ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The river will be closed Sunday to ensure IRONMAN participants’ safety as they swim 1.2 miles down the Rock River. The Rock River will be closed from 4 a.m. to noon June 22 ...

A body found Sunday afternoon in the Rock River has been identified as a 60-year-old man. The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office said first responders were called about 3 p.m. to the area of Indian ...

For the second time a week, a deceased adult male has been pulled from the Rock River. The body of man was pulled from the water Sunday afternoon under the Jefferson Street Bridge in downtown Rockford ...

ROCKFORD, IL — The Winnebago County Coroner has identified the drowning victim from the morning of Sept. 15 in the Rock River. Anthony Brooks, 51, of Rockford, was pronounced dead at 12:20 p.m. Monday ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The search for 22-year-old Carter McGowan, who has Aspergers, continues Wednesday after his jacket was allegedly found near river ice in Rockford. Carter was last seen Monday morning ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A hydropower pilot project that will utilize the Rock River to generate electricity has received $1 million in funding from the state of Illinois. Latitude Power of Rockford ...