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DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. (WIFR) - A Mount Morris man was arrested on a weapon charge Friday after a crash with a 15-year-old driver. Joshua M Palmer, 31, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and illegal transportation of alcoholic beverage by a driver. Around 12:45 p.m., June 19, Ogle...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Residents are asked to avoid the area as crews battle a blaze Saturday morning. On June 20, Rockford Fire Department went out to a structure fire in the 2400 block of Eastmoreland Avenue. Authorities say the fire is under control and no injuries are reported. Units...

Summerfield Zoo in Belvidere will celebrate Father's Day weekend with a fun-filled event featuring special activities for the entire family. As a token of appreciation, every dad who visits during the event will receive a complimentary sweet treat. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a special animal presentation

Summertime in the Rockford region means sun, fun and shows at Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre. Now celebrating its 60th anniversary, Starlight Theatre is one of Illinois’ oldest outdoor community performance venues, having staged 186 shows with a cast and crew totaling nearly 50,000. From humble beginnings when

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Community members are celebrating the city’s 36th annual Juneteenth event today in Sinnissippi Park. The celebration, which includes food trucks, local vendors, live music and a talent show, is the longest-running Juneteenth event of its kind in Illinois. The tradition behind Rockford’s Juneteen

For three of the top five runners at Motion Raceworks Sick Summer, that was the case at the fourth stop at Great Lakes Dragaway. After a rain out at Tri-State on Wednesday, the fans once again poured into Great Lakes Dragaway, and they got to witness all the action, and carnage, before competitors licked their wounds a

ROCKFORD — At Rockford University, Knox Fowler was an inspirational theater director who was instrumental in creating the college’s Maddox Theatre. Then he became a ghost story. “We would all have different experiences at night,” said Beth Dorland, a 2002 Rockford University graduate who is now the chairperson...

JANESVILLE — A man already in jail for allegedly running over a Black woman in a Beloit convenience store parking lot was charged with a hate crime toward a Hispanic male in the Rock County Jail. Thomas Edward Tuminskas II, 51, Beloit, was charged with assault by a prisoner with a hate crime modifier, the second time i

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The family of 22-year-old Drevin Tavernie, the victim of a fatal Rockford crash, has started a fundraiser to help cover funeral and memorial costs as they mourn their loss. The GoFundMe was started by a family member on behalf of Tavernie’s parents, Rhonda and Richie, with...

35-year-old Charles Gregory was sentenced today to seven years in prison, followed by five years of supervision for a domestic abuse case in 2024 officials said.