Staff Writer ROCKFORD --  The numbers are in and things have been improving for the pets that found themselves at Winnebago County Animal Services over the past months. Administrator of Winnebago County Animal Services Brett Frazier…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- For all of the outcry and political promises to help property taxes, Illinoisans still pay the second highest rates in the nation. A report from ATTOM Data Solutions says the…

By Brett Rowland Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said state law should allow recreational marijuana users to grow their own cannabis at home, within limits. Pritzker, who has championed the push to legalize…

By Danica Kirka Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U.S. charged the WikiLeaks founder…

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…

By Joynce M. Rosenberg AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Samantha Martin does most of the annual hiring for her public relations firm in the first quarter. But not this year — clients worried about a slowing economy are cutting their…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Rockford officials will host a forum about the status of Mayor Tom McNamara's progress on opening the Family Justice Center at 6:30 p.m., tonight at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4848 Turner St.…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- The proposed amendment to change Illinois’ constitution from a flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners will get a last-minute hearing Wednesday in Springfield.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD – SwedishAmerican Blood Bank Supervisor Judy Coe was presented last week with the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). ESGR officials visited SwedishAmerican to recognize her…

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 Rockford Fire Department Fire Maintenance Facility is now recognized as a Certified Fleet Management Operation by the Government Fleet Management Alliance (GFMA). The Rockford Fire Department Fire…

By Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — TV actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to charges she was involved in a scheme to turn women into sex slaves for the spiritual leader of a cult-like upstate New York group, a…