Rockford IL

15-year-old Carter Nilson has big NASCAR dreams. He has since he was three years old, driving go-karts

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Tim Larson of Rockford has spent five decades building a Disney collection that now tops 1,500 items. Larson says the collection began with a family road trip in 1972, when his parents drove 23 straight hours to Walt Disney World, arriving on Christmas Day and staying at a campground on the...

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Beloit police and fire were at the scene where a possibly dangerous remnant of World War I was found in someone’s basement. The City of Beloit Fire Department posted on Facebook at 3:19 p.m. that they had crews in the 2600 block of Chatsworth Drive and would be there for several hours.

Vitale, 75, of Belvidere, and Lori Rice, 53, of Rockford, each face felony charges including four counts of theft of government property over $100,000, one count of sales tax evasion, one count of filing a fraudulent sales tax return and two counts of forgery.

Rising high in Illinois, this massive Native American sculpture captures the eye and sparks awe in every visitor, and you won’t be an exception. Many travelers pass by without knowing it exists, but it’s worth stopping. This towering figure is one of the most impressive outdoor sculptures in the Midwest, and it...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill (WTVO) — Multiple emergency agencies responded to a structure fire in Ogle County on March 15. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 9:48 p.m and responded to a structure fire in the 17,000 block of East Illinois Route 64 for a building fully engulfed in flames.

BRADFORD, Wis. -- A Janesville man who died in a crash in the Town of Bradford was identified.

Illinois keeps changing the way people eat, and 2026 is proof that the pace isn’t slowing down. New restaurants aren’t just opening, they’re raising expectations. A quiet town suddenly has a waitlist. A familiar street now smells like something entirely new. That’s the kind of shift happening...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - No one was harmed after a Beloit Transit bus started on fire on Monday morning, officials said. The fire started in the rear wheel well of a bus around 6:30 a.m. Monday at the Beloit Transit Transfer Center on Shirland Avenue. City officials said that the...

Before flight schools existed, a Rockford woman built a plane at home and flew it solo. Her story is unbelievable.