Sendele’s six touchdowns lead Hononegah’s romp against Rockford Jefferson
Hononegah senior running back Brody Sendele had what amounts to half a season's worth, if not an entire season's worth for many running backs, of touchdown runs Friday night at Wyeth Stadium.
Fred Machesney’s former plane lands back in Machesney Park
MACHESNEY PARK — A vision to create a new destination centered on the village’s history landed a major milestone this week with the arrival of its most significant artifact. A 1941 Aeronca Chief that once belonged to Fred Machesney has been installed inside a property at Russ and...
Meet the first-year Rockford teacher we’ll interview every month this school year | Teachers’...
On a new Teachers' Lounge, if you’ve been listening for a while, you may know our podcast is also a monthly radio show on WNIJ. The radio show includes exclusive segments you typically don't hear on the podcast. One of my favorite segments is “classroom correspondent.” It’s where we...
Continued dangerous heat Friday with some relief through the weekend
Heat and humidity will unfortunately stick around for another day here across the state line with the 4th day in a row of 90° temperatures on tap. Dewpoints won’t offer any relief either as temperatures will be in the low 70’s which will send heat advisories near and above 100° once again today. Because of this, heat a
Your Rockford Labor Day Weekend Family Fun Checklist
The Rockford Labor Day Parade is back Monday, but that's not all. Here are a few family-friendly ways to make the most of the long weekend.
Rockford Labor Day Parade to feature more than 25 local unions
ROCKFORD — Rockford United Labor’s annual Labor Day Parade will bring together more than 25 local labor unions, four high school bands and 15 cheer groups for a celebration of workers and the organized labor movement. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. Monday from Seventh Street and...
Brad Hopkins named CEO of Rockford Rescue Mission
Brad Hopkins was appointed as the new CEO of the Rockford Rescue Mission on Sept. 3, succeeding Sherry Pitney who served the organization for 44 years.
Fifth Ward Alderwoman Gabrielle Torina announces run for Rockford mayor
Fifth Ward Alderwoman Gabrielle Torina announced Friday she is running for mayor of Rockford.
The Thread: The murder of Detective Kevin Rice and the hunt for his killer
The murder of Kevin Rice stunned the Rockford community and triggered an intensive manhunt for the gunman.
Event space Altar’d to stay closed following Friday afternoon fire
LOVES PARK, (WTVO) — Several Local fire departments collaborated to extinguish a blaze at Altar’d, an event space located on Forest Hills Road Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. Upon arriving on scene, crews could see smoke from the front of the building as flames spread toward a
