Rockford Police Department officers are investigating a shooting death in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Two men were shot about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, police said in a social media post on X. In a follow ...

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

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

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

Dejuante Poe of Rockford was pronounced dead at a local hospital Feb. 6 following a shooting that took place earlier that ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers are urged to find an alternate route while police investigate a crash involving a pedestrian.

So-called switches, which turn handguns into automatic weapons that can fire 20 bullets a second, are "beyond terrifying," Judge Iain Johnston warns.

According to a social media post on the Rockford Police Department’s X account, the collision happened on East State Street at Summit, near UW Health Swedish American Hospital. Law enforcement ...

A 19-year-old male has died after being shot late Thursday night in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Rockford Police Department ...

July 27, 5760 Maple Ridge Drive, Maple Plain: Resident reported he left his vehicle unlocked overnight and in the mo rning found the glove ...

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