By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Wednesday that four men have been indicted by a grand jury for a murder that happened at a Rockford Taco Bell last November. Mycarlo…

By The Associated Press CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday dug up the body of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who was reported missing last week and charged his parents with murder and other counts. The body, believed to…

Staff Report ROCKFORD --  A Rockford man is wanted on weapons charges following a shooting on the city's west side last week. At around 1 a.m., Friday, Rockford officers  responded to the 500 block of Webster Avenue in reference to a…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A grand jury has returned indictments against two Rockford men in separate sexual assault cases, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Wednesday. The first is against 28-year-old Tareq…

By The Associated Press WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man granted a new trial after being sentenced to 65 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend's 2½-year-old son is a free man after a prosecutor dropped…

By Jeff Baenen Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fatal 2015 shooting. James V. Doyle, 29, pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and concealing a homicidal death, charges that stem from the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Rockford business last month. Rosie E. Bailey, 53, is charged with arson and criminal damage to property. At approximately 11:20 a.m., March 20, officers…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- The man arrested last month for allegedly sexually assaulting  a woman in Roscoe is now charged with attempted murder in the case, Winnebago County State's Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A  Rockford man was given a lengthy prison sentence Tuesday for shooting an innocent bystander back in 2017. Perriyon L. King, 22, was sentenced 90 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Judge…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- A 42-year-old Chicago woman was jailed in Rockford Saturday for alleging stabbing another woman. Lsean Gilmore is charged with aggravated battery with a knife and aggravated assault. Police say those charges…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- The victim of a homicide Sunday on the city's west side has been identified as 64-year-old Samuel Randolph. Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz says Randolph died from blunt force trauma to his body. At…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Foul play is suspected in the death of a 64-year-old man, police reported Sunday morning. Police say they are not releasing details at this time, only that at around 4 a.m., officers responded to a residence…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Police say a man is still at large after a hit-and-run crash on the city's far-east side sent three people to the hospital Friday morning. Police say at around 10:45 a.m., the suspect vehicle, a white SUV, was…

By Dan Sewell and Don Babwin Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who authorities say claimed to be an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago was charged Friday with making false statements. The FBI said the suspect had twice…