3+ hour, 13+ 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....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (26+ words) WREX Flood Watch from THU 10:05 AM CDT until THU 11:00 PM CDT...

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...

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…...

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…...

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…...