“It’s a local show because it’s so focused on what it means to come home for Christmas. Either in your heart or in your ...

The win serves as interim head coach Mark Eaton’s second win coaching the IceHogs and it is the team’s second straight victory.

CAPRON, Ill. (WIFR) - A car accident just north of Capron required several agencies to respond on Saturday afternoon. According to the Capron Rescue Squad on social media, Capron Rescue and Capron ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Sunday afternoon shooting outside a Rockford gas station sends one person to the hospital. It ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It is foggy! We have seen visibilities reduced to under a quarter of a mile pretty much stateline ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A fog lays over the lights emitting from the Mobil gas station off Meridian Road in Rockford. There’s a December mist engulfing the fuel stop on the city’s western edge. It’s ...

Tuesday will be cooler as a cold front comes through dry overnight Monday. Highs will drop to the upper 30s. I am keeping an ...

ROSCOE, Ill. (WIFR) - The annual Hometown Holiday event adds a Merry Market this year, bringing local businesses into the ...

The Rockford Police Benevolent and Protective Association Unit 6 shops for necessities and gifts from Target for kids in need ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The NAACP invites the community to support their annual giveaway by donating new toys and coats. The ...

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The IceHogs have done this for more than a decade with the last two outings bringing in roughly 5,000 stuffed animals each.