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BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit school district superintendent has resigned, the School District of Beloit said in a statement Wednesday morning.

The amount of haunted houses, witches, vampires, and horror movie lovers we have, making the top 10 list should be easy.

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WIFR) - Police in Rochelle ask for help from the community to find a group of suspects believed to have been involved in a shooting Saturday night. Around 11 p.m. Oct. 4, officers were called to the 100 block of Willis Avenue for a report of a large group of people, all wearing black, said to be...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — A Boone County woman who mistakenly set fire to the wrong home during an arson attack in Crystal Lake will spend more than a decade in prison. Brittany Terrell, a 33-year-old Garden Prairie, Illinois, resident, has been sentenced to 13 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, McHenry...

WINNEBAGO, Ill. (WIFR) - U.S. 20 is back open after crews clean up a crash Wednesday morning. Around 8 a.m. October 8, a two-vehicle crash blocked westbound U.S. 20 starting near N. Hoisington Road. The road was partially closed for nearly an hour. A WIFR reporter on the scene says...

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Jimmie Rogers, 33, has been sentenced to spend 10 years in prison for a 2023 shooting at Onyx Bar & Grill in Machesney Park. Rogers pleaded guilty to Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm in August, avoiding the more serious charge of Attempted Murder. Additional charges, including...

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BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Belvidere Police have issued a missing persons alert for a 65-year-old woman, Mary Sahlin. According to police, Sahlin has a history of mental health issues and may be suicidal. She was reported missing on October 3rd, 2025. Sahlin lived in an assisted living facility in Belvidere, in the...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - If you’re a fan of TV’s longest running game show, you’ll soon have a chance to come on down in the Forest City. On Friday, March 13, The Price is Right Live heads to Rockford’s Hard Rock Live. Doors for the interactive stage production (non-televised) open at 7 p.m. Attendees must be 21 years...

Two teenagers, 15 and 13 years old, were arrested after stealing a car in Beloit and leading police on a chase, with the 15-year-old facing multiple charges and the 13-year-old released to a parent with charges pending.