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A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Alpine Kiwanis staff say donations flooded in from several states, including Michigan and California, ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A nearly $200,000 grant from the state of Illinois will go toward expanding services that ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for Thursday, July 31, for the ...

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released ...

A UW Health adolescent gynecologist harnesses the power of social media as a way to better connect with her patients.

The Choraleers were one of five schools in the area to send an audition tape for the ‘Sing with Foreigner’ contest.

A lack of communication was "unacceptable" to Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, others claim he dropped the ball on keeping the community informed. With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S., a new ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 school year. A Wisconsin doctor uses the power of social media to make her ...

A call from Homeland Security last month frustrates Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara while others claim he dropped the ball on keeping the community informed.

With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S. a new program looks to get Rockford-area pharmacists into the field as soon as possible.