ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The fire department fights an early morning basement fire. Just before 3 a.m. Dec. 19, the Rockford ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Cloudy with snow by late afternoon. Highs will reach the low 30’s with southeast winds 10 - 20 MPH.

Five months since joining the Polo Police Department, Coppotelli allowed instinct to take the driver’s seat for a distressing ...

Every business its own story including one that temporarily closed because of a fire but overcame this to re-open. One of ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Guilford came out on top in a battle of the last undefeated teams in the conference on Wednesday. The ...

Boylan Catholic High School announced Wednesday that President Amy Ott will be stepping down in the summer of 2025.

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

Our Thursday will get off to a quiet, albeit cloudy start. Come noontime, that’s when we’ll turn our attention to the ...

Daniel Sheets, 38, appeared in court on Dec. 18 for a sentencing hearing in connection with three different cases.

Heading into the late afternoon, early evening we will see some clearing in our clouds before they return around midnight ...

(WIFR) - Employers in Illinois will soon have to give employees pay stubs for every pay period. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, every ...