The Boone County Health Department says routine testing shows mosquitos in Belvidere are positive for West Nile virus.

It is very pleasant albeit hazy outside. The haze is coming form Canadian wildfire smoke and it is impacting our air quality ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Air quality alert all day Friday. Temperatures in the uppers 70s. Weekend temps rising slightly into ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for a program to provide kids with a safer way to get to school.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - After 42 years of working in the Stateline Andy is ready to enjoy his retirement, but not without one last goodbye to the community that has supported him along the way.

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 school year. A Wisconsin doctor uses the power of social media to make her ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A nearly $200,000 grant from the state of Illinois will go toward expanding services that ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Alpine Kiwanis staff say donations flooded in from several states, including Michigan and California, ...

WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

A Wisconsin doctor uses the power of social media to make her patients feel more comfortable while talking about difficult ...

With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S., a new program looks to get Rockford-area pharmacists into the field as soon ...