Mostly sunny with a slight chance for a few showers & thunderstorms after 3PM
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Mostly sunny with south winds 5 - 10 MPH and highs in the middle 80’s. Slight chance for showers and thunderstorms after 3 through 10 this evening. Upper 80’s tomorrow with a slight chance of thunderstorms late afternoon. Strong to severe storms possible on Wednesday.
Annual event in Pecatonica gets kids ‘hooked on fishing’
PECATONICA, Ill. (WIFR) - The annual Hooked on Fun Kid’s Fishing Derby welcomes families to Four Lakes Forest Preserve to try out fishing. The Forest Preserves of Winnebago County hosted the event June 14 at 10217 Fish Hatchery Road in Pecatonica. Muskies, Inc. - Flatlanders Chapter provided free Zebco...
Illinois BBB Warns Of “Tariff Scams” Targeting Illinois Residents
It's funny how a few months back, people who couldn't even spell the word "tariff" suddenly became overnight experts on the topic after watching a few minutes of news coverage. Well, just like taking advice from a brand-new "expert" in something, you should be very careful and more than a...
Capri cuts the ribbon on Loves Park restaurant, culminating effort to reopen after fire
LOVES PARK — The Grisanzio family on Monday cut the ribbon on the new Capri Restaurant, the culmination of more than two-and-a-half years of work to rebuild the local staple after its original location in downtown Rockford was damaged in a fire. The new dine-in restaurant, horseshoe bar and...
At Home files for bankruptcy, cites tariff increases
School may be out for the summer but the Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education gathered hundreds of educators for its Summer Symposium. Man arrested after peeing on $10,000 worth of food at Sam’s Club, police say. Updated: 46 minutes ago. |. The incident happened May 30 at a Sam’s...
Cannabis dispensary could fill former bank building in Machesney Park
MACHESNEY PARK — Village officials are considering a measure that could clear a path for a cannabis dispensary to operate inside the former Illinois Bank & Trust building on West Lane Road. The board is slated to give an initial reading Monday night to an ordinance that would allow...
Bank of America confirms permanent closure of 19 locations – see the full list
A wave of bank branch closures is sweeping across the country, with Bank of America leading the latest round of shutdowns. Branches in multiple states are slated to close their doors permanently as financial institutions reevaluate the cost of...
PHOTOS: Rockford house fire prompts multi-department response
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A fire in a Rockford neighborhood Sunday afternoon prompted a response from multiple departments. Firefighters were called to a residence in the 5000 block of Tipple Road around 2:00 p.m. for reports of an active fire in the home’s attached garage. Smoke could be seen coming from the home, and...
Cooking fire destroys residence in Belvidere mobile home park
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A cooking fire turned catastrophic at a Belvidere home on Saturday. The fire occurred at a residence in the 1200 block of W. Locust Street, within the Bel-Bo Mobile Home Park. According to the Belvidere Fire Department, officials were called at 1:56 p.m. for reports of an exterior cooking...
22-year-old woman faces DUI charges in Ogle County collision
Abby Wellman, 22, of Sterling, Illinois, faces DUI charges after a two-car collision on Friday night that resulted in her vehicle overturning in a field and her being transported to a local hospital for unknown injuries.
