ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - A third man is charged in connection with a homicide in Altoona. Charles Gary, 47-years-old of Rockford, Illinois, faces charges of concealment of a Homicide Death.

In-N-Out Burger is a West Coast legend. Its palm tree motif screams California cool and was inspired by the 1963 movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." Founded in 1948 in Baldwin Park, California, the chain is famous for simplicity and consistency, including fresh, never-frozen patties and not-so-secret-anymore "Animal Style" burgers.

Governors in 31 states ordered American flags to be raised to full-staff Monday in honor of the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was

The Rockford Promise Program at NIU opens in fall 2025 for qualifying RVC transfers, offering students a tuition-free transfer. Students must be Rockford Promise scholars at RVC that earned their associates degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and must enroll at NIU as full-time students.

Starting in fall 2025, Rockford Promise students at Northern Illinois University (NIU) will accept transfer students from Rock Valley College (RVC). Students must earn their Associate’s Degree with a 2.

Despite the absence of snow this winter, organizers of the 39th Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition have made enough snow for the contest to take place. The annual event will take place at Sinnissippi Park,

Rockford may be just the fifth largest city in Illinois, but its housing market has been named the hottest in the nation.

Rockford ranked No. 1 on Realtor.com's list of the Hottest Housing Markets in December, surpassing 300 other metro areas across the country.

The Red Cross and Second First welcome more volunteers and donations. For the church, however, Erbe stresses another solution to protect the community: more warming centers. “There just isn’t enough places for people to go and to stay warm,” she says. “We need more temporary housing for our homeless.”

Ah, Rockford—the accidental midway stop that nobody asked for but everyone now loves. Back in the early 1830s, three intrepid travelers from Galena decided to plop down here, likely because they were tired of trudging between Chicago and Galena without a decent rest stop.

Rockford's Charles "Chuck" Jefferson was a Winnebago County Board member and served in the General Assembly for 13 years. He died at age 79.

HARMON, Ill. (KWQC) - A family escaped a fire in extreme cold, but their home is destroyed. Tuesday afternoon, the Walnut Fire Department gave an update on the cause of Monday night’s fire.