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Plans to demolish a 185-year-old limestone home in Winnebago County are postponed. The Forest Preserves of Winnebago County ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - WIFR and the Rockford IceHogs team up to broadcast games for the Rockford area. Every home and some ...

On Oct. 19, 2023, Rockford police were called to the 1700 block of Rural St. for a report of an armed robbery. Officers spoke ...

Big Lots lists its locations at 8750 N. 2nd St. in Machesney Park and 1800 Milton Ave. Ste 100 in Janesville as closing, with ...

STATELINE. (WIFR) - Overnight tonight will be a lot quieter than what we had last night. We will have a few clouds here or ...

Halloween is under a week away. While it is a day for kids to enjoy themselves, there are some risks kids and parents need to ...

The crash happened at 4:30 a.m. June 22, 2023 on W. Hwy 11 in Janesville, killing a motorcyclist and injuring the passenger ...

The House of Grace Learning Center and Daycare announces a safe playground opening for their kids. The playground was ...

A 49-year-old man receives his sentence after being found guilty of dealing drugs to a man who later overdosed and died.

Phil Lesh, who reinvented the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.

Travis Thomas, 34, was found guilty by a jury in June of coercing and transporting a victim across state lines to engage in prostitution. On Friday, U.S. District Judge John Tharp Jr. sentenced Thomas ...