The event will take place rain or shine, with event coordinators saying there’s a back-up plan in case of rain.

Pecatonica American Legion Post 197 hosts an event to bring the community together in celebrating their 100th anniversary.

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Cataclysm Games partners with Rock River Valley Blood Center to host the “Blood for the Blood God” drive. The event takes place at Cataclysm Games from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ROSCOE, Ill. (WIFR) - The 2025 Food and Wine Festival brings an afternoon of community and good food to Hidden Creek Estates.

Pop-Up in the Parks returns for its 7th year, featuring more than 100 local vendors and small businesses. The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. July 19 at Machesney Park Town Center. Organizers ...

Cherish gave birth to her first child at just 15 years old. All by herself, she sat beside her newborn son in the NICU at UW Health Northern Illinois. WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and ...

After a scoreless first two innings, Harrison Bowman put the Rivets on the board with a three-run home run to left in the third ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Friday, Rasmussen University held its nursing graduation ceremony at Stateline Church in Rockford.

A Vietnam war veteran from Rockford is dedicated to make sure no soldiers sacrifice is forgotten. The Rockford fire and police departments go head-to-head for the 2025 Battle of the Badges blood drive ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Vietnam War veteran from Rockford is dedicated to making sure no soldier’s sacrifice is forgotten. Nick Parnello was 20 years old when he enlisted in the U.S Army in 1967. In ...

SYCAMORE, Ill. (WIFR) - The Sycamore Spartans football head coach, Joe Ryan, will retire at the end of the 2025 season. This fall will be his 22nd season at the helm of the Spartans.