Rockford's Independent Newspaper

Ali Cushing, Ella Gasparini shine at NIC-10 swim meet

Staff Report ROCKFORD -Auburn junior Ali Cushing and Guilford sophomore Ella Gasparini were the Rockford School District stars in this past weekend’s NIC-10 girls swim meet. Cushing won the 200-yard individual medley for the second…

IceHogs win five of last six games

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The IceHogs won two of three games last week, including dealing Toronto its first regulation loss of the 2019-20 season. Rockford has now won five of the last six games and is 7-3-0-0 over its last 10…

Lobbying by sitting Illinois lawmakers in question

By John O'Connor AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal bribery charge against an Illinois state legislator has led to questions about whether lawmakers should be allowed to lobby other units of government. The…

BBB warns of scams targeting veterans

Staff Report ROCKFORD -  Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11. More than 18 million people are U.S. military veterans. It’s a fitting time to say thank you to military veterans for their sacrifice and service; protecting us and our country.…

Bears outlast Lions at home

By Andrew Seligman AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears finally gave their frustrated fans something to celebrate. The defending NFC North champions got their offense in gear, snapped their…

Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs

By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed a Chinese official's assertion that his administration has agreed to roll back some of the higher tariffs it's imposed on Chinese…

Timothy Damm guilty of defacing county GOP headquarters

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The man who made local headlines last year for a string of arrests, one for allegedly spray painting the words "Rape" and "Shame" on the GOP headquarters in downtown Rockford was found guilty of that…

18-year-old pleads guilty in 2017 homicide

Staff Report ROCKFORD - An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a 12-year-old boy.  Anthony Shyheem Jenkins entered the plea Tuesday in front of Judge Ronald White. He was accused of killing…

Rockford woman charged in shots-fired incident

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford was jailed Monday morning, charged with firing a gun at an apartment building. Courtnei Freeman, 26, is charged with unlawful use of weapons by a felon, aggravated discharge of a firearm, armed…
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