Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — When Jean Lythgoe was a child, learning about the existence of the Rockford Public Library was a magical discovery. It was shortly after her family came to Rockford from outside of rural Bettendorf, Iowa, in August 1953, when her dad got a job with the Rockford Morning Star newspaper. A visitor from the...

Rockford Police arrested Marrion Wright, 24, for allegedly delivering cocaine while on parole.

MILTON, Wis. (WMTV) - One woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a boat crash at Royce Dallman Park in Milton Thursday night, according to Lakeside Fire and Rescue officials. Officials said the call came in just after 5:45 p.m. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said the...

JANESVILLE --- The gunman in a reported domestic-related shooting on Tuesday at the Aspen Square Apartments in Janesville was one of three people who died at the scene, the Janesville Police Department has confirmed. In a release Friday, the police department said that “after thorough evidence collection and...

Rockford Police arrested Tyvionne Horton, 25, for allegedly shooting at a man in the parking lot of Vinny's Pizza, with the suspect having a handgun found in his vehicle during a search.

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A Madison couple tried multiple times to poison a Rock County woman, using several different chemicals, a criminal complaint alleges.

Two men, Marquette Penelton and Lenon Carter, were arrested in Freeport, Illinois, after a search warrant was executed at Penelton's residence.

Three people were killed and one injured in a shooting at the Aspen Square Apartments in Janesville, Wisconsin, before the shooter took their own life.

Rockford's Juneteenth Celebration, the oldest known celebration of its kind in Illinois, was celebrated at Sinnissippi Park with food vendors, local performances, a history celebration and a talent show.

Police have arrested a man suspected in a car-to-car shootout that took place on Newburg Road on May 13th.