Silent disco makes its way to the Forest City
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two lifelong friends bring the disco to Rockford, but not just any disco – It’s silent disco!. Wednesday evening, 815 Silent Disco held its soft opening at Brewsky’s in Rockford to welcome the world of silent disco to Rockford. What is silent disco?
Four Rivers Sanitation Authority appoints new executive director
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Christopher T. Baer, PE, is appointed to Executive Director of Four Rivers Sanitation Authority. The Board of Trustees of Four Rivers Sanitation say Baer will officially step into the position July 1. Baer was Director of Engineering for the past nine years at Four Rivers Sanitation,...
Rockford-area companies struggle to fill open positions
(WIFR) - Companies around Illinois, including in the Rockford area, struggle to fill many of their open positions with qualified candidates. Operations management, nursing and software development are the top three career fields in Illinois that need more employees according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education....
Rockford man sentenced for drug trafficking, gun charges
One deputy chief calls the rise in temperatures "dangerous" for his team. Mill Foundation provides funding for Rockford-area organizations. The Mill Foundation provides funding to several local organizations Tuesday morning. Winnebago man killed in Rock Co. crash identified. Updated: 3 hours ago. Alec Hoffman of...
17-year-old tree trimmer killed when chainsaw slices his neck, OSHA says
Volunteers with Associated Bank support Rockford-area food pantries. A Florida couple lost their home and dog to a lightning strike. (WFTS, BETHANY & JUSTIN PETERSON, TIM & MACY OSMAN, CNN) ‘It was just too hot’: Family, community mourn loss of beloved Midlands umpire. Updated: 4 hours ago. A Midlands...
Illinois gas tax increase fuels concern in Rockford-area drivers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drops of gasoline spill from Sam Cassens’ pump. At the Shell station off S. Meridian Rd., the Winnebago resident slides the handle into place. “I get high-grade gas. I got an old car,” said Cassens after topping off his Cadillac sedan. “I need it.”
Rockford man charged with reckless discharge after shooting himself: police
Hayden Saunders, 21, was arrested and charged with several counts after he was hospitalized for self-inflicted gunshot wounds and police found three other firearms in his apartment that were not his.
‘Starved Rock Killer’ Chester Weger dead at 86, reports say
One deputy chief calls the rise in temperatures "dangerous" for his team. Mill Foundation provides funding for Rockford-area organizations. The Mill Foundation provides funding to several local organizations Tuesday morning. Winnebago man killed in Rock Co. crash identified. Updated: 3 hours ago. Alec Hoffman of...
A humid day ahead with more storm chances this afternoon across the stateline
STATELINE. (WIFR) - After a few early morning clouds and showers, sunshine has started to make it’s return. We’ll have a fair mix of sunshine and clouds this afternoon with highs topping out in the middle to upper 80s. Dew points however, will make it feel quite sticky. They will stick to the middle to lower 70s...
Belvidere man killed in pickup vs. semi crash near Woodstock
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WTVO) — A 50-year-old man from Belvidere was killed in a crash near Woodstock on Tuesday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reported the crash happened around 5:52 a.m. in the 16500 block of Kiswaukee Valley Road. Police said the victim was driving a 2011 Dodge Ram eastbound on Kishwaukee Valley...
