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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Michael Tilka
All NIC-10 boys basketball coaches will be wearing special shirts for Boylan coach Gordy Kasper
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
One SUV was on its side with multiple emergency vehicles on the scene.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
All American flags in Illinois will fly at half-staff on Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 8:55 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Officials with the Chicago Rockford International Airport say more than 2.7 billion pounds of landed cargo landed at the airport through October 2021, setting a new record.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Mike Miletich
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that his administration is putting $300 million into a new COVID-19 relief program for child care providers.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 10:20 PM CST
|By Conor Hollingsworth
Dallas Simpson was beaten and shot outside his local park
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Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:25 PM CST
|By Mike Miletich
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 11,524 new confirmed and probable cases Thursday. That is the most cases reported in a day since December 1, 2020.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:34 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Ryan Bernsten has no fear of being in the spotlight. His love of theatre started at New American Theatre in Rockford. Bernsten’s passion for the arts brought him to Starlight, the Mendelssohn Club, Boylan High School, and now, national television.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Marta Berglund
Doctors beg the community to get vaccinated, saying the pandemic won't go anywhere otherwise.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 9:52 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Megan's parents both say they hope everyone who reads the book is as outraged as the family still is.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 9:39 PM CST
|By MICHELLE L. PRICE
The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
24-year-old male dead after fatal crash in Lake County
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 9:39 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
UW Health says COVID-19 cases at SwedishAmerican Hospital are at critical, record-breaking levels.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Quini Amma
Doug Britt gets a part time gig as a realtor to join his new wife on her career path.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 9:18 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Classes will be offered in late January and NIU Rockford thanks to a $6,000 check presented.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Conor Hollingsworth
Beloit’s gBETA program is helping entrepreneurs build their businesses
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Anthony Ferretti
It’s that time of the year when the Rock Valley Credit Union will give away $2,000 between ten organizations for its second annual 12 Days of Giving.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 1:56 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Winnebago County Board Chairman, Joe Chiarelli shares memories of the fashion mogul from early childhood on Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 4:39 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Belvidere Assembly plant is closing, again. Workers will be off starting December 6
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Quini Amma
World AIDS day: Crusader Health offers free HIV testing to bring more awareness
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 1:41 PM CST
|By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER
Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters that the person was a traveler in California who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive Nov. 29. Fauci said the person was vaccinated for COVID-19 but had not received a booster shot and was experiencing “mild symptoms.”
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:58 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
To help with the cost for parts and travel, the club puts on a pancake breakfast with a gift basket raffle and robot demonstrations.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:56 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
The famous chicken-based restaurant will be located at the intersection of West Lane Road and Alpine Road.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 2:31 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Share the Warmth winter clothing drive happens Dec. 6-17, 2021, in Rockford, Ill.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 9:24 PM CST
|By Stephanie Quirk
The grindhouse features a new menu that includes burgers and appetizers, as well as an eccentric cocktail and beer list.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 12:20 PM CST
|By WIFRNewsroom
First responders are on the scene of a rollover accident just south of W. Warrior Dr. and Meridian Rd.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 3:06 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
One day isn’t enough, but its the least we can do to remember Rockford native, Virgil Abloh.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 8:42 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
A Rockford man faces criminal charges after police say he sexually assaulted a person younger than 18.