Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Swedish Historical Society of Rockford welcomes the summer solstice with traditional festivities and fun for all ages. Midsommar Fest takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at 404 S. 3rd Street in Haight Village, offering food, music, drinks, dancing, vendors and activities for kids.

If there's one thing I will never apologize for, it's eating crab leg in public like I'm at home eating alone. I'm going to get messy. I'm going to splash butter on my shirt. It's inevitable. I love crab legs. The butter. The lime. The work I have to put...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers are asked to find an alternate route while crews are on the scene of a crash on Perryville Road. Just before 10:30 a.m. June 20, first responders were called to N. Perryville Road and E. State Street for a crash. One car can be seen...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - To kick off our Friday, a system of showers and thunderstorms are making their way toward that stateline thanks to a strong low level jet. These storms will likely outrun the jet, causing them to slowly weaken and decay as they are reaching the stateline. The timing on these will likely be...

One person had to be cut from their vehicle after a rollover crash at Rockford's E. State and Perryville intersection.

MADISON, Wis. -- A court commissioner set bond at $10 million for a Madison man accused of trying to poison women he previously went on dates with.

ROCKFORD — When Jean Lythgoe was a child, learning about the existence of the Rockford Public Library was a magical discovery. It was shortly after her family came to Rockford from outside of rural Bettendorf, Iowa, in August 1953, when her dad got a job with the Rockford Morning Star newspaper. A visitor from the...

Rockford Police arrested Marrion Wright, 24, for allegedly delivering cocaine while on parole.

MILTON, Wis. (WMTV) - One woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a boat crash at Royce Dallman Park in Milton Thursday night, according to Lakeside Fire and Rescue officials. Officials said the call came in just after 5:45 p.m. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said the...

JANESVILLE --- The gunman in a reported domestic-related shooting on Tuesday at the Aspen Square Apartments in Janesville was one of three people who died at the scene, the Janesville Police Department has confirmed. In a release Friday, the police department said that “after thorough evidence collection and...