A COLD start this Wednesday morning with feel like numbers a few degrees below zero. Sunshine today with highs in the mid to low 20’s. Mostly clear tonight with lows around 10. A mix of sun and clouds ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford police are on the scene following a shooting Wednesday morning in the 600 block of Rome ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It’s good news for the Ad Hoc Committee behind the restoration efforts of a historic house in Winnebago County after an architect confirms the project is doable.

ROSCOE, Ill. (WIFR) - A massive house fire in Roscoe sends one person to the hospital and claims the lives of two dogs, according to authorities. Dozens of crews were called out just before 8 p.m.

A bill that will return land at Shabbona Lake and State Park in DeKalb County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now on its way to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's desk.

Since spring of 2024, lawmakers in Springfield considered a crackdown on hemp and Delta 8 products; the Illinois senate passed the regulation bill 54-1. Governor JB Pritzker threw his support behind ...

With bird flu cases rising, experts put added attention on our four-legged friends, sharing what effect the disease could ...

Clouds will return Thursday night as a fast-moving disturbance rapidly approaches from the west. It’s even possible that by ...

It’s a bittersweet day for Dodge Lanes Bowling Alley as Belvidere city council approves a plan to redevelop the site.

Emergency room visits with raspatory viruses are “very high” nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

DIXON, Ill. (WIFR) - As of Jan. 1, the former KSB Hospital is now the 17th hospital in the OSF HealthCare system. The ...