Rockford IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Sustain Rockford brings back the Fix-it-Fair Saturday, continuing to help residents keep their belongings out of the landfill. From 9 a.m. to noon, June 27, people can bring up to three items to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 Third St., and get them repaired for free. A...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Less than a year after opening its first storefront, Sassy Mac Boys cuts the ribbon on its second location. Sassy Mac Boys held a grand-opening ceremony Saturday in the Cherryvale Mall’s food court, 7200 Harrison Avenue. There are special promotions and giveaways offered throughout the day.

CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (WIFR) - Several area departments went out to the scene of an attached garage fire Saturday. Just before 9:45 a.m., June 27, firefighters were spotted near the 5800 block of Linden Rd. in Cherry Valley, battling the blaze. The extent of the fire, and if anyone was...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Young athletes from across the Midwest are competing in Rockford this weekend at the 2026 AAU Region 13 National Qualifier track meet. Competitors are vying for a chance to qualify for the Junior Olympics. This year marks the first time the event is hosted at the Clarence Hicks Sports Complex, a

A pedestrian was struck in a crash Thursday afternoon, according to the Beloit Police Department.

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when a restaurant gets everything right and keeps getting it right for decades. The Blackhawk Steak Pit in Oregon, Illinois is that rare establishment where excellence isn’t an accident but a way of life. Let me tell you about a...

BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - Young entrepreneurs put their business skills to the test Friday during Byron Bank’s annual Lemonade Stand Contest, an event celebrating the bank’s 60th anniversary of serving northern Illinois. Children created and operated their own lemonade stands, serving customers while learning lessons in bud

ROCKFORD — Screw City Beer Festival will return this September for its 16th year, but it may be its last call. Chris Wachowiak, who founded the festival with Aaron Sleger while he was also running Kryptonite bar in downtown, said this will be his final year with the event. Whether it continues will be up to Sleger, who

At the May 12, 2026 community forum, newly hired Hononegah Superintendent Dr. Ehren Jarrett expanded on his introductory remarks by taking questions from attendees. One of the first questions asked whether he planned to bring academic academies to Hononegah. Jarrett said that while such programs work well in some distr

Rockford Art Deli's annual Free Print Day returns Saturday with a patriotic cowboy design celebrating America's 250th birthday. Bring a blank shirt and get a free limited-edition print.