Rockford IL

Drivers are asked to avoid the area of Illinois Route 70 (Trask Bridge Road) and N. Meridian Road due to a crash with injuries.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Tarrie Noel, 35, is identified as the Rockford man killed in a shooting over the weekend, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office. Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, officers were called to the 300 block of Buckbee Street for a shooting. Investigators report Noel had life-threatening...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Winnebago County Integrity Task Force investigates the death of a Winnebago County Jail inmate, according to the sheriff’s office. Around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, correctional officers found a 30-year-old woman unresponsive in the jail. Authorities say correctional officers and on-site...

A Rock County man was hospitalized Monday night after a single-vehicle crash that deputies say was alcohol-related.

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A 35-year-old man died after being shot on Buckbee Street in Rockford as police continue investigating the early-morning incident.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special stop from the North Pole to donate blood at the Rock River Valley Blood Center’s (RRVBC) N. Longwood Street location. The Clauses say the donation is a great way to give back to the community. “What a proud...

Drivers are encouraged to find an alternate route while crews make water service repairs in the 3500 block of Highcrest Road.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The city of Freeport enters another year of rental registration, part of an effort to improve landlord and rental concerns. “if there was an issue with the property, such as long grass or snow removal wasn’t being done,  we couldn’t get a hold of the actual property owners because we didn’t […]

ROCKFORD — A City Council committee has given the preliminary OK for a McDonald’s to be built along Perryville Road after the developer addressed concerns over the location of a dumpster on the property. The council’s Code and Regulation Committee had delayed a vote on the proposed McDonald’s...