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Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (January 28, 2026) – Ipsen USA entered 2026 by securing the largest equipment order in company history from a long-standing aerospace manufacturer. The multi-system order reflects decades of trust and Ipsen’s proven ability to deliver mission-critical thermal processing solutions at scale....

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Guilford was upset a couple weeks ago by Belvidere North for its lone NIC-10 loss. The Vikings weren’t about to let their guard down Wednesday evening against Freeport. The Vikings dominated the 6-14 Pretzels 78-60. The win improved Guilford’s record to 15-5, 10-1. That...

BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit is actively trying to build more apartments and homes to meet a growing need for housing. “The vacancy for apartments is still under 1%, which is not a healthy rate,” said Drew Pennington, the economic development director for the City of Beloit. “So there’s a lot of demand there.”

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Plaster dust fills the air, and original floors peek through the debris at the once-elegant LaFayette Hotel. This is because apartments will give the space new life. The project has been years in the making. In 2023 Gorman & Company, in a partnership with Zion Development,...

Firefighters responded to a two-story home on fire in the 300 block of Clark Street in Freeport on Friday morning.

MOUNT MORRIS, Ill. (WIFR) - A Mount Morris man was arrested on Thursday after deputies say they saw him hit someone with his car. Thomas Paul, 33, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (vehicle). Around 11:45 a.m., Jan. 29, Ogle County deputies went out to a call...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Newly released Franklin County Jail video shows 39-year-old Michael McKee being booked behind bars for the Dec. 30 shooting deaths of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer. McKee, a vascular surgeon from Rockford, Illinois, was extradited by the sheriff's office and taken to...

BELOIT — A Beloit couple facing felony theft charges after allegedly staging a robbery to cover up stealing from Bessie’s Diner in Janesville, were arrested in Corpus Christi, Texas on Wednesday. Melita Jensen, 30, and Charles Bernard Jr., 37, have been wanted by police since an arrest warrant was issued on Jan....

JANESVILLE – A Rockford man is facing a series of felony charges for smashing into a Janesville car dealership last April and driving out with an expensive sports car. Myqwon Greer, 25, was charged Jan. 26 in Rock County Circuit Court with felony charges of burglary, criminal damage to property and theft of a car...

A jury has reached a verdict in the high‑profile murder and arson trial of Duane Meyer, nearly ten years after a Byron mother and her young son were killed in a 2016 house fire on Silverthorne Drive.