Rockford’s Memorial Day parade remembers fallen soldiers
Crowds lined the streets in their red, white, and blue as veterans, local responders, and other community groups paraded through downtown Rockford.
Moving In/Moving Out: New Barrel Stay Suites expand Hidden Creek Estates’ 77-acre retreat
ROSCOE, Ill. (WIFR) - This week’s business updates:. Folks who are looking for an escape without having to travel too far from home now have an option inside a unique, luxury-space. The five wine-barrel shaped homes all feature king-size beds, full bathrooms and patios. Each climate-controlled home is named...
Aquin Catholic Academy in Freeport to close May 29 after enrollment decline
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Aquin Catholic Academy in Freeport will hold its final day of classes on May 29, 2026, the Diocese of Rockford announced Friday. The decision follows months of review by a special task force and comes after years of declining enrollment and financial challenges at the school. Bishop David Malloy
Adopt 815: Meet ‘Topher’
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Workers describe this week’s Adopt 815 pup as a big, goofy and lovable land seal. The 5-year-old terrier, pit bull mix “Topher” is up for adoption at Winnebago County Animal Services. Topher originally arrived at the shelter as a stray. He was adopted,...
Driver on the run after leaving truck in Kingston ditch
Police are searching for the owner of a Chevrolet pickup truck that was found in the ditch in Kingston on Sunday.
Teen arrested for driving UTV without license after Stillman Valley rollover
A teen driver was cited for no valid driver's license and operating a UTV on the roadway after a UTV accident in Stillman Valley on Saturday.
‘Rotting teeth’ suspect pulls knife on victims at Janesville park, makes ‘obscene demands’
Janesville Police are looking for a suspect with a "scraggly beard and rotting teeth" who confronted two people in a car parked at a Janesville park and made obscene demands of them at knifepoint.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Monday, May 25, 2026
Memorial Day in Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit: from the staff of the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News. Get the Rockton-Roscoe News by email for free. You can receive our daily and/or weekly newsletters with information about Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit. Since April 2021. In case you missed it. You can...
North Burritt Union Cemetery honors fallen soldiers ahead of Memorial Day
WINNEBAGO, Ill. (WIFR) - The community joined friends and family of fallen soldiers to honor the brave men and women who laid down their lives for the greater good. This was for Sunday’s annual North Burritt Memorial Day Service. Attendees watched a Presentation of Color, a reading of the...
Deputies look for driver in Kingston who allegedly crashed truck, took off on foot
KINGSTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Authorities are looking for the driver of a truck found crashed in a ditch Sunday night. DeKalb County deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash around 8:30 p.m., May 24, in the 8000 block of Cherry Valley Road in Kingston. When they arrived, deputies found a gray...

















