Trump’s first term saw him insult and alienate many of the United States’ longstanding allies. His return to the White House, four years after losing office to President Joe Biden, has huge ...

(WIFR) - Democrat Eric Sorensen declares victory in the Illinois‘ 17th Congressional District Race in a statement. Sorensen is leading the race with 53.1% of the votes, but AP has not called the race ...

(WIFR) - Maurice West will serve a fourth term as representative for Illinois House District 67. In a rematch, West beat ...

Pobjecky is a Winnebago County deputy and ran for sheriff in 2013. In 2011, Pobjecky was off-duty when he shot and killed a 16-year-old who was trying to rob Marie’s Pizza in Rockford. Pobjecky was ...

(WIFR) - Steve Stadelman wins a fifth term, keeping his job as Illinois state senator for District 34. The Democrat beat ...

(WIFR) - Incumbent Joe Sosnowski is re-elected as state representative for Illinois’ 69th District. Sosnowski defeated ...

Many area voters chose to make their picks early but, that didn’t mean lines were shorter at local polling places. Officials ...

WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

At 4 p.m., Nov. 5, the West Suburban Fire Department named Kay Gober as the Fire Chief. This marks the first woman volunteer Fire Department Chief.

Yes. In Illinois, Grace Period Registration on Election Day is available only in-person at certain sites. You can look up those locations on the Illinois Board of Elections here. You will need to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Unseasonably mild, windy, with occasional showers. Winds south 15 - 25 MPH gusting to 40 MPH. Highs ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Ten area teams still remain in round two of the high school football playoffs, dates and times for ...