Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Police has confirmed the 20-year-old man has died from his injuries. Rockford Police responded to a shooting Sunday afternoon in the Circle K parking lot on Jefferson St. and East State St. Police say a 20-year-old man sustained life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Firefighters are on the scene of a mobile home fire Sunday afternoon. Around 2:15 p.m., June 21, crews were called out to the 200 block of Macon Drive for the blaze. Blackhawk and New Milford Fire along with Bryon Fire say they found the home fully...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A brand-new motorsports event kicked off Saturday at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds, bringing organized quad and side-by-side racing to the area for the first time. Kickabuda Promotions launched its inaugural event at the Backroad Raceway, giving local racing fans a new place to compete close

Uptown Janesville is an enclosed shopping center at 2500 Milton Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin. The old name still follows it around: Janesville Mall, its name from September 1973 until the 2020 rebrand. It opened with JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, and Charles V. Weise. None of the three is there now. Montgomery...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Swedish Historical Society of Rockford holds its annual celebration of the summer solstice Saturday with a number of traditional festivities. Midsommar Fest, Rockford’s Scandinavian street festival, takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 20 at 404 S. 3rd Street in Historic Haight Village.

PECATONICA, Ill. (WIFR) - Dozens of community members came out to a barbeque Saturday in support of the Torstenson Youth Conservation Education Center in Pecatonica. The Fourth Annual Union Sportsmen’s Alliance BBQ Bash was held from noon to 3 p.m., June 20, outside the education center, 13735 Cook Road.

(WIFR) - Man, it has been a phenomenal day across the stateline. We’ve had highs top out in the middle to upper 70s, with a good amount of sunshine. A few clouds have made their way into the region this afternoon, and they will stick around a little bit through the rest of the evening. Other than the clouds, we have a

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rising fish prices force restaurants across the region to make a difficult decision, with some Wisconsin businesses even pausing Friday fish fries altogether. Restaurant owners in Rockford say they’re feeling the same pressure. Murphy’s Pub recently raised the price of its all-you-can-eat fish f

Town of Rock, Wis. -- One person was taken into police custody Friday night after a crash injured two people.