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Where at: 160 N Mulford Rd/at strip mall on Mulford Rd. A robbery is being reported that happened today in Rockford. It happened at approximately 3:20 this afternoon, at 160 N Mulford Road, the Check n’ Go. There was a robbery a few weeks ago at the laundromat in...

JANESVILLE Police are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery late Monday night at a Janesville hotel, according to a Janesville Police Department news release. Officers responded at about 11 p.m. Monday, June 27, to a report of an armed robbery at AmericInn Lodge and Suites, 3900 Milton Ave. According to the news release,...

The July 4 holiday weekend is ahead, with many events across the area. Here’s a rundown of local fun. Janesville Independence Day on the Rock: The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team will return with its annual “Independence Day on the Rock” event from 7-10 p.m. Monday, July 4, at Traxler Park, 600 N. Main St, Janesville. ...

ROCKFORD — Colorful fireworks displays will light up the skies over the Rockford region in the coming days as folks prepare to celebrate Independence Day and the various festivals associated with summer.  The following is a list of some of the fireworks shows planned for the area: ...

JANESVILLE An Evansville man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of a coworker in April. Lawyers for Kevin L. Todd, 23, entered a not guilty plea during a preliminary hearing held via video conference on Monday, June 27. Todd joined the conference virtually from the Rock County Jail, waived a preliminary hearing and stood mute as his lawyers entered the plea. ...

ROCKFORD — With plenty of voters thinking more of summer vacations than politics, election officials and party leaders feared low turnout for Tuesday's primary election. Primary elections in Illinois — when voters choose their party's nominees for office — typically have low turnout. But this election is coming in June which is unusually late in the year for Illinois. That...

ROCKFORD — Jacob Elias said he learned “to shoot 3s” at Fred VanVleet’s youth basketball camp Saturday and Sunday at Auburn High School. But that wasn’t his biggest takeaway from the weekend. ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At her home in Rockford, Illinois, Rita Davisson said the “one or two” mice she normally sees during the waning winter months “have turned into more like 10 or 15” in the last couple years, and scientists say the warmer weather might have something to do with it.

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Loves Park is asking voters in Winnebago and Boone Counties to continue a levy for a 1% sales tax at retail stores and restaurants. The money is used for road repairs and other infrastructure improvements. Approving the tax would extend it until 2034 with a 10 year sunset clause.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois state primary is on Tuesday, and redistricting has brought about changes for some voters. One local organization and election official spoke about the importance of getting out to vote. “From the voter’s perspective, the biggest problem will be knowing what district they are in,” said Claire McIntyre, co-president of […]

BYRON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF)–Perhaps Kylia Edmonson was born to tumble. It sure seems that way. She’s only been at it for one year, and the Byron six-year-old is already a two-time national champion. Recently at the USTA Trampoline and Tumbling Nationals in Lakeland, Florida while competing in the sub-novice division, Edmonson won the Rod Floor and […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - According to the American Psychiatric Association, roughly one in eleven people will live with PTSD in their lifetime. On National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Day, local leaders say there are avenues of support in the area, so no one has to fight the disorder alone. “I...

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Earlier this month at the United States Tumbling & Trampoline Association Nationals in Florida, the Wight Tumble Academy brought home three first-place finishes. Harlem Middle School student Audrey Fisher earned both individual titles in the 12-year-old girls tumbling and trampoline competitions. “I was really shocked,”...

BELOIT Rock County health care providers have launched an HIV testing campaign to promote HIV testing services and remind the public of HIV testing for National HIV Testing Day, which was Monday, June 27, according to a Rock County Public Health Department news release. Vivent Health is providing free testing at its facility in Beloit, 136 W. Grand Ave., Suite 290, through Friday. Vivent Health provides free HIV, hepatitis C...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — There are several new referendums that voters might see on their ballot Tuesday. The Northwest Fire Protection District is asking for a new tax rate for emergency and rescue missions, as well as for new equipment. A “Yes” on the referendum would mean that taxpayers would pay about $33 more per […]

ROSCOE—In the life of a baseball player as well as a lot of softball players, it’s a right of passage. T-Ball came into vogue about 40 years ago. The kids playing it at Kinnikinnick Grade School Monday night play a hybrid form adopted by Stateline Baseball. The official program is called 6U Instructional Coach Pitch & T-Ball. It began in early June and will wrap up by mid-July. It is also played t Porter Park and the Rockton Athletic Fields. ...

Janesville Police are investigating an armed robbery at a local hotel. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the AmericInn Lodge & Suites on Milton Avenue shortly after 11:00 Monday night. Investigation determined a male suspect entered the hotel, threatened the employee while insinuating he had a gun,...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Seeing low-flying planes buzzing in the sky over Rockford Tuesday morning? Those planes are part of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s effort to control the Spongy Moth population by spraying a pheromone to prevent the insects from breeding. According to the IDOA, Lymantria dispar, aka Spongy Moth, is a non-native pest […]