Rockford IL

Dee Edgerton turns on a clothes dryer in her classroom at West Middle School in Rockford. When students struggle and need a less-crowded space to learn, they’re assigned to her room. She also cooks with her kids. She does laundry for the school’s sports teams and for some of...

The Rockford area remains under a hazardous weather outlook and cold weather advisory as it enters the final week of January. According to the National Weather Service, the region faces an elevated excessive cold risk with wind chills expected to be as around 20 to 25 degrees below zero overnight Jan. 25 and into...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A man receives his prison sentence in connection to a Rockford shooting from June 2022. Mario J. Perkins, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - WIFR’s new weekly streaming series Moving In/Moving Out puts a spotlight on the changing business landscape of the Rockford region. Introducing viewers to new businesses establishing themselves in the community while honoring the legacy of those closing after years of service. The series...

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 6:37 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the 900 block of Echo Trail in unincorporated Marengo for a reported residential structure fire. The caller reported smoke inside the home, but the source was not immediately clear. Firefighters arrived on scene and...

The Rockford teacher's union, the Rockford Education Association, has voted to authorize a potential strike, though no immediate action...

Good morning! How about some local and national headlines to warm you up on this cold, cold Saturday? The Rock County Sheriff's Office says a report of shots fired that triggered a hard lockdown at UW-Whitewater at Rock County on Friday afternoon was likely fireworks being shot off near campus. Law enforcement spent...

If something big is going on, do you need to investigate? Do you need to know all the details? Does it drive you nuts not to know?. Life is full of wonders and mysteries. The news is full of stories - good and bad - that beg for our attention. No matter how curious you are, you don't have time to satisfy your...

One of the best wrestling teams in the state, Hononegah, was at it again Saturday afternoon, storming through the NIC-10 to earn its third conference title in a row in dominant fashion. If you're a state-runner-up program looking to take another step, this is how you want to start the postseason. More Rockford-area...

(WIFR) - We’ve had another frigid start to our day with wind chills down near 15 degrees below zero. We won’t find too much relief this afternoon as wind chills will stick close to -5 degrees thanks to northerly winds near 10 to 20 mph. Highs today will top out in the upper single digits with mostly cloudy skies. I...