Rockford IL

ROCKFORD — The local team reviving a Beef-a-Roo location at North Alpine and Highcrest roads said Wednesday night that work has begun to reopen the restaurant. The owners of Tom & Jerry’s and Candy Cloud, who have partnered to reopen Beef-a-Roo locally, announced the start of construction at 1680 N. Alpine Road. They’v

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A Rockford man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly driving while impaired with a child in the car, according to the Loves Park Police Department.

After one of the wettest summers on record, Rockford and the region are watching to see what kind of fall colors emerge when the leaves start turning mid-October.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford will host the NAACP Illinois State Conference Convention in 2027, bringing the statewide gathering back to the city for the first time in 15 years. The NAACP Rockford Branch and GoRockford announced Wednesday that the 90th Annual NAACP Illinois State Conference Convention will take plac

The American Red Cross assisted 42 people affected by 10 home fires in Milan, Moline, Silvis, Buda, Sterling, Rockford and Machesney Park during September. The organization provided emergency financial assistance, food, relief supplies such as toiletries, health and mental health services and individualized support for

A Dixon man was arrested in Ogle County early Tuesday morning following a high-speed pursuit and a subsequent vehicle crash allegedly caused by drug impairment.

The findings were released Wednesday as part of the City of Rockford’s Pedestrian Safety Task Force report, which examined bicycle and pedestrian crashes between 2015 and 2025.

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Two SUVs collided Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of North Second Street and West Lane Road, sparking a vehicle fire. First responders arrived at the scene and quickly extinguished the flames. Two people involved in the collision were transported to a local hospital with...

Weather has made growing pumpkins difficult for some Illinois farmers this year. Now one Capron farm is dealing with a shocking theft of around 200 pumpkins.