Illinois completes a $44M diverging diamond interchange on I-39 to improve safety and ease congestion near Rockford.

Four former employees at the oldest manufacturing plant in Rockford are reopening the once-shuttered factory that laid them off.

Rockford area food pantry operators say they're seeing barren shelves even before SNAP benefits officially stop arriving amid a government shutdown.

Comic and actor Brad Williams joins WNIJ host Jason Cregier to discuss his burgeoning love of Rockford ahead of his November ...

Did you see the pink, purple, and green colors of the Northern Lights in the sky last night? The Aurora Borealis was visible ...

The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades show a mix of improvement and decline for Rockford-area hospitals, with ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford’s spotlight shines on local creativity this Friday and Saturday as the fourth annual ...

When Rockford veteran Michael Mendoza returned home from Kuwait, he never imagined his toughest mission would be finding his ...

Rockford residents talk about the challenges they face to feed their families since SNAP benefits came to a halt.

ROCKFORD, IL — An 11-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the Nov. 1 shooting of a 13-year-old girl.