Rockford IL

Two Rockford homes were damaged in fires Saturday, with three adults being displaced in one of the blazes. No civilians or firefighters were hurt in either incident. An overheated bathroom ventilation fan was blamed for a Saturday afternoon fire that caused an estimated $55,000 in damage to a home on the 4400 block...

A crash Monday morning in unincorporated Marengo sends two people to the hospital, first responders shared.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — Influenza cases are on the rise across Illinois including Winnebago County, raising concerns toward health officials in the stateline. “I definitely have been seeing an uptick in cases of the flu overall. It feels as years go on, they’re slowly increasing the numbers,” said Mercyhealth...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Freeport family is helping the homeless this winter, turning their home arts and crafts project into a community service act. Eight-year-old River and 4-year-old Jojo Skettini, along with their grandmother Kathy Pignato, initiated this project to provide warmth to those in need. As...

The Illinois State Police are investigating after a suspect linked to a homicide in Rock County, Wisconsin, was found dead late last night following a high-speed pursuit. The incident began around 9:51 PM, when Illinois State Police and local agencies attempted to pull over the suspect vehicle. The chase ended at the...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — About 550 soldiers from Illinois Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment were welcomed home ahead of the holidays. According to officials, the soldiers were greeted with welcome home ceremonies on December 6 and December 12 in Mascoutah and Rockford. Officials say about...

Genia Stevens announced last week that she won’t seek a third term on the Rock County Board of Supervisors, but the decision was months in the making. “I started thinking about it about six months ago, as I was deciding what to do with Rock County JumpStart,” the organization she launched in 2019 to support Black...

Mostly cloudy and blustery today with highs in the middle 20’s. Mostly cloudy tonight and down to 11 for the overnight low. Middle 30’s tomorrow to low 40’s by Thursday. Chance of rain Wednesday and Thursday.

The Salvation Army of Freeport is putting out a call to recruit volunteer Bell Ringers for the Red Kettle campaign.

WNIJ News Director Jenna Dooley (JD): The Harlem School District’s board is weighing some major changes that would reshape their schools and many parents and staff members are not happy. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin drove up to Machesney Park earlier this past week for one of their community listening sessions.