If you need weekend plans asap, an IceHogs game is a pretty solid idea. This Saturday, April 12th at the BMO, you not only ...

The Bellefonte Area School District’s board has officially accepted the resignation of a board member who was arrested for ...

Many Stamford residents made a final pitch to save the free meals program and Domus school advocates while others called for ...

A former Rockford poet laureate will serve the community in another way. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose sat down with Jenna Goldsmith to ...

Illinois House passes bill to ban disability slurs as school mascots, targeting one St. Clair County high school.

This is a local issue. The local school board should be voting on it, not the state overreaching and saying, ‘You're wrong,’” ...

Last fall, the Rockford Day Nursery abruptly closed, leaving dozens of families without childcare overnight. What happened?

Hart is a write-in candidate for the school board. Check out all our candidate profiles in our expanded 2025 Election Guide ...

Voters made their voices heard in Illinois’ consolidated election. Find our WIFR’s full election results here. In Rockford, ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two incumbents are reelected to the Rockford Public Schools Board of Education. Nicole Bennett was first elected to represent subdistrict D on the board in 2023 and was ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara (D) has won a third term in Tuesday’s election, defeating challenger ...