Posted: 5:35 AM The Rockford Police Department is investigating a homicide incident in the 600 block of College Ave.

Posted: 10:59 PM The hallways were packed tonight at Rockford’s only Spanish dual-language school, The Barbour Language Academy.

Posted: 10:47 PM 18 states have legalized medical marijuana and now Illinois might join them. Legislation passed the Senate today and now it’s up to Governor Pat Quinn.

Posted: 10:35 PM Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado will soon be allowed to return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.

Posted: 9:55 PM Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says a total of 60 people have been taken to hospitals with injuries from a collision between two New York-area commuter trains.

Posted: 9:51 PM Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.

Posted: 9:50 PM An Illinois senator is blaming unnamed "extremists" who oppose legislation to restrict the possession of concealed guns for delaying a vote on the issue.

Updated: 10:47 PM National police week is nearing its end, but before it does local departments are going on display at CherryVale Mall.

Updated: 10:45 PM Gas prices are skyrocketing in the Stateline.

Updated: 5:22 PM It’s one of the largest expansions here in the Stateline, set to bring in hundreds of jobs. Woodward finally broke ground today on its new Loves Park facility. The project got even bigger, even before construction began.

Updated: 10:46 PM The Winnebago County Health Department is gearing up for West Nile Virus season, and today they're trying to find pockets of infestation.

Updated: 5:25 PM Now that the weather is warmer, downtown retailers are hoping business will also heat up. The goal right now, is to keep people downtown.

Updated: 3:02 PM During the past several days the Rockford Police Dept. has received several complaints regarding the theft of manhole covers and sewer grates from residential streets on the city’s Southeast side.

Posted: 2:30 PM Around 10:30 am today, a 32 year-old South Beloit man was robbed at knifepoint as he attempted to change a flat tire.

Updated: 10:46 PM Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.

Updated: 12:53 PM Just after 11 a.m., the Loves Park Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire in the 200 block of River Lane.

Posted: 8:08 AM MILWAUKEE -- A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Posted: 7:29 AM CHICAGO -- Authorities say DNA will be used to determine the identity of the decomposed remains of an infant found earlier this week in the Des Plaines River.

Posted: 4:34 AM ROCKFORD (WIFR) - A woman is injured after she was struck with a pistol early Friday morning in Rockford.

Posted: 11:01 PM A local food bank receives a generous donation to help keep the shelves stocked

Posted: 10:56 PM The Rockford Downtown Rotary Club celebrated its 35th Annual Service Above Self Awards on Thursday.

Posted: 10:42 PM On May 16, 2013, at 6:00PM, the Rock County Communications Center received an abandoned 911 call at 703 Carol Street, Apartment K, in Clinton, Wisconsin.

Posted: 10:32 PM The sounds of construction on the North Main and Auburn roundabout has some store owners saying ouch! Some of them say the slower traffic and confusing roadways are driving customers away and it's hurting their wallets. The city plans to close the intersection for a few days next month.

Posted: 10:26 PM Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says lawmakers will need to take "tough positions" to reach a compromise on legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons.

Updated: 10:53 PM The community takes time to remember the women and men in uniform from Winnebago County who have died in the line of duty.