An idea to create a community poetry event materialized into an inclusive art experience that connects the community.

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The annual homeless count took place Monday and one Rockford woman reflected on her experience with those struggling.

Viewers first met 90 Day Fiancé star Natalie Mordovtseva’s love interest, Josh Weinstein, on season 2 of the spinoff 90 Day: The Single Life in 2022. After initially meeting at a modeling event, he ...

The Rockford Soar Awards will take place Feb. 3 at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford. Here's what organizers have in store.

Organizers of the Soar Awards along with local dignitaries and Hard Rock Casino Rockford employees and guests gathered at the casino Wednesday for an exciting announcement about the show's 2025 venue.

Students at a Rockford middle school are working on a project designed to bring light to children in Africa. 7th Grade students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School, at 4664 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The annual Soar Awards celebrate local leaders, creatives and innovators. The ceremony takes place at 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford. Award-winning ...

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony. The 2025 Golden Globes kicked off awards season Sunday night as the best in film and television were honored. Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" and Jacques ...

A Rockford man has been charged with fleeing police following a traffic stop. Mathew Polanco, 34, has been charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and arrested on warrants for aggravated ...