Hononegah graduate set to compete in SEC Championships
ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Gracie Colvin, a 2023 graduate of Hononegah Community High School, is set to make her mark at the SEC ...
Dangerous cold ahead for the stateline
Thursday will be the last day of dangerous cold with wind chills still near 20 degrees below.
Overturned semi-truck slows down traffic on I-90 Sunday afternoon
An overturned semi-truck at a busy off-bound ramp causes a traffic nightmare for motorists for much of Sunday afternoon.
Local musician teaches the history of drums at the Nature At The Confluence Environmental Learning Center
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Inferno Clay Studio opens in downtown Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Shaping and a final glaze brings a new ceramic shop in downtown Rockford. The Inferno Clay Studio ...
Local musician teaches kids to make their own drums at Nature At The Confluence
The musician said the turnout Saturday exceeded his expectations and that there is a beauty in making instruments you can ...
The Superhero Center for Autism hosted a Valentine’s Day party this Saturday
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Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum hosts Cleta’s stay and sew fashion show
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -The Ethnic Heritage Museum hosted Cleta’s Stay and Sew fashion show Saturday. Students showed off ...
A few flurries and frigid temperatures expected to end the stateline’s weekend
Overnight Monday will likely be the coldest night out of the bunch as clouds will dissipate as dry air filters overhead. Lows ...
Once an IceHog, always an IceHog: Rockford inducts legend into Ring of Honor
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford IceHogs honored one of the franchises best Thursday night, as Brian Bickell was inducted into the team’s prestigious Ring of Honor. The ceremony at the BMO Center ...