Rockford IL

JANESVILLE — With the recent new year and rising community need, a food pantry for pet items, run through the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin, has seen increased traffic and donations in recent months. Created in 2013, the Community Pet Pantry’s mission is to get pet food, cat litter, treats and other animal...

A Rockford bookstore entered the publishing world more than a year ago. Its third project is a book of haiku, a type of Japanese poetry, by area poets. It was released last month. Dave Pedersen is the owner of Maze Books, which published the book. He said Rockford needed an...

ROCKFORD — A new restaurant centered on ramen, sushi and other signature elements of Japanese cuisine has opened on the city’s east side. Yūgen Authentic Japanese Restaurant is now open at 6565 Lexus Drive, which is the former Prime Steakhouse across from Office Max south of East State Street.

Rockford officials said completion of the Davis Park improvement project is scheduled for spring. The improvement project started in September. The park’s Founders Landing is under construction and closed for public use. Work consists of site improvements along with building installations. The site improvements...

At Wisconsin supper clubs, the steak is served rare, and the traditions are well done. Like the brandy in an Old-Fashioned, these timeless institutions only get better with age. "We have to get an after-dinner drink," says a woman in a chic black-and-gold jacket. "We're celebrating, remember?" It's a Tuesday...

A Chicago man appeared on My Strange Addiction admitting he eats up to 100 live bugs a day, including crickets and cockroaches.

Address: 8548 E. Edwardsville Road, German Valley Property description: This four-bedroom, three-bathroom farmhouse built in 1915 has 2,800 square feet of living space on a seven-acre lot. The property includes several outbuildings for storage, workshops or hobby space. Raise animals, manage a hobby farm or just...

Address: 811 Paris Ave., Rockford Property description: This three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home’s exterior has been upgraded with a new roof, Pella windows, siding, gutters and deck. Built in 1938, the home has more than 3,400 square feet of living space on a .28-acre lot. The yard has a sprinkler system and a...

Beloit Police have arrested Michael Bray as the suspect in a drive-by shooting at Leeson Park on Sunday.

ROCKFORD — Smokey Bones has closed its restaurant on East State Street, a move foreshadowed last year when the barbecue chain said it would close underperforming locations and convert some into Twin Peaks lodges. The Rockford restaurant, at 6690 E. State St., closed on Monday. It had been in...