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Smoke leads to cancelations of Rockford Park District programs Thursday
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (243+ words) A thick plume of wildfire smoke creates unhealthy air quality across northern Illinois on July 16, 2026. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Unhealthy air quality levels due to Canadian wildfire smoke continue across northern Illinois, with health officials urging everyone to limit your time outside....
John Groh talks all things IRONMAN 70.3 at 13 WREX Studio
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (26+ words) WREX Flood Watch from THU 10:05 AM CDT until THU 11:00 PM CDT...
What you need to know before heading to IRONMAN Rockford | Video | wrex.com
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (25+ words) What you need to know before heading to IRONMAN Rockford WREX Flood Watch from THU 10:05 AM CDT until THU 11:00 PM CDT...
Tornado Watch for NW Illinois until 3 p.m., enhanced tornado & high wind threat Thursday | Weather | wrex.com
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (399+ words) Thursday is an important day to have multiple ways to get severe weather alerts and be ready to put your tornado safety plan in place. A Tornado Watch has been issued for northwestern Illinois until 3 p.m. Thursday. This watch will likely…...
Everything you need to know about IRONMAN 70.3 Rockford
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (206+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Athletes from all around the country are coming to our city, again! On Sunday, June 14, downtown Rockford, the Rock River, and the surrounding area is set to transform into a triathlon course for IRONMAN 70.3 Rockford. This is the…...
Sundae Social Opens New Permanent Location in Byron
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (44+ words) Sundae Social opens permanent location in Byron WREX Sundae Social officially opened the doors to its new storefront on W. 2nd St. on Wednesday, marking a major milestone for the business that began as a small ice cream trailer just two years…...