Sport Utility Vehicle Hits Tree Near Boone County Line
On Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9:23 a.m., the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Oleson Road in unincorporated Marengo for a reported rollover vehicle crash with entrapment. While responding, additional information was received indicating that a male occupant was...
Rockford’s Colman Yards still coming, faces significant financial hurdle
The Rockford community received an update on progress on the redevelopment of the former Barber-Colman complex.
Japan can’t stop praising this garden in Illinois – here’s where to find it
A swampy backyard in Illinois seems like an odd place for a world-class Japanese garden. Yet in 1978, John Anderson, son of Swedish immigrants, saw potential where others saw mud. After a trip to Portland’s Japanese Garden, he hired master designer Hoichi Kurisu to transform his Rockford property. Stone by...
815HORTS return to Rockford with more opportunities for local filmmakers
The festival is packed with 26 short films, festival premieres and hands-on learning opportunities.
Rockford apartments for rent saw price increases since last October
Renters in Rockford saw apartment listing prices increase 8% from last year's median of $999, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,080 in October. Median listing prices in Rockford are trending 8% upwards from last month's $1,000 price. The data...
Wisconsin man kills woman in suburban murder-suicide, Harvard police release identities
Suburban police are releasing new information about a murder-suicide case.
Rockford holds line on property taxes
Rockford’s Finance and Personnel Committee has approved the city’s 2026 budget, maintaining property tax levels and lowering the general fund by $2 million from last year. Despite a state-mandated $5 million increase in public safety pension payments over last year – bringing the city’s total pension payment to $40.5...
Brad Williams shares his love for Rockford ahead of his show there on his...
Comic and actor Brad Williams joins WNIJ host Jason Cregier to discuss his burgeoning love of Rockford ahead of his November 21 date at the Coronado Theatre. (This interview has been edited for clarity. You may listen to the conversation in the link above.) Jason Cregier: I looked over your...
Rockford business celebrates 115 years in metal fabrication machine manufacturing
A Rockford company that has been around for more than a century has established itself as a leader in making hand tools and metal fabrication equipment.
Rockford shooting: Two arrested, one suspect still at large
Two people have been arrested, with a third still at large, in connection with the shooting of a man and woman on Ferguson Street last week.
