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A Dixon man is sentenced to spend 10 years in prison after admitting to delivering methamphetamine in Lee County.

National Prescription Take Back Day is April 26, an initiative to prevent medication misuse and drug addiction.

AAA shares a study on the effectiveness of “usage-based insurance” programs, offering customers incentives for safe driving.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Sunny with west winds 5 - 10 MPH and highs in the middle 40’s. Increasing clouds tonight with lows ...

The youth soccer tournament, hosted in Rockford since 2012, is expected to bring 308 teams and more than 7,000 attendees.

Currently, positions like police/fire chief, deputy chiefs and lieutenants, public works director, finance director and more ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - A woman in Belvidere is accused of child abandonment after a fire at her home. Crystal Murphy, 36, ...

While snow flurries fell at times Monday, skies are in the process of clearing Monday evening, and by no later than midnight, ...

The entire month of April is dedicated to supporting those who keep the public safe from a myriad of health-related threats.

An 18-year-old from Rockford faces multiple charges after police claim they found him with burglary tools and stolen property ...

BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - No one was hurt Monday afternoon after a semi nearly flipped over in rural Boone County. The ...