Rockford's own James Robinson, a former Rockford Lutheran and Illinois State football star, is being honored with an Illinois ...

For today, Tuesday, we expect dry conditions and mainly sunny skies across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, with ...

We anticipate tranquil weather to start the week across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Today, partly to mostly ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A situation involving a person barricaded in their home on Rockford's south side has ended. Officers have left the 2200 block of Christina St. after a large police response ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office will not be filing criminal charges in the death of an inmate in the Winnebago County Jail in December. Miranda Joiner, 30, was ...

MOUNT MORRIS, Ill. (WREX) — A Rockford man faces DUI charges after his car went into a creek at White Pines State Park on the Fourth of July. Ogle County Sheriff's deputies were called to the park on ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A Rockford man is in jail after a Fourth of July weekend traffic stop. According to Rockford Police, officers tried pulling over Logan Smith, 34, near Kishwaukee St. and ...

MONROE CENTER, Ill. (WREX) — An Ogle County man faces charges after he drew a sword during a fight on July 3, authorities say. Joseph Myers, 28, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon ...

Thunderstorms are moving across Northern Illinois this Independence Day, bringing a heightened risk of locally damaging winds ...

Tonight, isolated thunderstorms and showers are possible, mainly in the southern parts of the viewing area. Any precipitation should wrap up by mid-evening, leading to partly cloudy skies overnight.