Rockford IL

Rock Valley College is celebrating a major milestone in their partnership with Northern Illinois University. Their NIU at RVC Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program turned 10 years old in 2026.

NAPLES, Fla. -- The Rockford University softball team split games against SUNY Cobleskill and Drew University. Rockford won the opening game 7-2 vs. SUNY Cobleskill and fell 10-1 to Drew University. The Regents will return to action on Monday, March 9, vs. Rochester Institute of Technology at 9 a.m. EDT...

Plenty of sunshine today with highs in the low 70’s. The record to beat today is 68 set back in 1977 and 2021. Upper 40’s tonight with partly cloudy skies. Mid to low 60’s tomorrow with showers and thunderstorms possible by late afternoon/evening. All forms of severe weather would be on the table including the threat...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Dish Network customers could lose access to WIFR at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, unless a renewal agreement is reached soon. If an agreement is not reached, DISH will pull WIFR from its lineup Tuesday evening. This means DISH customers will no longer have access to CBS and WIFR.

(WIFR) - Man, what a day it has been. Other than losing an hour of sleep, its been nothing but great today! Highs have topped out in the upper 50s to lower 60s with ample sunshine. We’ll keep the clear skies around overnight with a fair weather cloud here and...

Dozens gathered outside the federal courthouse in Rockford on Sunday for a “Be Brave Together” rally focused on supporting women, standing with survivors of violence, and encouraging people to speak out in their communities.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - GE Aerospace announced on Monday it would invest $1 billion into its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base in 2026. $9 million will be invested across Illinois, including $2 million to the company’s site in Rockford. The 2026 investment is meant to upgrade buildings, boost...

Good morning! Welcome to your Sunday morning and this weekend's top local and national headlines. The city of Janesville is taking some extra time -- two additional months -- to keep discussing a proposed data center with developer Veridian Partners . The city, in a release, didn't elaborate on why it's making that...

Someone in Harvard, Illinois is $1.15M richer, and it all started at a small suburban gas station. The winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold on Saturday at Chemung Country Store. The lucky numbers drawn were 2-15-28-31-43, and now one ticket holder is sitting on a seven-figure payday. For a...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - First Midwest Group Founder Sunil Puri, 65, died Sunday from head and neck cancer, according to his family. Born in Bombay, India in 1960, Puri moved to Rockford in 1979. Five years later he founded First Midwest Group, a commercial real estate development firm. In 2000,...