Rockford IL

BELVIDERE — A German-based vision care company has opened its first namesake stores in the U.S., including two in the Rockford area. Fielmann Vision Care, the U.S. brand of the international Fielmann Group, opened stores in Belvidere and Machesney Park along with four locations in the northwest Chicago suburbs.

ROCK, Wis. -- Rock County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man early Sunday after they said a search uncovered drugs and guns.

Belvidere firefighters rescued a resident from an apartment fire on Beloit Road on Saturday, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office releases the name of a woman killed in a DeKalb house fire. Jeanene Wasson, 63, of Somonauk, was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m., Sunday, March 8 from smoke inhalation in a house fire. Around 6:45 a.m., Saturday, March 7, DeKalb...

ROCKFORD, IL — Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara says he has never shied away from a tough vote and that his decision not to break a tie at the March 2 City Council meeting was no exception. His choice not to vote allowed the measure to fail. Aldermen had voted 7 to 7 on a motion to "lay over" a vote for two weeks on...

Platt Hill Nursery, the company that purchased the former Village Green Home & Garden on Riverside, has set a grand opening date in April.

Northern Illinois could face multiple rounds of severe storms Tuesday with threats including tornadoes, damaging winds, hail, and flooding.

ROCK COUNTY, Wis (WTVO) — The Rock County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on March 8, finding drugs, cash, guns, and body armor. According to officials, around 1:30 a.m duputies were dispatched to the 5000 Block of Baxter Lane. When police arrived, they observed evidence of narcotics inside the residence,...

Richard McClung, a convicted sex offender, crashed his amateur-built plane in Poplar Grove, Illinois, after being radio silent during the 15-minute flight, resulting in his death.

Three men were arrested in Rockford, Illinois after they failed to stop during an attempted traffic stop, during which a firearm and MDMA pills were thrown out of the window.