rock river

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department, ComEd, and the Rock River Homeowners Association will continue to monitor river levels.

All that snow and ice, followed by melting and rains, have made for a dangerous situation throughout our entire area.

Thanks to all the excessive rains we've been getting lately, the Rock River is too high to safely host the race this Sunday.

Rockford Police say they are on the scene of yet another body found in the Rock River.

Rescuers are searching for a missing 5 year old in the Rock River this morning.

One less thing to worry about this Summer if you own a boat without a motor.

Back in the day, the full title was the WROK/WZOK Anything That Floats Rock River Raft Race. We pulled the plug after many great years of river adventures, but last year the race was revived by a different organization under a new name.

This summer, Mother Nature has been treating this area pretty much the same way a baby treats a diaper--heavy saturation with dangerous floating debris. This weekend, however, it looks like we're getting a break.

When I first started at WROK in 1983, one of the first of many really cool events that I was introduced to was the WROK/WZOK Anything That Floats Rock River Raft Race. Hundreds and hundreds of people participated, and thousands more lined the banks of the Rock River to cheer them on. After a go…

My family lived in the Oregon, Illinois area for nearly 150 years, starting back with my great-great grandfather before the Civil War. However, in all that time, including living there for the first 21 years of my life, I must say I never once encountered a pelican. Times change, I guess, …