A downed power line caused an electrical fire at a Belvidere home on Tuesday, but the fire was quickly put out by the ...

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office has identified the man who was killed about 1:15 a.m. June 2 in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 20 near Meridian Road. The victim was Thomas Walker Jr., 41 ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - A downed power line extending from a utility pole to a house causes electrical arcing and a fire.

Michele Pankow, current Rockford Fire Chief, will be the first woman in Illinois to serve as State Fire Marshal. Illinois ...

Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been named as Illinois next State Fire Marshal, Gov. JB Pritzker announced on ...

The appointment of a new chief comes after the planned retirement of Joe Corl, who has served the district for the past 7 ...

Michele L. Pankow, the first woman to serve as the Illinois State Fire Marshal, has been appointed by Gov. JB Pritzker to the ...

The weekend brings a JoDee Messina concert, Garden Fair 2025 and a Charity Guitar show, along with fundraisers, live music, ...

The fire started at 1:47 p.m. at Milledgeville Farmer’s Elevator in the 300 block of Main Avenue. The bin contained about 300,000 bushels of corn. The fire is believed to have started by ...

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