Rockford IL

The South Beloit community is coming together September 26 to support former officer Sandy Messenger during her recovery from throat cancer.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Labor Day weekend to minimize travel disruption. Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Friday, September 4th, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 7th. The following

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — UW Health has received a $10 million federal grant to expand maternal health care services across its Rockford and Elgin campuses. Provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the funding will focus on physical health, mental health and social needs during pregnancy. The...

Jessica’s Restaurant, a longtime staple of our dining scene, has released a new update on its rebuilding progress — and while the process is taking longer than hoped, the message is clear: Jessica’s is coming back, refreshed and ready for its next chapter. In a post titled...

The Big Northern Conference has been a Big Two the last two years with Byron and Dixon battling for the top. It’s too soon to say that’s the case again this year, but these two teams look as strong as ever, and they’ll meet Friday night in Dixon in our ‘Overtime’ Game of the week.

Firefighters in Rockford, Illinois, responded to two separate residential fires on Wednesday and Thursday that caused an estimated $60,000 in total damage.

There’s a special kind of joy in scooping a warm chip through a pool of melted cheese, and Illinois has quietly become home to some of the best places to do exactly that. Some of these spots hide in small-town main streets, while others buzz with big-city energy, but they all share one thing: house-made chips and queso

ROCKFORD — A sock monkey bobblehead that was built from scratch with Legos could one day be sold as a set in stores if Nathan Lilliebridge’s dream gets pieced together. The 21-year-old Lake in the Hills resident has created Harry, a 1,403-piece Lego sock monkey and functioning bobblehead with ears that wiggle, eyes tha

There’s a special kind of joy that comes from cutting into a pizza so thick it needs a fork, watching the cheese stretch for what feels like forever. Across Illinois, a handful of pizzerias have turned that towering, cheesy craft into an art form worth driving across town for.

The murder of Andy Ascher in Rockford was straightforward, until it was discovered that the man a jury convicted in 1994 didn't commit the crime.