WIFR Newsroom

Updated: Nov. 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom and Emily Van de Riet
On Oct. 6, a police officer found Rachel Dumovich, 29, and Brandon Dumovich, 30, of Sharon, Wisconsin, dead inside a vehicle with its hazard lights on.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom, WGEM Staff and Debra Worley
Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom and Akim Powell
A couple in Illinois was found dead in a car just a few days from celebrating their first wedding anniversary, according to police.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By Nathaniel Langley, WIFR Newsroom and Emily Van de Riet
An Illinois family is suffering back-to-back tragedies within a day of each other.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom and Andrew McMunn
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said 52-year-old Tracy Picciariello has been charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2024 at 4:13 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom and Gray News staff
The crash reportedly happened when the driver of a box truck hit another vehicle, setting off a chain reaction.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom and Dorothy Sedovic
Christian Soto has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the 20-minute crime spree that left four people dead and seven others injured.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Police investigators and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office said during a Wednesday afternoon press conference that four people were killed.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 2:48 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom and Andrew McMunn
A motorcyclist in Illinois was killed after he veered off a road while trying to avoid a deer.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Gray News staff, WIFR Newsroom and Laura Neuzil
More than 20 patients remain hospitalized following the incident.


















