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WIFR News | Rockford, IL
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TOP HEADLINES
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Jason Near
Community members from Rockford’s 6th Ward will come together Saturday morning to address concerns of public safety.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Brea Walters
Heating fires peak during the winter months, with nearly half of all U.S. home fires being caused by heating equipment.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Anthony Ferretti, Srikar Rajendran and Forrest Nelson
WIFR’s Anthony Ferretti and Srikar Rajendran have the highlights from all of Friday night’s action.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Kira Miner
Snow tapers off this morning, with more sun expected by this afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM CST
|By Laura Neuzil
List of warming centers around the stateline.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM CST
|By Daniel Burbank
Dangerously cold weather is here to stay through the weekend across the stateline and local health experts want to make sure people stay safe.
7 Day Forecast
FEATURES
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM CST
|By Forrest Nelson
Concerts, shows and more in the stateline area for January 23-29, 2026
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Maggie Dougherty and Capitol News Illinois
Electric utility Commonwealth Edison filed its 2028-2031 grid plan last week, requesting $15.3 billion, which is expected to raise average utility bills by $2.5-$3 per month, on top of other rate increases.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM CST
|By Peter Hancock and Capitol News Illinois
The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved a $2.7 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, a 4.6% increase over the funding level lawmakers approved for this year. But their request came at the same time Gov. JB Pritzker announced he was reducing this year's higher ed budget by $30.5 million. Both moves prompted criticism from the union that represents university employees.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM CST
|By Georgia Epiphaniou, Erika Tulfo, Medill Illinois News Bureau and Capitol News Illinois
Illinois House Democrats kicked off their spring session this week in a mostly symbolic fashion, denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies in series of resolutions criticizing immigration raids, and cuts to health care and child care programs.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Police are responding to a threat Friday at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater at Rock County campus.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM CST
|By The Associated Press, Julie Carr Smyth and Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos
An Illinois doctor has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM CST
|By Jason Near
Authorities identify a man found dead in his car after a single-car crash in McHenry County.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Jason Near
A portion of a road in Rockton is closed on Friday morning due to wires on fire.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Anthony Ferretti
Some high schools in the Rockford region announce changes to their respective Friday night basketball games because of the cold weather.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Jason Near
Rockford Police investigate the life-threatening shooting of a man in Rockford.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Forrest Nelson
She was officially charged on Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Stephenson County Circuit Court.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM CST
|By Alyssa Kelly
The extreme cold is making its way to the Stateline, and as Illinois residents prepare for it, so are school districts.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Laura Neuzil
RPS 205, Harlem and Freeport school districts have all canceled classes for Jan. 23.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM CST
|By Daniel Burbank and Laura Neuzil
The suspect in connection with a sexual assault investigation appears in court.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM CST
|By Mike Garrigan
WIFR Morning News Anchor Mike Garrigan gives an in-depth preview of the 2026 Illinois Governor’s race.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM CST
|By Miriam Nesemeier
The Pecatonica Community School District 321 school board voted Wednesday night not to approve the hire of an elementary school music teacher.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
A Rockford man was arrested Tuesday night after Ogle County deputies say he was in a rollover crash with an 8-year-old passenger.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 7:12 PM CST
|By Nathaniel Langley and WIFR Newsroom
State leaders expect Illinois to lose $1 billion in federal funds, risking the loss of child care for thousands of families.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM CST
|By DJ Baker
Could our deep freeze this weekend cause stateline trees to “explode”?
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM CST
|By Sydni Stoffregen
Highland community college plans to use a $30,000 grant to recruit and support future educators and hopefully put an end to the persistent teacher shortage.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM CST
|By Laura Neuzil
Plea hearing scheduled for man accused of sexually assaulting woman on Rockford bike path
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM CST
|By Jason Near
Families paid more in 2025 compared to the year before, according to two new reports.