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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A man learns how long he will spend behind bars for the 2021 murder of a Rockford man. Antwone Lee, 28, is sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to ...

Members of the Rockford Board of Fire & Police Commissioners have named a woman with 16 years experience as the next chief of the Rockford Fire Department. Rockford native Rebecca Tyo, 44, is the ...

An Illinois Lottery player won $500,000 on a $10 Holiday Bucks scratch-off ticket. The winner, who goes by "Jessie," purchased the ticket at Walmart, 3849 Northridge Drive, Rockford, according to a ...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — The city of Rockford is making strides in environmental stewardship, earning gold-level status in the Michigan Green Communities Challenge and approving a Climate and Sustainability ...

There are few things that get football fans more fired up than mock drafts. But what about mock re-drafts? Instead of looking ahead and trying to predict which players will find their way into the ...

SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — A driver suffered serious injuries in an “on-track incident” at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday. Ed St. Germain, Seekonk Speedway’s director of business development, said ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A suspect identified in a stabbing that killed 37-year-old Kyle Stephens on Tuesday was released before a trial. 20-year-old Varianna Parsons was granted pretrial release by the ...

Jake Allen's bike flew into the crowd following a crash during Redcar vs GlasgowCredit: Getty The incident occurred during Heat 14, with Redcar's Jake Allen crashing at the ECCO Arena. His bike was ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The community gathered to honor Kyle Stephens, a 37-year-old man who was killed last Tuesday under the Whitman Street Bridge. Dustin Dawson, Stephens' partner, shared how ...

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