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 ...

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 ...

Today, we are experiencing a classic summertime pattern with hot and humid conditions persisting, feeling like the low 100s ...

(WREX) — As the nation comes together to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, local communities across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin are ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The City of Rockford is hosting its annual Fourth of July celebration on Saturday, July 4, with events running from 7 a.m. through a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. The Jefferson ...

ROCKTON, Ill. (WREX) — A line of severe thunderstorms moved through northern Winnebago County Friday, causing thousands to lose power and significant tree damage. As of 9 p.m. Friday, Rock Energy ...

Hot and humid conditions persist today, with heat indices reaching very uncomfortable levels in many areas. We anticipate partly cloudy skies this morning before thunderstorms become likely this ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WREX) — A former Elgin, Ill. police sergeant, a Durand native, was sentenced to seven years in prison for beating and strangling his then-girlfriend during a fight at his home. Robert ...

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WREX) — A Rockford woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to a home invasion charge from 2025. Linsey Blitch, 39, pled guilty to home invasion on ...