Rockford IL

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Healing doesn’t always happen inside hospital walls. In Rock County, Mercyhealth operates something rare in health care: a homeless shelter. The House of Mercy, located in Janesville, treats homelessness as a health issue, and care as its responsibility. Chad Salmon, the House of Mercy’s manager,...

A Rockford mother has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Rockford and two Rockford Police Department officers, alleging her 17-year-old son was beaten unconscious during a traffic stop in December.

Headlines include: Update on McKee guilty plea, fatal drunk driving crash arrest and 2 people are arrested after pointing a gun at a driver.

ROCKFORD — Hard Rock Casino Rockford had more than 1.4 million admissions last year, the third highest total of the state’s 17 casinos. Hard Rock, 7801 E. State St., trailed Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which had more than 2.9 million admissions, and Wind Creek Chicago Southland, with more than 2.1 million...

The Planning & Development Committee voted unanimously on Monday to approve a $250,000 incentive for Rockford Brake Manufacturing, aiming to breathe new life into the city’s oldest foundry.

According to someone, “an entire herd” of cattle was blocking the road. The deputy found 1 loose cow, which was returned to the farm. A man was leaning up against a person’s mailbox, growling at it. He was found to be high on Meth. January 6th –...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Jeffrey Barnes believes his nonprofit may reinvent senior centers. The executive director of the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency envisions a new facility testing his hope. “The sooner our funding is approved, the sooner we start this process,” exclaimed Barnes. NIAAA eyes moving into the...

A former police chief revealed the “multitude” of reasons why an ex-husband may have allegedly killed an Ohio dentist and his wife, saying something recent likely triggered him. Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, after allegedly killing both Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39,...

ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday approved a $250,000 grant to support Rockford Brake Manufacturing as it ramps up production of Gunite brake drums at its factory at 302 Peoples Ave. on the south side. That measure was delayed a week ago at the request of Alderwoman Gina...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In an attempt to get money from the city to bring in another location, McDonald’s and an investment group fall short at city council. First Midwest Group and McDonald’s asked the City of Rockford for $200,000 to develop its new location, but city council voted against it in a 2-3 vote.