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SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - Dozens of local dancers and reality TV fans lined up Saturday to meet the star of “Dance Moms”, Abby Lee Miller. Miss Andrea’s Dance Factory hosted the event at Willowbrook Middle School in South Beloit. Dancers of all different age groups joined...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Police Department investigates the shooting of a 35-year-old man Saturday night. Just before 12:30 a.m., May 31, police said on X that a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in the 600 block of Kishwaukee Street. The man was taken to a local hospital. Story...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers can expect delays on part of the Illinois 75 bridge starting Monday. Crews will begin work June 1 on the Illinois 75 bridge crossing the Pecatonica River. Repairs will be made on the westbound lane of the bridge and one lane will remain open.

BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit is facing a housing shortage. According to the Hendricks Family Foundation, vacancy rates are below 1%, driving up costs. The rate of homeownership is also lagging, especially among Black residents. Victoria McAlister is celebrating nearly two years as a homeowner. It’s her family’s legacy in...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Womanspace is holding a garage sale over the weekend to support its mission of creating a more connected and compassionate community. The Glitzy Garage Sale is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 31 at 3333 Maria Linden Drive.

Elizabeth Hand will never forget Aug. 1, 1988. Just weeks before starting her junior year at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, Hand’s older sister and only sibling, Renee, was killed in a single-vehicle car accident. Despite an outpouring of love and support from her family and friends, Hand...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Vincent Giuffre opens his yearbook on the living room couch. The 29-year-old flips through his past at Aquin Catholic Academy and Aquin High School. “Oh my God, why did I have a full-on suit?” he said. A few pages over, photos of a dozen or so former classmates fill the glossy paper.

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - The South Beloit Fire Department celebrates a special delivery after paramedics helped deliver a baby boy in the early morning hours of May 24. Captain Austin Edgington said he and his crew arrived just in time to cut the cord. “I’ve known paramedics that have...

A Rockford arson investigation has resulted in multiple felony charges after a house fire injured a firefighter, displaced a family, and killed a canine.

What type of home sells the fastest in Rockford in 2026?. The U.S. housing market has been challenging for buyers and sellers since the pandemic, as high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and economic uncertainty have kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines. Most home types have been selling slowly as...