Rockford IL

The shooting at Marie's Pizza on Oct. 1, 2011, became one of Rockford's most talked-about criminal cases that year, spawning murder prosecutions and years of court cases.

Illinois allows rainwater harvesting for everyday uses like watering plants and washing cars, though bigger systems need to follow state plumbing codes.

Your rain barrel isn't against the law in Illinois. The state backs it as green infrastructure for lawn and garden watering.

Two Illinois restaurants just made The New York Times' list of 50 best in America.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - One person was arrested, and no one was hurt after someone robbed a Beloit business with an object they claimed was a bomb, the City of Beloit Department announced. According to police, a robbery happened at a business in the 700 block of Fourth Street on...

ROCKFORD — The Forest Preserves of Winnebago County has accepted a 4.6-acre donation of land that will be incorporated into the adjacent Kilbuck Bluffs Forest Preserve near the south end of Winnebago County. The nonprofit Natural Land Institute donated the land, which will remain dedicated to conservation. The property

Winnebago County Animal Services is set to reduce cat adoption fees starting Friday, Sept. 18, as part of the BISSELL Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters event to address high shelter populations.

A Poplar Grove man was sentenced to 49 years in prison in Nebraska after being caught with 12 pounds of methamphetamine during a February traffic stop.

Rockford has plenty of historic businesses but this one just received an incredible distinction from Harley-Davidson after new research uncovered an old secret.

Attorney and community advocate Dan Lewandowski announced his candidacy for Rockford's mayor in the Democratic primary via a press release on Thursday evening.