Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

The wealth of girls’ basketball talent in the Rockford area this season has been as strong as ever. The Illinois Coaches ...

Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, and the current flag received more votes than the top 5 design combined.

Saturday’s game between Benedictine and Rockford at Halas Hall is the next step in the rise of girls and women’s flag ...

Residents in Illinois can vote for the "coolest thing made in the state" as part of the 2025 Makers Madness contest, where ...

Illinois offers unique tax advantages on retirement income. Here are the pros and cons of retiring in Illinois.

An Illinois councilwoman was criminally charged after officials say she used a belt to hit a child who she believed stole ...

James Ekstrom was able to become a first-time homebuyer thanks to the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s program for student loan debt, which relieved him of $37,000 of debt.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claims to have saved taxpayers $105 billion to date with $660 million coming ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hosts a free job seminar Thursday. Leaders with the department explained the application process and shared ...

The high cost of living in the forest city hits those impacted by food insecurity hard, that’s why the Northern Illinois Food Bank relocated to better serve the need for affordable groceries.