Thunderstorms are possible tonight and into Monday morning, with another round of potentially severe weather expected Monday ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A Pecatonica man will spend six years in prison for threatening a woman and attempting to hire someone to harm her while he was in custody. Kurt Beasley, 44, was sentenced to ...

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WREX) — North Park Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom was fired Friday morning. Hallstrom confirmed to 13 WREX he was let go from his position. Hallstrom has served with North Park since ...

Another heat dome is building across much of the country, bringing some more hot and humid weather to kick off the last week ...

CALEDONIA, Ill. (WREX/WIFR) — Two people have non-life-threatening injuries after a boat tipped over Friday, Loves Park Fire Chief James Hart says. Around noon, July 24, fire and rescue crews were at ...

After Illinois lifted its moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants, Gov. JB Pritzker instructed state agencies to find out what communities would be interested in hosting new nuclear ...

Heat and humidity will return Sunday and continue into Monday, with heat indices possibly exceeding 100 degrees in some areas ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX/WIFR) — Tom and Jerry’s owner Robert Grottke recently announced his plans to acquire Rockford area Beef-a-Roo’s with the help of Candy Cloud owner Alex Edwards. Grottke says the ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WREX) — Authorities have arrested a Mount Morris woman in connection with a financial crime investigation. Ogle County Sheriff's Office detectives began investigating a reported ...

We are enjoying pleasant weather across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin today. Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 70s under intervals of clouds and sunshine, with comfortable humidity.

This fall preview is not lasting long as temperatures begin to climb heading into the weekend.