‘We are not closing’: Rockford furniture store announces reopening
ROCKFORD, IL — Gustafson's Furniture & Mattress has reopened after a temporary closure as the family business restructured, the business said in a Feb. 11 Facebook post. "Rockford, we’re back open," the post read. "We’ve contacted all customers and are completing deliveries as scheduled. Any customers who had...
Machesney Park woman pleads for better care after rare disorder leaves her blind
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Andrea Coogan keeps the blinds down inside her home. The 45-year-old closes her fridge and returns to the living with eye drops. “I live off these,” she describes. “I use 25 to 35 vials a day.” The vials Coogan holds cost about $170 every 3 months. “These are my blood serum tears made...
Flights from Rockford to Fort Lauderdale start today
Direct flights from Chicago Rockford International Airport to Fort Lauderdale start Thursday, with special rates as low as $42, the airport said in a press release.
Northeast Family YMCA unveils first major renovation since ’07, will add 24-hour access
LOVES PARK — The Northeast Family YMCA unveiled an expansion on Thursday that doubles the size of its fitness center. Next up it will add 24-hour access with an upgraded membership. It’s the facility’s first major renovation since it opened in 2007. The Y took over 4,000...
Wisconsin Speed Skater Jordan Stolz Makes Olympic History
Jordan Stolz’s Olympic debut turned historic as the 21-year-old from Wisconsin broke the Olympic speed skating record and stole the spotlight at Milan-Cortina.
Crash at Riverside and Trainer temporarily blocks Rockford intersection
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Traffic reopens Thursday afternoon after a two-car crash with injuries shut down a Rockford intersection. Just after 12:30 p.m., Feb. 12, police sent out an alert, asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Riverside Boulevard and Trainer Road due to a crash. The road reopened about an hour...
A cry for help: Loves Park family pleads for return of dad detained in...
A family in Loves Park says a loved one is imprisoned in a third-world country with no evidence against him.
Accused Rockford mass shooter Duke Webb wants new judge off murder case
The move comes two days after Judge Ryan Swift was assigned the case.
Rockford’s New ‘Musical Bench’ Honoring Jalyah Thompson
There's something brand new at Rockford's Discovery Center, and it might be one of the most beautiful things you'll see all week.
Stillman Valley man accused of killing daughter-in-law in Schaumburg hotel parking lot dies
The man accused of fatally shooting his daughter-in-law in the parking lot of a Schaumburg hotel last July has died.
