Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family’s cat and two dogs. Help has arrived for now, she says, after an Illinois nonprofit arranged for volunteers to give her a grocery gift card last week to buy food for herself and...
$10,000 donation fuels Belvidere food drive for families impacted by SNAP crisis
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) -Hundreds of families in Boone County lined up outside UAW Local 1268 Saturday November 8 as UAW volunteers handed out boxes of food as part of the union’s 25th community food distribution event. “Back in September of 2023, when we had 800 members losing their pay...
Man sentenced in Janesville crash that killed 2 people
A judge sentenced a Janesville man to 16 years in prison on Tuesday after he was convicted in a drunk driving crash that killed two people in Rock County.
Two People Shot on Ferguson Street in Rockford
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting Thursday afternoon on Ferguson Street in Rockford.
Illinois Is Ranked #2 In The Nation For Highest Property Taxes
Imagine paying over $6,000 a year just to keep a roof over your head! That's the reality for many Illinois homeowners.
Illinois Man’s Shocking Act Raises Hygiene Concerns
Imagine grabbing a drink at your favorite restaurant, only to be reminded of the messy side of public spaces. What just happened at Chipotle might make you think twice.
‘We never thought it would happen to us’: Mother of 13-year-old who police say...
Keonna Lauts, mother of the 13-year-old girl who was shot over the weekend by an 11-year-old boy, spoke with Eyewitness News reporter Ma'Rico Holland in an exclusive interview.
On the market: 3-bedroom home in Lena built in 1900 has pocket doors and...
Address: 303 S. Freedom St., Lena Property description: This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home built in 1900 has ornate wide oak trim, a wood staircase and pocket doors between the living room and parlor. It has 1,733 square feet of living space. There is a single wide pocket door from the parlor to the fourth...
Discovery Center to honor Mister Rogers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Discovery Center will host a Be My Neighbor Day event from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, November 8. The event will have several activities and trucks, like the Rockford Public Library and trolley. Several characters from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will make an appearance, like...
Rockford woman’s legacy lives on through donations for cancer care and research
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - More than $70,000 will go toward breast cancer care and research at UW Health in northern Illinois, honoring the life of a Rockford woman who battled the disease. On March 12, 2021, Margaret “Maggie” Rudolph, died at the age of 37 from breast cancer.
