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Multiple departments respond to a house fire Tuesday afternoon. A 19-year-old NIU student is charged after police search his ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - As the countdown begins to Rockford’s inaugural IRONMAN event, organizers say they need volunteers to get the Forest City ready. While the actual event takes place June 22, ...