Riley O'Neil

Riley O'Neil has logged more hours behind a microphone than any other Rockford radio personality, starting out with his hiring at WROK in February of 1983. He’s also the longest-tenured morning show host in WROK's 100-year history, with 22 years as the host of the WROK Morning Show. He’s a multi award-winning commercial producer, voice-over artist, and much sought after product and service endorser for multiple local businesses. In addition to hosting the WROK Morning Show with Joe Dredge, Riley also writes for 1440WROK.com, covering everything from Illinois' best local restaurants, to some of the wildest and funniest things Illinois residents have gotten themselves into, and everything in-between.

Illinois Drivers: Is Having Your Pet In Your Lap Legal Or Illegal?

You see it all the time, and it may be fine with you or it may really make you angry. Whether or not you are okay with it or annoyed by people driving with their pet in their lap isn't the question. Is it legal or illegal in Illinois?

Rockford BBB’s “12 Scams Of Christmas” Highlights Holiday Crimes

It's that time of year when shopping, wrapping, and celebrating are in high gear, and so are the scam artists out there who are looking to throw your money and personal information into their bag of stolen Christmas goodies. Here are the ten most dangerous scams of the holiday season, according to the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

Exploding Garbage Truck Injures 3 In Arlington Heights

I've never seen this sort of thing in real life, and after looking at some videos of the garbage truck explosion and aftermath, I'm really glad I haven't.

Illinois’ Best Look At 2024’s Top Meteor Shower Happens This Week

Sure, you've got lots of things going on in your life right now because it's the holiday season, but try to take a moment this week to catch the peak viewing time of the first of two meteor showers we'll be able to see before the month is over.

Guy In Illinois: Here’s His Pick For Our State’s Best Restaurant

If you're going to pick a favorite, you'd better spend some time checking out a whole bunch of eateries first. Well, Guy Fieri and the gang at Diners, Drive-Ins, & DIves have certainly done that, having covered Illinois nearly from top to bottom. Here's what stands above the rest.

Christmas Songs: Here Are Illinois’ And Wisconsin’s Most Favorite

If you're someone who hates Christmas/Holiday music with a red-hot passion, this list is definitely not for you...because you don't care what Christmas songs Illinois and Wisconsin residents love the most, However, if you're someone who's totally into the holiday tunes, read on to see what songs our two states really want to hear each year at Christmas time.

Will Illinois Have A White Christmas? Here’s What The Experts Say

Maybe you're someone who deeply cares about having a White Christmas, maybe you're a snow-hater who never wants snow (you picked the wrong state), or maybe you're someone who just doesn't care about Christmas weather at all because you're all about the family, food, and presents. Regardless, polling information says that 72% of us want our Christmases to be snowy.

Chicago Suburb Named One Of The Worlds’ Top Travel Destinations

Time to start guessing. Not one person I asked to guess which suburb we're talking about got the answer right this morning, so let's see if you can do better. Name that burb!

Illinois Traffic Stop Uncovers Stunning $40 Million Of Cocaine

A motor vehicle inspection stop by Illinois State Police 150 miles from Chicago ended up turning into a $40 million cocaine bust last Friday afternoon.

Look Up: Illinois Gets A Month Of Meteor Showers In December

Not one, but two meteor showers that have the potential to be really spectacular are going to be highlighting the skies over Illinois for almost the entire month of December, and we'll get pretty good looks at Venus and Saturn, too.