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 Association All-State selections released on Friday support that. Rockford Lutheran’s Soraya Parker,

Danny Spyker, an Illinois correctional officer, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of having sex with two inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Thomson in December

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.

For the first time ever in the state of Illinois, the Rockford Regents will take on the Benedictine Eagles for a collegiate Women’s flag football game.

An Illinois councilwoman was criminally charged after officials say she used a belt to hit a child who she believed stole from her. Janessa Wilkins, 40, was charged with domestic battery, according to WIFR. Wilkins is the 7th ward councilwoman in Rockford.

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

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

The 11-player Benedictine University flag football team sat in a stretching circle just outside the walled turf field at Naperville Yard indoor sports complex on Feb. 28. The players had just wrapped a two-hour practice,

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 details about several positions. Some included child production assistant, investigator and team supervisor.

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.