Rockford IL

Just weeks after a Threat to Life warning prompted UW-Whitewater students to “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT,” the UW-W Police Department released its annual Security & Fire Safety Report (ASFR). The report provides a closer look at long-term safety trends across both the Whitewater and Rock County campuses. Containing information from 2025, as well as 2024 and 2023 for comparison, the charts detail a wide variety of crime statistics ranging from sexual assault and liquor violations to motor vehicle theft.

In front of a friendly crowd at a small-town community center last week, Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Mitchell Berman launched into the pitch he’s made countless times in the last several months. “Growing up in rural Wisconsin, I never saw running for Congress on my bingo card,” Berman told the room full of supporters […]

A new regional initiative aims to keep more wealth in northwest Illinois by helping communities create permanent endowment funds that can support local projects and nonprofits for generations. The Foundation for Northwest Illinois announced the creation of the Northwest Illinois Rural Vitality Coalition, according to a community announcement. The effort establishes permanently endowed community funds in 16 towns and geographic areas across Stephenson, Jo Daviess and Carroll counties while positi

Come join Fifty North on Tuesday, October 20th, from 1-3 pm and listen to speakers on scams and health insurance. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department will speak to the group about scams that target seniors and those that are prevalent in our area. After they finish, we will have Jesse Schwartz from Associated Advisors Group talk to us about health insurance changes during open enrollment period for seniors. Both of these speakers will have a lot of information and insights to keep everyone

A Rockford man has been charged with attempted murder following two domestic violence-related incidents at the same residence, according to the Rockford Police Department.

Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and his son Miles are scheduled to serve as celebrity waiters at Rockford's Hard Rock Casino on October 22 to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

ALBANY, Wis. — A 28-year-old Janesville man was arrested on suspicion of second-offense operating while intoxicated after an early Saturday rollover crash in the Town of Albany, the Green County Sheriff’s Office said.

A Rockford woman was arrested for reckless homicide and aggravated DUI following a Saturday morning crash that killed one person and left another critically injured.

The African American Resource Center at Booker celebrated its grand reopening on Saturday following extensive renovations to the community facility.

Some milestones arrive quietly, and some arrive in the middle of a rally with live […]