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Rail Authority tapping state grant to prepare industrial land for potential $1 billion Monarch Energy investment in Rockford.
The state will commit $400,000 to help the International Women’s Baseball Center make improvements to Beyer Stadium.
Rockford is making progress on efforts to renovate historic Beyer Stadium, home of the Rockford Peaches, in hopes of bringing ...
Ronald Coleman, a 45-year-old man from Barstow, California, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for transporting 91 ...
Stacker compiled the highest paying science jobs in Rockford, IL using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Katherine Rinaldi, a.k.a Kay, is one of WIFR’s avid viewer and celebrates her 100th birthday with her friends and family last ...
The state of Illinois has granted $400,000 to the International Women’s Baseball Center to make improvements to the Rockford ...
They ended their protest by walking through downtown Rockford, carrying signs and chanting "No kings, no tyrants." ...
The Galesburg Fire Department responded to a house fire near Lincoln and Ella Streets on Monday, and rescued a dog before ...
"Residents are happy with the direction we’re heading and want to continue to move forward together," said Rockford Mayor Tom ...
The report comes after a property information service, Attom, analyzed the property tax rates for 217 different urban areas.
The air quality in the greater Rockford region has worsened, according to the American Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the ...