Rockford IL

Scott Leber, has covered High School sports on television in the Rockford, IL, region since 1989. He will be presented with the IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award, on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Stillman Valley High School, 425 S. Pine Street, Stillman Valley, IL 61084.) The presentation will occur at...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The City of Rockford, in partnership with The Battery Network, launches an initiative to give residents a free and simple way to dispose of batteries. Now, community members can visit the Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center, 3315 Kishwaukee St., to dispose of household batteries. The...

If you won free food for a year, what restaurant are you choosing?

Regional gas prices declined last week and reached an average of $2.65 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $2.69 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Midwest region rose about 6 cents since last month. According to the EIA,...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The owners of a longtime furniture business in Rockford reassures customers after rumors swirled about the status of the store. Wednesday evening, David Gustafson of Gustafson’s Furniture and Mattress said the family plans to resume normal business functions soon as David and Christopher...

Explore the paranormal at Boone County Museum of History as Haunted Rockford and partners host their inaugural ghost investigation, sharing history and unexplained activity.

It can get mighty cold in the Stateline area during the winter and kids need a place to get their energy out when it’s too cold to play outside! Thankfully, there are several indoor play places in the greater Rockford area where you can take your kids to burn off some energy and quite a few fast food restaurants...

JANESVILLE — Amara is preparing for March 27. “She’s going to get her dress picked out,” says the soon-to-be 8-year-old’s father, Dan Schultz. “She’s looking forward to it.” March 27 is this year’s date of the Rock County Daddy-Daughter Dance, a charity event to benefit the Janesville Community Center at St....

A man from Poplar Grove, Illinois, has been arrested in Nebraska for allegedly smuggling 12 pounds of methamphetamine along I-80.

DODGE COUNTY, Wis. - Beaver Dam police and the Dodge County Sheriff's Office are still looking for a missing 42-year-old woman, Alexis Nelson. Nelson has been missing since spring 2025, which is the last time when family members say they heard from her. If you have had contact with Alexis...