Rockford IL

MUKWONAGO, Wis. — Four school districts in Wisconsin are getting money from the state to develop schools for kids recovering from substance abuse and mental health challenges. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) awarded Recovery High School Planning Grants worth $75,000 to the Ashland, Beloit,...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Partly sunny with highs in the low 80’s. Low 60’s tonight and mostly clear. Upper 80’s tomorrow with lower humidity. Middle 90’s on Sunday with the return of humidity and index values around 100. Showers and thunderstorms possible Sunday night and Monday.

OREGON — On June 23 deputies conducted a traffic stop on a maroon Chevy Tahoe in the 1,000 block of East Illinois Route 64. The maroon Chevy was reported stolen out of Cicero. The driver of the vehicle, Christopher M. Bowling, 37, of Chicago was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, driving on a suspended...

A 30-year-old Oregon, Ill., man faces charges after Aarons Leasing and Rental reported a theft, according to a news release from Sterling Police. On May 10, shortly before 3:45 p.m., Sterling Police Department Officers, received a theft report from Aarons Leasing and Rental. The Sterling Police Department Detective...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2024, an estimated 14,700 people were hurt by fireworks, more than double the number of injuries reported in 2023. With the Fourth of July around the corner, UW Health wants to remind community members of the dangers of...

First responders were called to an incident on Route 20 in Boone County, Ill. on Saturday, resulting in the closure of the bypass from Shattuck to Epworth.

Zachary Manning, 31, was arrested for allegedly strangling a woman in Rockford, Illinois, and is charged with domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, and violating pretrial release.

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Multiple departments respond to a house fire Saturday afternoon. Multiple crews respond to a house fire after Town of Beloit fire called a MABAS Box 20-22 alarm. Around 3 p.m. June 28, Town of Beloit fire called a MABAS Box 20-22 alarm for a house fire...

Two people were killed in a plane crash in a corn field in Boone County, Illinois, and first responders and the Federal Aviation Administration were called to the scene.

Illinois is experiencing a persistent and escalating bed bug crisis, with several cities ranking among the most infested in the United States. The problem is particularly acute in urban centers and college towns, where population density and transient housing contribute to the rapid spread of these resilient pests....