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 ...

Make sure to have a safe and happy Fourth of July! Stay weather aware with some more showers and storms in the forecast. Aside from a weakening batch of showers and storms pushing east from Iowa ...

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

As the heat dome finally begins to break down, we usher in more rounds of thunderstorms heading into the holiday weekend. An initial wave of thunderstorms is bringing strong wind, downpour, and ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...