Posted: 8:59 AM CHICAGO -- Chicago firefighters are being asked to establish a visible presence on the streets during the first three weeks of the new school year, when dozens of schools are slated to close.
Updated: 5:05 AM ROCKFORD (WIFR) - A Rockford gas station has been robbed at gunpoint for the third time in two months.
Posted: 4:35 AM TOWN OF GORDON, Wis. -- Authorities are ordering an evacuation of Barnes Township in northwestern Wisconsin because of a rapidly growing wildfire.
Posted: 10:28 PM The Rockford Public School District is moving forward with plans to provide a better and safer learning environment for all students and that includes new classroom door locks.
Posted: 8:51 PM Legislation that would help Illinois public school districts merge to save money is headed for Gov. Pat Quinn's desk.
Posted: 8:28 PM The state Assembly has passed a Republican bill that would ensure repeat drunken drivers spend time behind bars.
Posted: 5:49 PM River City Sound Chorus, under the direction of Master Director, Joan Boutilier, will be competing regionally this weekend in Appleton, WI.
Posted: 5:45 PM Sterling Main Street’s 2013 Partnership Campaign in currently underway. From events like Fourth Fridays…where People and the Arts Collide, Dog Days and Music Fest; to the facade grant program which helps revitalize the historic buildings of our downtown, Sterling Main Street is an important part of the community.
Updated: 3:47 PM Jolie says she shared her story so she could help other women at risk of getting cancer to let all women know that gene testing is available. 23 News Reporter Jessica Geraci sat down with one Stateline mom who had the same testing done after watching her mother and grandmother struggle with breast cancer.
Posted: 5:03 PM A Byron man is dead after his car veered off the road just north of Byron.
Posted: 2:34 PM During the past several days the Rockford Police Dept. has received numerous reports from citizens and local banking institutions regarding an attempted telephone scam that is occurring in the greater Rockford area.
Posted: 7:24 AM CHICAGO -- Donald Trump is set to testify Tuesday at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them.
Posted: 7:22 AM MOSCOW -- Russia's security services say they detained a U.S. diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after they caught him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent.
Posted: 10:19 PM The newly sworn in aldermen on the Rockford city council got down to business on Monday, bringing new perspectives to the debate over video gaming in the Forest City.
Posted: 9:53 PM Police are identifying a suspect in the shooting of 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.
