Rockford IL

The nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative plans to spend $700 million to build a new soybean processing plant in Evansville. Minnesota-based CHS and the city of Evansville announced the development on Monday. When up and running, the plant will create more than 80 permanent jobs and will have capacity to process 80

ROCKFORD — City Council members have given preliminary approval to a proposal to grant local landmark status to a Victorian-era home on the former Village Green property along North Main Street. The council’s Code and Regulation Committee voted unanimously to grant landmark status to the house at 2520 N....

Rockford, Ill. — A 28-year-old woman on suicide watch in the mental-health unit of Winnebago County Jail refused to surrender her clothing and hid in the corner of her cell. In response, an officer fired a pepperball launcher into the cell: a high-pressure air gun that propels projectiles containing chemical irritants.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — One of Rockford’s most recognizable landmarks is receiving national attention as it approaches a major milestone. Forbes recently featured the Coronado Theatre in an article examining how communities across the country have preserved and restored historic movie palaces. The Coronado opened in do

NEXT UP ON "THE THREAD:" Jim Hagerty unpacks the death of Jovan Fresco, who was killed by two security guards near Auburn Manor Apartments back in 2016.

A crisp apple straight off the tree tastes better than anything you can buy shrink-wrapped at the store, and in Illinois you can grab a whole afternoon of that kind of fun for less than the cost of a movie ticket. All across the state, family farms open their gates to visitors who want fresh donuts, wandering corn maze

Five Lucky Day Lotto jackpots. $1.25 million in winnings. One incredible streak. The lucky tickets were scattered across Illinois—but where? Click to see which communities had winning tickets.

Doris Noreen, the oldest living person in the U.S. state of Illinois, celebrated her 113th birthday in Rockford. Noreen was born in Rockford, Illinois, USA, on 15 September 1913, to parents John Nygren and Mary Hurd. She attended Rock River School in Rockford for seven years, and then moved to Turner School for 8th gra

ROCKFORD — Mary McNamara Bernsten, the head of the Rockford Area Arts Council whose father and younger brother have both served as mayor, is launching her campaign to lead the city. McNamara Bernsten announced her candidacy for Rockford mayor on Tuesday morning. She plans to host a campaign kickoff...

This week’s Kidcaster is Irtaza, a 13-year-old from Rockford that has two big passions in life, weather and soccer! He’s not just interested in everyday weather though, his favorite is when thunderstorms come around, so you know him and the First Warn Weather Team had plenty to talk about!