Police probe shooting incident
Staff Report
ROCKFORD – The Rockford Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on the city’s west side.
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, shortly before 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of South Henrietta Avenue in…
Your Horoscope: September 5, 2018
ARIES
Your friends will have trouble getting you out of the house this week. You’ll spend some time updating your living space to make it truly yours. This will put you on the path to happiness.
TAURUS
You’ll be out and about this…
2018 Bears season preview: Mack propels Bears out of shadows
By Robert Zeglinski
Contributor
Eight months of consternation, over-analysis, and of course, anticipation have come to this.
The Bears return to meaningful football this week as they're set to take on the rival Packers Sunday night.…
Local developers weigh in on library bid process
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - Two local players are now weighing in on how the bidding process is panning out on a downtown development next to where the new library will be built.
The adjacent property is at 227 N. Wyman St.,…
Illinois records its first West Nile virus in 2018
The Associated Press
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A senior citizen living in LaSalle County is the first person to die in Illinois this year of West Nile virus.
The person, who wasn't identified Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public…
Jury finds Michael Mernack guilty on all counts in teen’s death
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - Michael E. Mernack, the 37-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated battery in the brutal death of a Harlem High School student is guilty as…
Voices from the Grave: The girl that fell from the sky
By Kathi Kresol
Contributor
The Frederickson family was very excited on that August morning in 1928. Arthur and Edith were the parents of three children; Roland, 15 years old, Rhoda, 13 years old and Reynold who was 11 at the time. The…
John McCain’s casket arrives at Arizona Capitol
By Melissa Daniels
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — A black hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. John McCain arrived at Arizona's Capitol on Wednesday for the first of two services before he is taken for the last time from…
Tube Talk: Documentaries
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributor
Having covered Minding the Gap – the brilliant documentary film by former Rockfordian Bing Liu – last week, it felt like a good time to discuss the wealth of amazing documentaries on TV these days.…
Your Horoscope: August 29, 2018
ARIES
Your phone will be ringing off the hook this week. If you need to leave someone a voicemail, expect them to take their precious time getting back to you.
TAURUS
You need to eat healthier if you want to start feeling like…
RRI: Sci-Fi nerd makes shred guitar cool again
By Todd Houston
Contributor
In a world full of Bebe Rexhas and Lil Waynes, Shawn Williams has chosen to take the road less traveled in his new musical endeavors. Of course back in the late 1990s when Williams was first learning his…
Solar farm proposed in Rockford; mayor plans new task force
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - Aldermen on the Code & Regulation Committee on Monday night recommended approval of a 5.7-acre solar farm in south Rockford.
The farm would be sited in a mixed-use area near 11th Street and…
State begins case in Mernack murder trial
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - Emotional testimony and bloody photographs were part of the murder trial of Michael Mernack Tuesday as the Winnebago County State's Attorney Office began arguing its case.
Mernack, 37, is charged…