The grant will pay for approximately 13 of the 80 homes the City plans to demolish in 2018.

The Winnebago County Health Department is warning people to avoid all synthetic cannabinoids after it identified four cases of severe bleeding connected to their use in the county.

ROCKFORD -- Today, the City of Rockford and United Way of Rock River Valley, along with organizations across the country, is recognizing Denim Day. The Denim Day campaign was originally triggered by a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court…

Urban Equity's total investment in the three new projects is about $21 million.

Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department spokesmen say the victim was found just after 3:30 p.m., Friday, in a bedroom of a house at 609 Atwood Avenue. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A cause of death has not been announced.

It could be at least a year or two before the land redeveloped, however. The 21-acre parcel was being primed for a casino last year, but Rockford was left out of the state's gambling expansion bill. That meant that the investment group…

By Jim Hagerty Contributor CITY HALL -- Rockford aldermen approved a 2-percent pay increase for police officers and all non-union employees during the Monday, April 16, meeting of the Rockford City Council. Both raises were part of…

UPDATE: According to police, the victims in Friday’s shooting suffered non-life threatening injuries. By Jim Hagerty Contributor ROCKFORD -- Officers with the Rockford Police Department are on the scene of a shooting in the 2200…

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The man died at a local hospital.

Assistant Deputy Police Chief Mike Dalke said a white male, 20 to 30 years old driving a white older model Oldsmobile is wanted for questioning.

On April 21, the Fatherhood Encouragement Project will partner with the City of Rockford, Winnebago County, Comcast, Life Church, and the Rockford Police Department to adopt 24 at-risk neighborhoods beginning with a four-block area between…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Wisconsin developer Gary Gorman was flanked by current and former city officials Tuesday at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Amerock Embassy Suites Hotel and Rockford Convention Center. With…

What’s now a classroom next to the cafeteria soon will become a credit union within Guilford High School, according to Chris Magee, the college and career academy coach at GHS.

When the ride if finished, a lever locks the rear wheel. The lock can be locked and unlocked during the ride. A receipt shows the length and time of each ride as well as calories burned. Each bike is tracked using GPS.

Update: This story has been updated to include the correct name of the business, Private Exclusive Entertaining, that owns the party bus involved in the triple homicide. By Jim Hagerty Contributor ROCKFORD -- Three people were shot…