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…

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…

By Alanna Durken Richer Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy families and…

By Dana Vollmer WNIJ News SPRINGFIELD -- Legislation being considered in the Illinois House would raise the age for locking up children accused of a crime. Children as young as 10 can be detained under current law. Some lawmakers…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Sunday, signed a bill banning the sale of tobacco products to minors. Pritzker on Sunday signed legislation raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state's Medicaid program will use state and federal funds to cover sex reassignment surgery, but the governor's office hasn't said how much the…

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 Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — Declaring "our country is full," President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped…

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…

By Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation, saying the confidential document contains…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- A plan to legalize cannabis for adult use in Illinois is starting to come together in Springfield even as some lawmakers push for a slower, more cautious approach to legalize. State…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter NEWPORT, KY-- The person who told police in Kentucky Wednesday that he is long-missing Timothy Pitzen is not a teen, but a man from Ohio, an FBI spokesman in Louisville said Thursday afternoon. Authorities say…

By The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The FBI says DNA testing ruled out the teenager as being Timmothy Pitzen, missing from Aurora, Illinois, in 2011. Police say the story of teenager found wandering streets in Newport, Kentucky,…