Rockford IL

It’s the 40th Annual “Fall Diddley” Craft Show Oct 11 & 12, 2025 at Boone County Fairgrounds in Belvidere… and this week Tina has your chance to win a 4-pack of tickets!. A 40-year run means it’s a crowd pleaser! “FALL DIDDLEY” is ONE OF THE...

Students and staff at Loves Park Elementary were evacuated Friday morning after a rooftop machine caused smoke that activated a fire alarm.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The military re-enactment at Midway Village Museum is known as one of the largest in the nation. World War II Days takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 27 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 28 at 6799 Guilford Road. More than 1,000...

After dropping back-to-back games against Harlem and Guilford, Hononegah bounced back in a big way Friday night by defeating Freeport 35-8.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) - A Rock County nonprofit is hoping to fill a gap in the community by opening a first-of-its kind sober living home for women and their children. For Rita Key, this mission is personal. “I was in my 40s and I tried crack cocaine,” Key said. “I...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Midway Village Museum is hosting its 29th annual World War II Days event this weekend, featuring over 1,100 costume re-enactors and authentic military vehicles. The event, which transforms the museum into a living history exhibit, includes tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles, as well as...

ROCKFORD — For more than eight decades, evidence of the work created by a group of Polish-Jewish artists in a ghetto under Nazi control has been thought to be erased from history. “The fundamental question of this story is: What happened to these works? Where are they now?” Joanna...

How open are you? To change? To new ideas? To new people? To God?. To be open to God is to be able to embrace the rich, full life that God intends for us. It is a function of faith. To be closed to God is to limit your life and to hinder all that God wants to give you. It is usually a function of fear- of the...

Byron was in attack mode again Friday night. The Tigers ran all over Winnebago 55-7.

There’s a historic manor in Rockford. This weekend, you can explore the equally historic farm on site. The executive director of Esta Barrett Manor and Gardens will give a farm tour and hike Saturday, Sept. 26. The 160-acre “gentleman’s farm,” as it was called, was created by the Barrett...