Don’t go hungry.” Roughly 17,000 people receive food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank, but according to CEO and President Julie Yurko, this number is expected to continue growing.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - As a way to make sure no child goes hungry over the summer, Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off its annual Free Summer Meals for Kids program. Each Monday through Friday ...

Northern Illinois Food Bank appointed Colleen Ahearn as the new chief philanthropy officer. In this role, Ahearn will lead the food bank’s fundraising, marketing, and volunteer engagement ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Northern Illinois Food Bank has kicked off its annual Free Summer Meals for Kids program, providing 7,500 meals daily to children and teens across 13 ...

Northern Illinois Food Bank President and CEO Julie Yurko explains how you can help local families in need as part of ABC7's "Spirit of Giving - Helping Fight Hunger" campaign.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank said the food that does need to get tossed gets composted into natural fertilizer. Last year, more than 238,000 tons of food waste were composted.