CHICAGO The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced it has awarded $4.5 million to 12 groups across the state-funded through Governor JB ...

Buckbee Street in Rockford will be closed between Fourth and Fifth streets beginning Monday. The Four Rivers Sanitation ...

A Rockford man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 quadruple murder of Keandra Austin, 27, and her three children.

Four Rockford teens face weapons charges for two unrelated incidents. Shortly before 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Rockford officers ...

Winnebago County and Rockford ended 2024 with their lowest unemployment rates of the ear, according to figures released ...

Madigan is charged with 23 counts of bribery, racketeering, and official misconduct.

A 32-year-old registered sex offender faces multiple charges following a report of an attack at a Machesney Park home.

Five of the 20 teachers who are finalists in the 2025 Golden Apple Award for Academic Excellence teach at schools in far northern Winnebago County. Jackie Weerda has taught kindergarten for 20 years, ...

Property values are assessed by Dana Adams in Rockton Township and Cindy Servant in Roscoe Township, but they are equalized ...

The association said tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease across the state and the nation.

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identifies a body found in May 2024 in the Rock River as a 34-year-old Davis man.

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identified Herbert Huff, 34, as the dead man who was floating in the Rock River in May ...