The Rock River Times - Rockford's Independent Newspaper

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Community Action Agency of Winnebago and Boone Counties Summer Food Service Program will be back again this year. The program helps area kids healthy and nourished so they can return to school in the fall…

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…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Longtime Rockford Register Star reporter and columnist Chuck Sweeny has died after collapsing at his home early Monday. He was 70. The Rock River Times will have more on this story as details become…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Former Rockford IceHogs captain Joakim Nordstrom is playing for his second Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins. Nordstrom won his first cup in 2015 with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 27-year-old started…

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…

By Cole Lauterbach The Center Square SPRINGFIELD - Drinking in Illinois could soon cost more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to raise taxes on beer, wine and liquor to help pay for a new infrastructure spending plan. A proposal released…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- First the city, then a Winnebago County judge halted demolition of the former chancery building on the city's northwest side Friday morning. The first measure occurred a little after 9 a.m., when city…

Staff Report CHERRY VALLEY -- CherryVale Mall announced today the addition of a new-to-market entertainment venue, Tilt Studio and Tilt Ten. The venue will feature more than 121,000 square feet of entertainment, chef-crafted food,…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- A group seeking to save the former chancery and convent on the Cathedral of St. Peter's campus from the wrecking ball has filed a lawsuit against the City of Rockford. The complaint claims that on May…

By Juana Summers Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders is quick to slam Joe Biden's past support of free trade deals and the Iraq War. He is warning him against a "middle ground" approach to addressing climate change. His…

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.…

By Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a ceremony for fallen law enforcement officers on Wednesday to criticize big-city prosecutors he asserts don't go after criminals who pose a severe threat…