Concerts, shows and more in the area for March 6 - 13, 2026.

48 HOURS correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports in “Jocelyn Peters and the Notebook,” set to air at 9 p.m. Saturday, March 14, on CBS affiliates including WIFR and streaming on Paramount+.

In a few years, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have gone from pariahs to poster children for all that is hot and trendy in the financial world. While states like Illinois call the ...

After hail and severe storms earlier this week, State Farm says it has received thousands of claims from those across Illinois.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Daniel Phelps keeps a laundry list of repairs needed at Rockton School District #140. “HVAC, roofing, parking lots, plumbing, all the things that maybe don’t sound very ...

A Rockton man finds out his prison sentence on Thursday after being convicted of having child pornography on his phone. A 29-year-old woman is accused of leaving an infant and a 7-year-old alone in ...

A Creston woman is sentenced to spend five years in prison for her role in a deadly motorcycle crash in 2022. Amy Anthenat, 50, pleaded guilty in October to aggravated driving with a drug, substance ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With wind gusts reaching 60 miles per hour Friday, traveling food vendors closed for the safety of staff and customers.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and with more than 55,000 related deaths expected in 2026 alone, UW Health experts say it’s time to get screened.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A strong area of low pressure moving across the Great Lakes brought a lot of wind Tuesday. Rockford officially clocked a wind gust at 62mph. As we head into evening, winds ...

Cason Lee, 46, was found guilty Friday of two counts of incest with a child, child enticement-sexual contact, three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child and repeated sexual assault of the ...

ROCK COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A Machesney Park man faces several drug charges in Wisconsin following an investigation by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. George E. Taylor Jr., 42, is charged with ...