By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -  A Rockford man was arrested after police seized cash, guns and illegal drugs from a home on the city's east side. Ricky Williams, 35, is charged with possession of a controlled substance and…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford woman was arrested Thursday after police say they recovered thousands of pills from her house. Elisha Meneghetti, 40, is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and…

By Michael Tarm Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher's knife, prosecutors said…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Two people, including a Rockford juvenile, were arrested Wednesday after a shootout on the city's near-east side. Police the say officers responded to the 4900 block of Alpine Park Drive at around 6:15 p.m.,…

By Caryn Rousseau and Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A body found behind a home on Chicago's Southwest Side has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office Wednesday as that of a 19-year-old pregnant woman who disappeared last month.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A man charged with multiple counts of child pornography is now in custody after turning himself in to police. Phillip Levantino, 39, of Rockford, was developed as a suspect after an investigation by the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man charged in a homicide at a local park is now behind bars. At around 4 p.m., Monday, members of the Chicago Police Department and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force arrested 23-year-old Keith…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Bridgeview man is charged with sex crimes in Winnebago County after a months-long investigation, police reported Tuesday. Samir Barakat, 38, is charged with criminal sexual assault, two counts of criminal…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- It took a jury four hours Monday to convict a Rockford man of beating his girlfriend to death the day after he was released from prison three years ago.  Terrell D. Ellis, 38, was convicted of…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Detectives with the Rockford Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday on the city's west side. Police say shortly before 4 a.m., Rockford officers responded to the  4100…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Friday's testimony in the murder trial of Terrell Ellis centered on two letters he wrote to Monica Box from prison before his release and she was found dead in her bedroom. Assistant State’s…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Two men have been indicted by a grand jury after a string of violent crimes that occurred in Rockford and Loves park last month. Joseph R. McCormick, 26, and Bradley L. Wooten, 22, both of…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -  A Rockford man wanted in connection with a car-to-car shooting was taken into custody in state of Washington Wednesday. Christian Turner, 21, was arrested in Kent, Washington, after police acted…

Staff Report MACHESNEY PARK -- A Machesney Park man was arrested Monday after his 70-year-old mother was found dead in his home. Kent Stoner, 46, is charged  with first-degree murder in the death of Sharon Stoner, of Oconomowoc,…