Today, highs will again reach the mid-90s. We may see dew points tick up slightly, leading to heat indices approaching or ...

Expect continued unseasonably hot and humid conditions to dominate the forecast through much of this week.

Northern Illinois University pitcher Max Vaisvila signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees. Vaisvila becomes ...

The heat peaks on Tuesday and Wednesday, but 90s hang around for some time.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Two people died after a motorcycle crash near the Chicago Rockford International Airport Friday night. Matthew Foltz, 45, was driving a motorcycle with Shelley Cain, 58, as his ...

Warm and muggy conditions are expected to persist tonight across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. An expansive area ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A 90-year-old woman died in a house fire Sunday evening in Rockford. The Cherry Valley Fire Protection District got a call about the fire in the 2800 block of Huntington Pkwy.

A Heat Advisory has been issued for counties in southern Wisconsin from noon Tuesday through 8 p.m. Wednesday. Although northern Illinois isn't in the alert, the same advice applies in making sure to ...

Freeport native Mason Lei was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball draft Sunday. The hard-throwing right-hander spent the past season at UIC, where he led the ...

Nearly 200 young basketball players and their families gathered at the Sports Factory in downtown Rockford to wrap up the ...

Showers are expected this morning, transitioning to cloudy conditions this afternoon across northern Illinois and southern ...