street. At the home, police say ...

Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought ...