FBI Data Says Most Dangerous City In Illinois Has Only 14,000 People
Before planning your next big move to somewhere new in Illinois, consider staying away from this one particular town. If FBI statistics say the...
Stellantis to layoff up to 120 union members at Belvidere plant
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Up to 120 union members will be laid off according to the UAW 1268 president. Matt Franzen, president of The...
Deputies Say Driver Experienced a Medical Emergency Prior to Crash
On Tuesday afternoon on February 13, the Ogle County Sheriff's Office, Rochelle and Flagg Center Fire/EMS, Ogle County Emergency Management, and Flagg Township responded...
Preventing the second leading cause of lung cancer
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Health experts share other things to consider in lung cancer prevention. The leading cause of lung cancer is smoking. Prevention...
South Beloit school resource officer: We do more than enforce laws
SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WTVO) — One local officer wants to take School Resource Officer Appreciation Day to show they do much more than...
State program gives millions to local governments for new paratransit vehicles
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that more than 500 paratransit vehicles are being awarded to 113 providers across...
‘No regrets’: Charles Box, Rockford’s first Black mayor, reflects on his legacy
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — In 1989, voters elected Rockford’s first Black mayor, Charles Box. When Rockford Mayor John McNamara decided to step...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash shuts down portion of E. Riverside
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The westbound lanes of E. Riverside Blvd. near Sinkiawic Parkway are shut down Thursday afternoon while police investigate a multi-vehicle...
Vandal targets K-9 Nyx fundraiser held by Machesney Park business
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - A local business sending support to Rockford police through a fundraiser encounters a setback. Embroid This, a small business...
Police: Rockford man beat, bit wife in domestic violence assault
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police have arrested Stuart Teso-Warner, 43, for a domestic battery incident late Wednesday night in the 2000 block...
