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Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 8:47 PM CDT
|By Annamarie Schutt
September is suicide prevention month, but several Rockford nonprofits work to prevent it all year round.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
Participants were able to get mugshots taken with team members, play the on-course games including the Crime Scene Bunkers, Perjury Passes, Hole in One contest, the role the dice to take a shot off and more.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
A 20-year-old Dixon man is now facing two counts of reckless homicide in connection with a crash that killed two teens on April 10 in Lee County.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Police say two of the vehicles caught on fire.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:27 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Officer deemed justified in April shooting
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:11 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Police ask you avoid the are as the investigation continues
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Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
West Highway 14 from N. CTH H to N. CTH F was shut down for more than three and a half hours while the Rock County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
In August, Senate Republicans blocked debate on the “Freedom to Vote” Act, saying the bill would give the federal government excessive controls over state and local elections and increase voter fraud
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Elida St. eatery and bar has been in business for 23 years.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Highlighting National Small Business Week
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Officials say the flow of narcotics from the Chicagoland area to points north and west along the Interstate is a continuing problem.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Ali Rasper
Chief Redd says the department has a few leads that they are currently pursuing, as of right now the officer that was hit is un-injured and is currently taking time off from work while the investigation unfolds.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Zoe Chipalla
COVID-19 killed several small businesses, but surprisingly, it also launched a bunch of new ones, including a few local favorites.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
After nearly 35 years in a narrow strip, Rockcom gets a much-needed expansion, which includes more workspaces and enhanced technology.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a Hispanic Heritage Luncheon
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there are only 18 ICU beds available out of a possible 175.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:29 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The officer was checked out at an area hospital as a precaution, otherwise no other injuries were reported.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 10:29 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The program is free and available to housing providers and tenants with pending residential eviction court cases.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:56 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Just before 1 a.m., Rockford Fire responded to a call for a motorhome on fire in the 3100 block of Collins Street.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By WILL WEISSERT
They’re all Democrats. Yet each side is taking vastly different approaches to guiding the massive $3.5 trillion spending bill through Congress.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
World War II Bomber tour is coming to Rockford this weekend
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Demolition is underway at the Brewington Oaks Building
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The race will take place on a new course that will move through the heart of Stroll on State. Officials say the new route will allow runners and spectators a sneak peek of the festival grounds decorated for the holidays.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Ali Rasper
One mother says she’s still fighting for justice for her son who was killed eight years ago.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Anthony Ferretti
Recent charges filed against the Winnebago County Coroner inspire area lawmakers to hold elected officials accountable.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed into law a pledge to eliminate the state’s climate-damaging carbon emissions within a quarter-century, including money to keep clean-power nuclear plants running while shuttering coal-fired plants.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Wisconsin State Patrol has confirmed a motorcycle rider died in a rush hour wreck Wednesday morning at an I-39/90 interchange in Janesville.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Sanika Bhargaw
The shortage means replacement parts and new furnaces are hard to get, so even urgent repairs could take weeks in dangerously cold temperatures.