Sunshine is holding strong through Thursday, but a storm system crossing the Midwest brings some beneficial rainfall in the ...

A football camp is coming to Rockford Lutheran this Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m., giving kids ages 5 to 18 a chance to learn the ...

The weekend is kicking off on quite the soggy start, but we get back to a seasonably sunny and warm pattern soon!

Periods of rain are expected from this afternoon through Saturday evening, with a chance of thunderstorms. There is potential for locally heavy rainfall, with some areas possibly seeing two inches ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WREX/WIFR) — An event designed to stop illegal dumping in the Pretzel City is back this Saturday, Aug. 1, after a two-month hiatus. Re-fresh Freeport is a program that collects bulk ...

TOWN OF TURTLE, Wis. (WREX/WIFR) — The Town of Turtle board unanimously rejected a revised cost-reimbursement agreement tied to a potential hyperscale data center during a special meeting Wednesday.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 76-year-old woman on a Rockford bike path on New Year's Day 2025. Jacinto Ramon Albarran Tovar, 31, ...

Pockets of light rain are affecting northern Illinois this morning, with sprinkles possibly lingering into the afternoon before skies begin to thin. High temperatures today will range from the mid-70s ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A proposed solar farm in rural Winnebago County has been rejected by local officials. In a Wednesday night meeting, the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals struck down a ...

PECATONICA, Ill. — A car fire was put out by local firefighters on an area highway. On Tuesday, members of the Pecatonica Fire Protection District were at the intersection of US Route 20 and ...

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BELOIT, Wis. (WKOW) — No one was hurt when a semitrailer carrying milk whey crashed in Beloit. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Fourth Street and Portland Avenue, ...