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CALEDONIA, Ill. (WIFR) - Caledonia Elementary School in the Belvidere School District has released students for the day because of flooding in the school. Friday, March 6, students at the elementary school were given the day off after the roof began leaking as a result of heavy rain, according to school officials.

SPRINGFIELD — When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped “UNDUE” in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away. The 27-year-old Rochelle resident assumed it was junk mail, or maybe a scam. The letter claimed that her medical debt from 2018, totaling over $1,000, had been erased.

Good morning! Welcome to your Saturday morning and some local, national and world headlines to get you going. 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 Friday, didn't elaborate on why...

Work continues on 11th Street from Harrison Avenue to Broadway Street in Rockford. The cross-walk signals toward the Harrison end of the project are being removed and new signals will be installed. The cross walk will remain open and temporary signs will inform drivers to stop when pedestrians are present.

Spring cleaning is upon us! Here’s a look at how donating locally can make a big impact right here in Rockford.

March is National Nutrition Month, a time to learn more about making informed food decisions and developing healthful eating.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In this week’s edition of Sampling the Stateline, WIFR’s Alyssa Kelly visits Tavern on Clark in Rockford. Owners of the spot, located just off the I-90 and Business 20 junction, say they wanted to bring back the look and feel of a classic neighborhood tavern, creating a one-of-a-kind...

A Rockford, Illinois, woman was sentenced March 6 in federal court to two years in prison for her role in a drug trafficking organization that attempted to bring 30 kilograms of cocaine to the Green Bay area . Sanjuana Montenegro Ochoa pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiring to distribute more than 5...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - A special grand opening ribbon ceremony officially welcomed the 815 Artisan Collective to Belvidere at 11 a.m. Friday, with the Belvidere Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Clinton Morris and State Representative Dave Vella in attendance. The collective’s goal is to introduce people to the offerings...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rockford man faces charges in connection with a Homeland Security Investigations operation that brought SWAT vehicles to the area for a package containing machine-gun conversion devices, court documents say. Gerardo G. Zamora, 19, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with...