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|By Stephanie Wade
A Chicago woman was found chained in an abandoned house after a man heard screams for help.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
Salmonella is on of the most common types of food poisoning, but it can escalate quickly.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
One of the most popular fundraisers of the year announces its event dates!
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Stephanie Quirk
Groups looking to end childhood hunger say, what may only cost you a few dollars, can be the difference in a kids life.
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Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Savannah Welch
A Tesla owner responds to his car catching fire in California City.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
Five of the Tatman’s kids may be gone, but as dozens of community members shared, their memories and legacy will live on.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
All proceeds went to organizations like Katie’s Cup, the Rockford Rescue Mission and Carpenter’s Place.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Of the six Republican candidates for Illinois governor, State Senator Darren Bailey and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin are heading in the polls and also the advertistements.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 9:10 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Another meal occurred with profits for a good cause in the Stateline on Saturday. Attendees could eat like kings with pork chops up in Loves Park.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 9:02 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The restaurant known for burgers the size of your heads Saturday dished out pancakes as big as your head. The good news with this breakfast is that the proceeds go to a great cause.
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Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Greenwood opened there in May 1852. Veterans of every war are buried there, including one Revolutionary War veteran and 529 Civil War veterans.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 8:29 PM CDT
|By Ethan Rosuck
The NWS Chicago radar is back online after completing a big-time upgrade that involved cranes along with removing and replacing its 15,000-pound pedestal. This is a huge project to extend the life of the radar.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 7:48 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
A 21-year-old woman and 24-year-old man are the victims of shootings that took place in Rockford and Loves Park on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
City Market will happen each Friday throughout the summer until Friday Sept. 30. The outdoor city market will be open from 4-8:30 through Labor Day and from 4-7:30 after Labor Day.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 9:15 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
One Rockford homeowner says an overheated lawnmower may have started a fire in their garage Friday.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
"Second Chances" are something people with a criminal past don't often receive. One local state lawmaker holds an annual summit to help alleviate those woes.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
City leaders say these workdays connect the most negatively affected neighborhoods through several resources at their doorsteps.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Luther College Nordic Choir is making a stop in Rockford, Ill., on their 75th Anniversary Tour.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Stephanie Quirk
If you don’t know someone currently battling COVID-19, you probably will soon.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Engineering Pathway students hit the water Friday with a fun way to end the school year.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By WIFR
The 1,900-square foot mobile unit was set up in the EMS lot near the Mercyhealth Javon Bea hospital on Rockton Avenue.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 12:32 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
One local hospital takes steps to make it easier for people in the stateline to get treatment closer to home.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The annual award ceremony meant so much more being held on the historic Barber-Coleman Campus.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By Jordan Lindvall
The Boone County Community Foundation announced 2022 scholarship recipients.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Stephanie Quirk
What started as a routine email from a colleague, ended in the county’s treasurer getting scammed out of $76,000 dollars.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Mike Miletich
Jesse Sullivan hopes he will win the vote of Illinois Republican parents by introducing his plan to shake up the state’s education system.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Summer events get up and running which means State St. downtown Rockford will close during City Market.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Mulford Road in Rockford is getting an upgrade next week. Be prepared for changes in traffic pattern through Friday, May 27.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
An armed 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday in Beloit after allegedly pointing a gun at the witness who reported him to police.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By CNN staff
A new report found rents hit a record high in April.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 2:50 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
After nearly two years, a former Winnebago County official may enter a plea deal.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 2:10 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Nearly 15,000 homes were sold across the state last month even though mortgage rates jumped almost 1%.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT
|By Jordan Lindvall
City officials want to liven up Freeport by making plans to attract visitors.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Instead of health risks, high prices at the pump are having a greater impact on travel plans this summer.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:05 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39,000 that should be parked outdoors because the engines can catch fire.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Stephanie Quirk
Children with special advocates in court are more likely to be adopted, according to the organization.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
Not every panhandler on the street is in need of money. Some are in it to scam residents out of theirs.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Kayleigh Randle
A man with a love for the community has fired up a new plan to bring Rockford’s residents together, with the help from a local restaurant.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Emily Van de Riet
For the first time ever, every U.S. state now has an average gas price above $4 per gallon, according to data from AAA.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Ali Rasper
The Barber-Colman building has been a blight on Rockford’s south west side for two decades. Now, thanks to grant money, the campus could soon see revitalization.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Two Rockford community partners and the city itself will see a combined $1.175 million in job training and resource grants.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:37 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Ever see those hilarious WiFi names while searching for a network? Now, you can generate a superhero-themed one.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Stephanie Quirk
A grieving family makes an impassioned plea to the community for answers, after a 21-year-old woman is shot to death and killed early Sunday morning.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:04 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
With so much pain at the pump, many residents wonder when they will see some relief.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
More at-home COVID-19 tests are available for free through the U.S. government as cases rise across the country.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant helps develop environmentally challenged land in Rockford.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday extending and expanding the Hospital Assessment Program in Illinois.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Ali Rasper
Tuesday morning the RCS class of 2022 and class of 2034, which is this year’s kindergarten graduates, walked together to "Pomp and Circumstance".
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Five Freeport first responders were honored Monday after saving a man from an apartment fire in March.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Ali Rasper
This is the seventh Habitat home that Guilford students helped build and its the second Habitat home that East High School students helped construct.