Deputies ram fleeing vehicle, end chase at busy Machesney Park intersection
Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies intercepted a fleeing woman by ramming her vehicle with cruisers at a Machesney Park intersection on Thursday.
For longtime Beef-a-Roo employees, the return feels like ‘siblings are back together’
ROSCOE — When Sheilah Scheider started at Beef-a-Roo as a 17-year-old Jefferson High School student, she said the original owners Dave Debruler and Jean Vitale made her feel like part of the family. It’s a feeling that Scheider and other longtime employees say has been rekindled under the new...
Machesney Park man gets nine-year sentence for fatal 2025 Rockford hit-and-run
A Machesney Park man was sentenced to nine years in prison for the January 2025 hit-and-run death of Michelle Jones in Rockford.
The Beef-a-Roo Comeback Tour Is Making Another Stop This Friday!
More Beef-a-Roo is coming back to the Rockford area! Another familiar location has announced its reopening date, and hungry fans won't have to wait much longer.
Rockford teen receives nine-year sentence for bike stabbing incident
19-year-old Adrian Tucker will spend the next nine years in prison after stabbing another man over a bicycle earlier this year.
Firefighters Had to Smash a Stained Glass Window in an (IL) Church Fire. Worshippers...
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Plumes of smoke billowed from the steep-pitched roof of a northern Illinois church one winter night after its organ caught fire during a practice session. Everyone was evacuated from the property. No one was hurt in the Feb. 23 blaze at Christ United Methodist Church in Rockford, which firefighters quickly extinguished and determined to be accidental.
South Beloit family battles utility giant over astronomical water bills and digital meter errors
For a family of five living in a standard suburban home, using a few thousand gallons of water a month is typical. But according to data recorded by Illinois American Water and South Beloit's waste water department, Dar and Kris Otten of South Beloit managed to use one billion gallons in a single month and zero the next.
Illinois 35th Senate race remains too close to call with Mertens ahead
Democratic challenger Sarah B. Mertens held a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Dave Syverson in the Illinois 35th Senate District race as 75% of precincts reported.
Rockford man accused of swinging axe in Beloit bar arrested after Illinois pursuit, deputies...
A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly fleeing from Beloit Police into Illinois after reportedly swinging an axe inside a Beloit bar Sunday night, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office.
ISP Troop 1 Announces Enforcement Results from DUI, Seatbelt and Other Enforcement Patrols in...
Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 1 Commander, Captain Ken Benson, has announced the results of three special patrols in Whiteside, Winnebago, and Lee counties in October. Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Lee, Whiteside and Winnebago counties allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs.
