Crunch Fitness today announces the opening of Crunch Rockford in Rockford, Illinois. The $5 million, 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility will open its doors in Summer 2025. Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee Fitness Ventures LLC,

A philanthropic group donated $33,000 to fund an experimental therapy strategy for families in Rockford. The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Awarded, funding provided by the Doctor Louis and Violet Rubin Fund,

According to an email, Stellantis Chair John Elkann met with President Donald Trump and discussed the company's plan to reopen the Belvidere plant.

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.

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

Wednesday marked the start of the 39th Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition where 12 state and 11 area high school teams turn two-and-a-half-ton blocks into works of art. State teams must complete all sides of their 10-foot tall, 6-foot wide sculptures by 10 a.m. Saturday, January 25. From there, it’s tools down.

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

Illinois ranks among the highest rates of identified human trafficking cases in the United States. In 2023, Rockford ranked in the top 1% of human trafficking in the state. Over 270 human trafficking victims have visited drop-in centers in 2024.

Pawn shop owners charged A family that owns several pawn shops throughout Central Illinois is being charged by the Illinois Attorney General for allegedly running an organized retail crime enterprise.

Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, Beloit, and Janesville, issued policy statements on immigration enforcement to address questions from the region’s migrant community in the wake of President Donald Trump’s return to office.

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.

Rockford Mass Transit District announced a free ride program on Wednesday that would offer free transportation to Rockford-area higher learning institutions, including Rock Valley College, Rockford University,