By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Two Rockford teens are facing criminal charges after a fight broke out at a roller-skating rink last Friday. Police say officers responded to SkateCo, 3209 N. Main St., at around 9:30 p.m., after…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- A man is wanted for allegedly breaking into a home occupied by his ex-girlfriend and stabbing another man in the hand, police reported Monday. Police say at around 1 a.m., Sunday, Rockford officers…

Staff Report MACHESNEY PARK -- The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department is on the scene of a homicide in Machesney Park. Police say the victim, an elderly woman, was found dead Monday morning in the 200 block of Northway Park Road.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A man was found guilty in a domestic violence case this week, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Friday. Byron K. Champ, 49, was found guilty of aggravated domestic battery,…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a man authorities say was involved in a homicide at a Rockford park last week. Keith Delao, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old…

By The Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Video that police recovered from JoAnn Cunningham's cellphone showing her bruised 5-year-old son prompted the boy's father to lead investigators to the child's body, according to newly…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- The Rockford Police Department is investigating an attempted bank robbery that occurred on the city's south side Wednesday afternoon. Police say the incident occurred just about 4 p.m., at U.S. Bank, 3210 11th…

UPDATE: Jacob Vereecken is in custody. Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man is wanted after what police reported as a violent domestic dispute last Friday on the city's south side. Police say officers responded to a residence in the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man faces new charges after two children are hospitalized. Police say the incident happened at around 5 p.m., Friday in the 800 block of Ferguson Street. Two children, both under 13 had been…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- The man killed in a stabbing at a Rockford park has been identified. Police say Ronnie Ray, 38, of Rockford, was discovered suffering from stab wounds Friday night inside the gazebo at Fairgrounds…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- One person is dead after police say he was stabbed at a west Rockford park Friday night. At 9:45 p.m., members of the Rockford Fire Department and officers from the Rockford Park District Police and Rockford…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Seven Rockford men face charges after an undercover prostitution sting in Police District 2 Thursday, April 25. Police say the men were arrested as part of an operation where officers target men, known as…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- A Rockford woman was arrested Wednesday after police say she stabbed a man during a domestic dispute. Taylor Martin, 23, is charged with aggravated battery with a knife, aggravated domestic battery…

By Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Police believe the Crystal Lake couple who reported their 5-year-old son missing last week killed him days earlier by beating him and forcing him to stand in a cold shower for an extended…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man has been charged with sexual assault in an incident authorities say happened at Auburn High School in 2013, Winnebago County State's Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Wednesday, April 24.…