WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

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

Starting January 1, 2026, Illinois will eliminate the 1% grocery sales tax. For DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas, that begins ...

High School graduation means turning the page on childhood towards a whole new world of opportunity so local educators make ...

An inmate at Thomson Penitentiary awaits sentencing after a federal jury found him guilty of killing a fellow inmate because ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Temperatures throughout the Stateline surged into the 80s for the fourth time in the past five days, and the summer-like warmth isn’t going anywhere for at least a few more ...

Winnebago County is seeing a similar drop. In 2023, there were 117 confirmed opioid overdose deaths. In 2024, that number dropped to 64, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Some lucky customers may be able to score a free meal Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald’s location in ...

The Chicago Bears will play games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday this season, a first for the team. They will open the season on Monday Night Football and play in primetime twice in the first ...

The city searches for a new City Administrator after Brian Brooks announces his plans to retire later this summer.