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Beef-A-Roo breaks ground on Freeport location
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A beloved Rockford restaurant breaks ground for a new franchise on Freeport’s south side. City officials, the Greater Freeport Partnership and the Freeport Beef-A-Roo ownership group gathered Friday in the Marshall’s parking, 1804 S. West Avenue, for the groundbreaking ceremony. Founded in 1967, Beef-A-Roo...
‘The show will go on!’ Pec Playhouse buys new building
PECATONICA, Ill. (WIFR) - The Pec Playhouse found a new place to call home. Since the roof collapse and demolition of its original location on Main Street, the board of directors has been searching for its replacement. Pec Playhouse will call 202 W Third Street home. The purchase of the...
Thelma Houston wows on The Masked Singer
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — There is never a dull moment on The Masked Singer and tonight we’re chatting with Grammy award winning artist Thelma Houston after her epic reveal as the Clock. Thelma chose to do The Masked Singer because she wanted a challenge and she wanted to...
Trendy Hair Salon ‘icks’
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Taminique says that this time of year is kind of like the ‘award season’ for students with big events like graduation, prom, and awards. That means that a lot of students are getting their hair and makeup done for these big events. A video of a hairstylist went viral after she shared her hair salon ‘icks.’
Target offers one stop shop deals for Memorial Day
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Memorial Day is only a little over a week away and lifestyle expert Meaghan B Murphy is sharing how we can save big by shopping at Target. Meaghan says that she loves a deal and Target has a ton of summer items for only $15 and under. She’s showing off a ton of items like food, fashion, and pool toys.
Jeopardy announces pop culture spinoff
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Kicking things off tonight, Jeopardy announced a spinoff series called Pop Culture Jeopardy. It will air on Amazon Prime, and you can send in your applications now!. Speaking of spinoffs, Legally Blonde is getting a prequel series called ‘Elle’ on Amazon Prime. The series will...
Danielle Juhre talks CRE8IV Music and Arts Fest
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford native Danielle Juhre is back with us tonight to talk about her upcoming performance at the 2024 CRE8TIV Music and Arts Fest. She is currently based in Nashville, but she is back in Rockford for a few weeks for the CRE8TIV Fest. She will be taking the stage, Saturday, June 1 at 5:00pm on the main stage.
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