12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (59+ words) WIFR Unsolved: 12 years since Beverly Gritzmaker of Rockford found dead in Kishwaukee River Partners Against Crime: How authorities solve crimes in Winnebago County Partners Against Crime: The discovery of "Baby Noah" Partners Against Crime: Son shares insight into 1976 disappearance of…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago  (858+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In 2014, the body of 46-year-old Beverly Janet Gritzmaker was found in the Kishwaukee River, a river almost as shallow as the pool of clues. More than a decade later, Winnebago County deputies wade through the possibilities of what…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (419+ words) ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Hundreds of educators become students for a day with the third annual Northern Illinois Small District Conference. The conference is more than just a meeting; it's a movement where small school districts unite to become empowered agents of…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (147+ words) ROCHELLE, Ill. (WIFR) - Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 Steam Engine will make a whistle stop in the Hub City this summer. The historic train is scheduled to be in Rochelle from 3-3: 15 p. m. Tuesday, June 2, at the Rochelle Railroad Park, 124 N. 9th Street. Rochelle is one…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (458+ words) Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie participated in multiple troop touches with service members and filmed videos for Memorial Day, America"s 250th birthday, and for his Freedom 250 tour," Parnell said in a statement. Army aviators in March flew the same type of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (76+ words) WIFR WATCH: Hot air balloon slams into casino, makes emergency landing in field Rochelle City Council unanimously rejects data center proposal GOP senators push to fund Trump ballroom after correspondents" dinner shooting Nonprofit donates hundreds of books to Whitehead Elementary…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1512+ words) Drought and hot temperatures have burdened Illinois since last summer, and despite rain improving conditions this spring, the long-term lack of precipitation and high temperatures have impacted water supplies across the state. As local governments confront water challenges, regional droughts…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (65+ words) WIFR Miniature goat hikes in Pecatonica offer exciting way to connect with nature U. S. 20 reopens in Jo Daviess County after 12-day closure Rockford shooting puts 1 man in the hospital, police investigating Flood relief coming for Winnebago County as Rock River drops…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (70+ words) WIFR One dead, two hurt after police chase ends in car crash Rockford Family Peace Center gets $250 M in federal funding Rockford University students get active with Peterson Meadows residents UIC College of Medicine Rockford students take the next big…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (253+ words) OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A police chase in Ogle County ends with two people in the hospital and one person dead. On Friday, April 24, the Ogle County Sheriff's Office tried to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle it says was…...