Warm and muggy conditions are expected to persist tonight across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. An expansive area ...

Clouds will drift out on Saturday, allowing for plentiful sunshine over the next several days as a heat dome builds in.

Nearly 200 young basketball players and their families gathered at the Sports Factory in downtown Rockford to wrap up the ...

Scattered showers and fog early will lead to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and highs in the low-80s before we begin ...

Showers with isolated thunderstorms are possible in northern Illinois through this evening, with some light winds. A weak ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — The Discovery Center Museum has opened a new permanent exhibit called Grow, featuring a three-story climbing play area and interactive spaces designed to teach children character ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Police are investigating a death Friday morning on 7th Ave. in Rockford. The Rockford Police Department announced on X just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 10, that officers were ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A Rockford man is in jail after deputies say he ran from a traffic stop and threw away a loaded stolen gun. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says deputies with the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/WREX) — A local restaurant steps in to help those impacted by the recent closure of several Beef-a-Roo locations around the Rockford area. On Saturday, July 11, and Tuesday, July ...

Sunshine returns in full force this weekend as a heat dome builds up and brings a heat wave to much of the country in the week ahead. Some of Friday's clouds will be hanging around Saturday morning, ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WREX) — A Freeport man was caught and charged after detectives say they found stolen items connected to a burglary near Adeline. Michael Rowe, 35, is facing a felony burglary charge ...