Rockford IL

The Willowbrook Warriors gave the Hononegah Indians all they could handle for three quarters of football. Then the Indians exploded in the fourth quarter on their way to a resounding 32-3 win.

CHICAGO — The latest forecast data has backed off on the chance of showers for Saturday, October 31. Much of Halloween may end up dry across northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana. Only light showers are possible at times. Rain totals in most areas are expected to stay well under a quarter inch.

Inside the neonatal intensive care unit at Mercyhealth's Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside in Rockford, some of the tiniest patients in the region are getting dressed up for Halloween in costumes stitched by hand by one of their own nurses. JoAnn Gorsline, who works in the NICU, has created more than 52 unique costumes for the hospital's smallest patients, dressing premature infants in outfits meant to mark a milestone their families worried they might miss.

UPDATE: Officials said one person was transported to a trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries. The bridge remained closed westbound as of Friday evening. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — An SUV rolled off a bridge Friday evening near South Main Street and Prairie Road, causing a second crash involving a motorcycle. Officials with the Blackhawk Fire Protection […]

Halloween weekend just got tastier! Rockford's Mrs. Fisher's is holding its popular Hot Bag Sale today with no purchase limit!

LOVES PARK — A locally owned business that serves up creative twists on grilled cheese sandwiches is preparing to open its second physical location. Cheezy’s Grilled Cheese announced on Thursday that it would open Nov. 11 inside Victory Pickleball, 7003 N. Alpine Road. The company, which was founded as a food truck in early 2023 by Josh Wilson and Dustin DiBenedetto, also continues to operate from inside BJ’s Place at 2842 11th St. on Rockford’s south side.

Stroll On State is getting bigger in 2026! Check out the exciting new attractions, entertainment and changes coming to downtown Rockford this Christmas.

Bobcats, coyotes and foxes are quietly reclaiming northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Most nights, they’re just beyond the porch light. Connor Bontjes and a co-worker were driving near Byron, Ill., close to where Ash and German Church roads meet, when something up ahead made him look twice. “At first,...

Rockford — Midway Village Museum is venturing into history’s dark side. Hauntings, horrors, potions and poisons combine for one night only as the museum, 6799 Guilford Road, teeters on the brink of dark rituals and chilling tales during Horrors & Haunts: History’s Dark Side. The thin veil...

BAR II Op-Co LLC announced intentions to reopen shuttered Beef-a-Roo locations across the Midwest, while a separate group, 815-Beef-a-Roo, has begun reopening restaurants specifically within the Rockford area.