Rockford IL

Congratulations, Rebecca Gocken from Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center!

ROCKFORD — Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd will hold its final worship service on Sunday after nearly eight decades on the city’s west side. The final service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, concluding 79 years of the church. The congregation donated its building at 1829 N....

Tucked away in the rolling hills of northwest Illinois, Freeport is a city that most people outside the state have never heard of. With a population of just under 24,000, this Stephenson County gem offers retirees something rare: a genuinely comfortable lifestyle without the sky-high price tag. From low housing...

JANESVILLE — Rock County Circuit Court Judge Ashley Morse has been named the 2026 recipient of the Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin, recognizing her efforts to advance diversity and inclusion within Wisconsin’s legal profession. The award is presented annually by the State Bar’s D

Students and staff were evacuated from a Freeport school on Friday morning due to a gas leak, according to school officials.

After debuting as a food truck, a local mac and cheese spot has major expansion plans. Sassy Mac Boys is working on a second location at CherryVale Mall, 7200 Harrison Avenue in Rockford. This follows their brick-and-mortar debut last year in Machesney Park, and owner Donald Czyzyk is hoping to introduce his second res

A man was arrested after a Stephenson County K-9 unit alerted to possible drugs during a traffic stop on Thursday, May 21.

A Harlem High School alumnus has graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Marcus McGhee, 21, one of four suspects in a 2024 gang murder, has pleaded guilty to the crime.

Lakeside Fire and Rescue says a man and a woman suffered burns and smoke inhalation as their home was fully engulfed. A neighbor entered the burning home to help pull the two out before crews arrived.