Rockford IL

A Cherry Valley meth dealer has been sentenced to spend 17 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has voted to approve the sale of Mercyhealth's former Rockton Avenue hospital to the Kingdom Authority Church.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford activists gathered on Sunday afternoon to protest against AT&T’s contracts with federal agencies. The protesters said they took issue with AT&T for its contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration and Customs...

ROCKFORD — Plans for a new McDonald’s on the city’s east side are moving forward despite pushback from residents who don’t want the Golden Arches on the edge of their neighborhood. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-2 Tuesday in favor of a special-use permit...

Police in Harvard have ruled the shooting deaths of a married couple to be a murder-suicide.

Timothy and Tamarion Smith were arrested for allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint in Poplar Grove, and face up to 37 years in prison if convicted.

A woman in Illinois recently admitted to suffocating her child with a pillow. The mother was recently sentenced after the child’s death at seven years of age. Prosecutors, as well as the child’s paternal grandmother, have shared more information about the story, including claims the boy made concerning his mother.

An afternoon fire on Hononegah Road in the Township of Roscoe caused a single-family home to be burnt beyond repair. “The home is a complete loss,” said Rockton Fire District Chief Wilson. The Monday fire prompted a multi-department response and rerouted traffic from Hononegah Road for more than 5 hours. No injuries...

Demarius Howard, 22, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon after he was found with a loaded gun in his vehicle following a shooting and crash

The City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department will hold LIHEAP outreach sessions this week at two locations. The first session is at Loves Park City Hall/Community Room on Wednesday, November 19. The second is at Brooke Road United Methodist Church Community Center in Rockford on Thursday, November 20....