A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.

The bills involve a single-use plastic foodware ban, end-of-life options, no marriage for anyone under 18 and more.

Lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns ...

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have ...

Rockford could tap a city tax increment financing district and federal funds to cover the cost of demolishing a blighted 7th ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The 4th annual Rockford North End Hot Chocolate Crawl offers deals from local businesses on N. Main ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Officials say one woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash at Dempster Road and E. State Street. Just ...

Illinois republican lawmakers have asked the state’s Supreme Court to throw out the current legislative map that they claim ...

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 ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill (WREX) – Early in-person voting for the Consolidated Primary will start from mid-January and end late February. Voters in Rockford Township who live outside the City of ...

A woman battles life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run crash near North Springfield Avenue and West State Street.

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office has identified 32-year-old Martavion Howard as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Auburn Street Bridge on Friday night. The Winnebago County ...