WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers can expect delays on part of the Illinois 75 bridge starting Monday. Crews will begin work June 1 on the Illinois 75 bridge crossing the Pecatonica River.

The House gave final passage Wednesday to bills giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for homeowners and automobile insurance. Both bills prohibit companies ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WIFR) - A vehicle struck three Tollway Maintenance workers, killing one, early Saturday morning, according to the Illinois State Police. Around 4:30 a.m., May 30, police went out to ...

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Congressman Eric Sorensen joined Freeport city leaders Friday, announcing he will seek $4 million in federal funding to help expand Albertus Airport. The proposal would bring water and sewer service ...

The Rockford Fire Department estimates a blaze caused $100,000 in damage to a home Friday afternoon. Just before 6:30 p.m., firefighters were called to the 2800 block of Colorado Avenue for a report ...

An April Gallup poll shows that since the COVID-19 pandemic, depression and loneliness rates rose to near record highs. According to UW Health behavioral health specialist Jennifer Schoff, there are ...

MercyHealth’s Javon Bea Hospital announced Friday the enrollment of the first U.S. patient for the “INTERCEPT” trial, a clinical trial sponsored by Javelin Medical. The INTERCEPT trial addresses what ...

The 29-year-old flips through his past at Aquin Catholic Academy and Aquin High School. “Oh my God, why did I have a full-on suit?” he said. A few pages over, photos of a dozen or so former classmates ...

Rockford residents and local leaders gathered Friday to celebrate new ownership at LoCost Grocery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marked a new chapter for the west side grocery store at 3118 ...

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

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