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LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — A community fundraiser held Saturday by Doggo Sit Stay Play and The Canine Crunchery raised support for local shelters and dogs. The event featured a dog walk and an after party, with proceeds benefiting Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary and the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin. Dogs were also...

Imagine the rush of realizing you left your firearm behind in a public restroom — a moment that turned a trip to the store into a police matter.

Firefighters arrived and found a barn about 30 by 45 feet fully engulfed and already collapsing, fire officials said.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - With its cat room busting at the seams, Winnebago County Animal Services hosts “Fall for a Feline,” a reduced-fee cat adoption event. “With over 110 cats in our building we are completely out of space,” said adoption and volunteer program coordinator, Amber Pinnon, said in a news release.

A person entered the Jacobs Center for Science and Medicine at Rock Valley College with a hazardous material, prompting a lockdown and a response from the Rockford Fire Department and Bomb Squad, until the scene was declared "all clear" at 2:17 p.m.

In a recent social media post, a lively debate has sparked over the quality and taste of pizzas in Rockford, Illinois versus those in California. The post, initiated by a woman who is in a heated discussion with her Californian husband, seeks to identify the top five pizza spots in Rockford. The woman, who is not a...

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - A popular Rockford food truck now has a permanent location. Sassy Mac Boys’ celebrated its grand opening Saturday November 15 in Machesney Park. Donald Czyzyk, CEO of Sassy Mac Boys says the team is excited to finally have a full-time location. The menu features...

Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). THOMAS, PAUL, 41, of Edgerton, battery as domestic abuse as a repeater, 2 counts domestic abuse as a repeater, 2 counts domestic abuse, disorderly conduct as domestic abuse as a repeater,...

The Winnebago County board voted unanimously to transfer ownership of the River Bluff communication tower to the City of Rockford, Thursday, Nov. 13.