Rockford IL

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Illinois Department of Transportation crews work to repair a pavement buckle on Route 2 in Oregon, the sheriff’s office said. Around 4:30 p.m. July 15, the Ogle County sheriff’s office reported the buckle happened in the northbound lane of the 4400 block of Illinois Route 2.

ROCKFORD — The owner of Tom & Jerry’s is in negotiations to take over eight shuttered Rockford-area Beef-a-Roo locations and reopen the restaurants. Bob Grottke, who owns four Tom & Jerry’s restaurants in the area, said he is in talks with corporate Beef-a-Roo ownership, building owners and food vendors to restart the

A man was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into a child sexual abuse material case, according to the Illinois State Police.

ROCKFORD — The historic home of the Rockford Peaches will reopen on Saturday with the first game to be played since renovations were made to Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park. The milestone event is meant to showcase the upgrades to the stadium and celebrate a key step in...

JANESVILLE – Rock County health officials say the county has received notification of two cases of cyclosporiasis — a bacterial parasitic infection that’s on the rise in the Midwest that can leave people with severe diarrhea and other gastric disturbances. Rock County Communicable Disease Unit Supervisor Beth Solomon c

Rockford Police are searching for Synakhone "Sid" Pannha, who has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of Nathaniel Fansler, whose body was found in bushes on 7th Avenue last Friday.

John Carter, 57, will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty in a decades-old cold case involving the sexual assault of two teen girls, according to the Rock County District Attorney's Office.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Rock County announced on Tuesday that a Disaster Recovery Center is now open to assist people affected by the April storms. The center will be located at the Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center at 1717 Center Avenue in Janesville. The center will be open Monday...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Dozens of people gathered outside the Ogle County Courthouse Tuesday to demand the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following two deadly shootings involving its officers. Indivisible Ogle County coordinated the protest after officers shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado

Rockford police arrested a man following a welfare check Monday afternoon.