ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – Rockford Police Department’s Chief of Police Carla Redd issues a statement regarding their roles in enforcing immigration laws. “The Rockford Police Department is ...

Los Angeles-based Allen Media Group has announced sweeping changes to how its local television stations will report on the weather, eliminating local weather forecasters and replacing them with ...

(WIFR) - Due to extremely cold temperatures expected on Tuesday, Jan. 21, multiple schools around the area have canceled in-person classes. While some school districts like Dixon, Rochelle and ...

Otto “Keet” Keeton III, 79, of Paducah passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at his residence in Paducah, KY. Otto retired from Delta where he worked as an airplane mechanic. He proudly served his ...

ROCKFORD — A man is fighting for his life after a hit and run on Auburn St. Bridge. Just after 9 p.m. Friday, Rockford Police say a man was hit by a car suffering life-threatening injuries ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - At least eight different area fire departments work to put out flames at a home on Rockford’s west side. Friday afternoon, crews were called to the 600 block of Lincoln ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WLS) -- Rockford may be just the fifth largest city in Illinois, but its housing market has been named the hottest in the nation. Their rankings put Rockford in the top spot ahead ...

Johanna Mukoki is a travel guru known for her entrepreneurial skills. Despite her rough background, she has grown to become a woman of influence and inspiration to many. She has won several awards and ...

Rockford's first Black state representative, Charles "Chuck" Jefferson, has died at age 79. A U.S. Army veteran, Jefferson represented the 67th District for 13 years from April 2001 to July 2014.

Johanna Ferreira (she/her) is the content director for PS Juntos. With more than 10 years of experience, Johanna focuses on how intersectional identities are a central part of Latine culture.

Johanna Costigan is a writer and editor from New York. She covers US-China technology competition and policy. She has an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford.