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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Many residents in the area experience damage after an overnight storm brought high winds. Reports say ...

Rochelle Municipal Utilities shares information on which areas are experiencing outages after high winds overnight, and how ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A new X-ray machine allows patients to get the help they need without leaving the Hope Clinic. Beginning March 14, the new X-ray machine allows the hygienist and dentist to ...

Temperatures will top out around 60° around midday Saturday, but will fall considerably in the afternoon. Sunday’s likely to ...

According to the police department’s annual update, violent crime dropped 8.8 percent from 2023 to 2024 and 29.9 percent from ...

WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - Students, teachers and the Byron Fire Department jumped into ice-cold water Friday afternoon. They call ...

Clint Morris, Fred Brereton and John Albertini will appear on the consolidated general election ballot April 1 in the race of ...

Hononegah girls soccer team’s defensive leader, Sophie Oberheim, has announced her commitment to play at Eastern Illinois ...

Drew Commesso led the way with a stellar night between the pipes, stopping all 26 shots for his second shutout in 8 days.

A 20-year-old man is in custody after someone called police to say he was hiding in their yard, investigators say. 5 teens ...