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Eyewitness News Eyewitness News (the news division of WTVO and WQRF-TV) serves local news, weather and sports Eyewitness News is the news division of WTVO-TV and WQRF-TV.

WTVO began operations on May 3, 1953 under the original ownership of Harry and Elmer Balaban. WTVO was the first station to air programming in the Rockford market.The station served Rockford as an NBC affiliate for 42 years before switching to an ABC affiliation. Mission Broadcasting purchased the station in November 2004. WTVO-TV offers viewers the most comprehensive local news coverage in the st

ateline area. WTVO-TV has made "News Where You Live" our mission to serve residents of the Illinois/Wisconsin stateline area. WTVO-TV is a member of the Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, Rockford Area Economic Development Council, and Television Bureau of Advertising. WQRF FOX 39 first signed on in November 1978 with the goal of offering residents an extensive array of programming. We have met the needs of the stateline residents for 23 years by airing programs appropriate for children with Saturday FOX Kid’s and Saturday afternoon movies with Cinema 39. In 2006, we were proud to launch the stateline’s only prime time newscast, Fox 39’s News at 9, and followed that up with the Stateline's first 6:30pm news in January of 2008, the Fox 39 Evening News. On March 13th, 2007, FOX 39 launched full power digital HDTV signal transmission. At 900,000 watts, FOX 39's digital signal is the most powerful in the stateline region. Read our Terms of Service: http://www.mystateline.com/about-us/terms-of-use

One of the suspects was preparing to leave the country, authorities said.
10/27/2025

One of the suspects was preparing to leave the country, authorities said.

For now, AI has likely not come for your job. That’s not to say people aren’t worried.
10/27/2025

For now, AI has likely not come for your job. That’s not to say people aren’t worried.

President Trump said on Monday that he would “love to meet” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia...
10/27/2025

President Trump said on Monday that he would “love to meet” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia this week. “I’d love to meet with him if he’d like to meet. I g…

President Trump on Monday once again teased an attempt to run for a third-term, telling reporters while en route to Japa...
10/27/2025

President Trump on Monday once again teased an attempt to run for a third-term, telling reporters while en route to Japan that he “would love to do it.” “I haven’t really thought about it. We…

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has several avenues at its disposal as it appears poised to limit a central pr...
10/27/2025

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has several avenues at its disposal as it appears poised to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. As the justices consider Louisiana’s congre…

President Trump is testing pressure points within the GOP with a series of particularly bold moves that have shown just ...
10/27/2025

President Trump is testing pressure points within the GOP with a series of particularly bold moves that have shown just where some Republicans are willing to draw a line on certain issues. Farm sta…

Every high school football team waits with high anticipation for the IHSA playoff pairings announcement each year, but f...
10/27/2025

Every high school football team waits with high anticipation for the IHSA playoff pairings announcement each year, but few with as much anticipation as the Jefferson J-Hawks had Saturday night.

The high school football playoffs are set for both the IHSA and for the I8FA. Following are the opening round pairings f...
10/26/2025

The high school football playoffs are set for both the IHSA and for the I8FA. Following are the opening round pairings for our teams in the Rockford area.

Long snapping in football to punters and holders for field goals and extra points requires a special skill set. Boylan’s...
10/26/2025

Long snapping in football to punters and holders for field goals and extra points requires a special skill set. Boylan’s Gabe Vernetti has it.

Cherry Valley celebrated Halloween with its annual parade and Trunk or Treat event, featuring creative costumes, a costu...
10/26/2025

Cherry Valley celebrated Halloween with its annual parade and Trunk or Treat event, featuring creative costumes, a costume contest, and a Halloween light display contest.

The 10th annual Spook the Blocks event in downtown Rockford brought together the community with children in costumes col...
10/26/2025

The 10th annual Spook the Blocks event in downtown Rockford brought together the community with children in costumes collecting candy from over 30 local businesses.

Thousands of trick-or-treaters attended the annual All Hallow’s Eve event at Midway Village, enjoying a variety of activ...
10/26/2025

Thousands of trick-or-treaters attended the annual All Hallow’s Eve event at Midway Village, enjoying a variety of activities and reminding the community of the village’s offerings thro…

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Rockford, IL
61101

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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