Posted: 4:24 PM In Freeport, a house-sitter chased a burglary suspect out of a home.

Posted: 1:09 PM On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Greater Rockford Pantry Coalition and United Way of Rock River Valley will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 245 to help Stamp Out Hunger!

Updated: 5:21 PM Dozens of people were evacuated from a building in Janesville after employees opened an envelope with a suspicious powdery substance inside.

Updated: 5:25 PM The longest serving leader of the Rockford Diocese is being remembered today.

Posted: 8:52 AM ROCKFORD (WIFR) - Police are recommending drivers avoid North Church Street from Reynolds to Salem streets after 12 p.m. due to the funeral of bishop emeritus Arthur O'Neill.

Posted: 8:17 AM WEST BEND, Wis. -- Felony charges have been filed against a Germantown man after more than 1,000 handmade explosives were found in a relative's home.

Posted: 7:43 AM WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Posted: 7:32 AM BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- A Black River Falls woman is charged with threatening Gov. Scott Walker's family.

Posted: 7:29 AM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is encouraging lawmakers to create a committee to study how Illinois funds education and recommend ways to improve it.

Posted: 5:35 AM OGLE COUNTY (WIFR) - A central Illinois man has been arrested after a rollover accident on Route 2 Thursday night.

Posted: 3:41 AM MADISON, Wis. -- An Illinois fugitive was arrested Thursday evening on a Madison highway after a daylong manhunt in south-central Wisconsin that drove several local schools to lock down for hours and left neighbors on edge, police said.

Posted: 1:22 AM ROCKFORD (WIFR) - A Taco Bell in Rockford was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night.

Updated: 10:44 PM Rockford police are investigating an armed robbery at a local fast food joint.

Posted: 10:36 PM Rockford Public School parents ask for a special meeting to go over some of the district’s policies tonight at Auburn High School. Only a few actually attended the meeting.

Updated: 10:47 PM A century old building in downtown Rockford is in for a makeover after a new owner buys the place.

Updated: 10:48 PM A new tenant has set up shop in downtown Rockford, thanks in large part to the popularity of Rockford City Market.

Updated: 10:48 PM Family, friends and religious leaders are saying goodbye to Bishop Emeritus Arthur O'Neill.

Updated: 10:49 PM An Oregon School District principal is living up to his word and sleeping on his school's roof Thursday night.

Posted: 9:50 PM According to the University of Illinois Crop Sciences Professor Emerson Nafziger, corn that has been planted is struggling to survive because of soil conditions.

Posted: 6:18 PM An Oregon school district principal is living up to his word and sleeping on his school’s roof tonight.

Posted: 6:11 PM Teenage drug use is always a concern especially on school grounds. That’s why Rockford police continue random drug searches in District 205.

Updated: 5:34 PM An old name in the Rockford Housing Authority has resurfaced with a new look.

Updated: 6:34 PM In with the new, and out with the old. A Stateline motel that’s been vacant for more than a decade is finally coming down.

Updated: 10:55 PM More than 400 jobs could be on the way to the Rockford area over the next 3 years, if local manufacturing companies follow through on their plans to expand.

Updated: 5:56 PM Noah’s Ark Pet Food Pantry needs our help to restock their shelves!