Rockford IL

A Rockford man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Tuesday, Dec. 9, for illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

Katherine Weinsheim, 39, was arrested after police said counterfeit money, a printing money template, and printing paper were found in her home.

First responders rushed to the Chicago Rockford International Airport on Wednesday afternoon after a small plane circled in for an emergency landing.

Two fugitives land in the Morgan County Jail…one of them probably lucky to be alive…after recently being taken back into custody. The sheriff’s office says, on Monday, deputies were investigating several reported burglaries in the Ivy Bend area when they located 54-year-old Chad Paterson of Janesville, Wisconsin.

ROCKFORD — The city’s most-expensive capital plan to date includes finishing off the extensive rebuild of 11th Street, building a new water treatment plant considered key for development and pumping more money into repairing residential streets. City Council members are set to discuss on Monday a potential $385.3...

ROCKFORD — UW Health on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its second retail pharmacy in the city. The new pharmacy is located at the UW Health N Bell School Road Clinic at 3505 N. Bell School Road. The health care provider’s first pharmacy is at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital, 1401 E. State St.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Public Schools 205 says it has narrowed its superintendent search to three external candidates. In a statement to WIFR, the Board of Education says:. We’re in the final stages of our search for the next superintendent. Once a candidate is selected and their contract is...

A Rockford resident was arrested Monday after police said she refused to provide information to officers during a traffic stop, fled the scene, and crashed into a fence.

Elbas Golden Steer Steakhouse has been serving up more than just great steaks for nearly a century. This hidden gem has a history that’ll surprise you.

ROCKFORD — A family-owned restaurant offering homestyle meals ranging from breakfast skillets to beer-battered cod, fried chicken and homemade soups has opened in the city’s Miracle Mile. Riverside Family Restaurant, 3415 E. State St., celebrated its ribbon-cutting on Tuesday with Miracle Mile Rockford. The...