Report: Confinement, water access used as punishment in Winnebago County youth detention
An inspection of the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center found youth offenders are being locked in their cells for hours, that...
Suspect in shooting deaths of eight people in Illinois found dead in Texas
Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in the Chicago suburb of Joliet late Monday said a suspect they were searching for in connection to...
FIRST ALERT: Winter storm to impact Tuesday morning commute
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It's seemingly been one blow after another from Mother Nature over the past two weeks or so, and yet another...
Family seeks help to find missing Rockford man
A Rockford family is asking for the public's help in finding their missing 22-year-old son, Carter McGowan, who has Asperger's syndrome.Carter's mother, Christy Harms...
Stateline salt supplies run low; Rockford makes emergency purchase
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Cities all over the stateline are facing dwindling supplies of salt following the snowstorms that hit the area last week,...
