The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office has identified Dejuante Poe, 19, as the man killed at a house party Thursday night.

Just after 9:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Rockford police responded to the 900 block of 4th Ave. for reports of shooting victims. Poe was ...

Rockford Police arrested Melanie Brooking, 34, for allegedly sending child porn on Snapchat. On Dec. 11, 2024, officials ...

Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks will face a challenge to her re-election plans by the first woman to become part of the Pipefitters ...

In the coming months, the Rockford area will see a new rideshare service for mental health care. This comes shortly after the ...

Any moisture we do get on Saturday will come to an end by the evening as a cold front forces any low level moisture away from ...

Rockford Police Department officers are investigating a shooting death in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Two men were shot ...

A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in ...

Rockford, you spoke, and we listened. Well, we read the Facebook comments, counted the likes, and now we’re here to talk ...

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

In anticipation of freezing rain and icy conditions expected Wednesday night, Rockford Public Schools have canceled scheduled ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -A 19-year-old male is dead after being shot late Thursday, Feb. 6. Officers were called to an ...