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.
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Wisconsin Restaurant Has A 160 Ounce Steak Challenge–Up For It?
Food challenges, which test your ability to put away a stunning amount of food for prizes and a photo on a restaurant's wall of fame, can be found nearly anywhere, but for one of the biggest of the big, you've gotta take a road trip to Hortonville, Wisconsin.
Horrifying Illinois: How Starved Rock State Park Got Its Name
When you've lived in a state for your entire life, it's sometimes jarring to find out something about its history that you had absolutely no idea about.
Big Food: Wisconsin Supper Club Offers 160 Ounce Steak Challenge
Food challenges, which test your ability to put away a stunning amount of food for prizes and a photo on a restaurant's wall of fame, can be found nearly anywhere, but for one of the biggest of the big, you've gotta take a road trip to Hortonville, Wisconsin.
Walmart Closing 15 Stores In April, 3 In Illinois, 1 In Wisconsin
Over the last couple of years, we've seen several major retailers lay off personnel and shutter some of their stores in the hopes of keeping the business afloat. For some of these retailers, it's just postponing the inevitable shut-down of the entire chain, but for others, it's due to underperformance of stores in certain markets.
Midwestern Man Accidently Given $5000 With McDonald’s Order
How do you turn a happy meal into an extremely happy meal? Having a drive-through window worker tuck five grand next to your McNuggets works nearly every time here in the Midwest.
Midwestern Town Erupts Into Hilarious Sign War Between Businesses
People living on the coasts or in major metropolitan areas of this country think that they're the only people with interesting things happening where they live, but they've obviously never had a front-row seat to a good old-fashioned sign war in a Midwestern town.
New Year, New Laws In Illinois–Here’s What’s Coming In 2023
When we flip the calendar page to a new year in a few weeks, we'll have to start remembering to write 2023 on our checks (if anyone still does that), and it would probably be a good idea to know what additions and changes to current laws here in Illinois are going to be.