Police: Firework responsible for car explosion
Assistant Deputy Police Chief Mike Dalke said a white male, 20 to 30 years old driving a white older model Oldsmobile is wanted for questioning.
Rockford man arrested after standoff with police
Clay is charged with unlawful restraint, two counts of aggravated assault with a handgun, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, reckless discharge of a firearm and no FOID.
Girlfriend of alleged party bus shooter also jailed
Police say Lakeacia D. Kizart helped 22-year-old Raheem King hide from authorities after Saturday's triple homicide. King was wanted in the deaths of Daijon K. Sistrunk, 22; Martavies J. Blake, 21; and 27-year-old Sean M. Anderson.
Man sentenced to 22 years for Walgreens robbery
Video surveillance showed Baker holding a gun, taking money out of the cash register and other merchandise from the store before fleeing on foot. Police found Baker near the scene and also located a black plastic gun lying near him.
House Speaker Paul Ryan won’t seek re-election
Ryan said the decision as a personal one, saying he did not want his children growing up with a "weekend dad." He told reporters he believes he's leaving with strong accomplishments his party can sell to voters ahead of November elections.
IceHogs clinch playoff berth with win at Iowa
Tuesday's game was decided in the third period as Lance Bouma redirected Chris DiDomenico’s centering pass into the back of the net with just under five minutes remaining in the game.
Fatherhood Encouragement Project kicks off Adopt-A-Block program
On April 21, the Fatherhood Encouragement Project will partner with the City of Rockford, Winnebago County, Comcast, Life Church, and the Rockford Police Department to adopt 24 at-risk neighborhoods beginning with a four-block area between…
Ground officially broken on Amerock hotel project
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD -- Wisconsin developer Gary Gorman was flanked by current and former city officials Tuesday at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Amerock Embassy Suites Hotel and Rockford Convention Center.
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Your Horoscope: April 11-17, 2018
ARIES
You’ll definitely be surrounded by lots of people this week. Your friends will invite you to all sorts of goingson, each more action-packed than the last. Someone might try to get you to lose your cool.
TAURUS
Whether at work or!-->…
Salmonella in chicken salad kills 1, sickens 265 in 8 states
The outbreak which sickened people from Jan. 8 through March 20, appears to have ended, the CDC said in an update posted on Friday. Ill people ranged in age from less than 1 year to 89 years.
Facebook users still waiting on privacy scandal notices
Facebook said it would begin notifying users Monday if their data has been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, although it appears to be taking its time.
Forget April showers, Midwest covered under blanket of snow
People in the Midwest woke up Monday to a scene that looked a lot more like January than April.
Victims identified in Rockford party bus shooting
The men were found after 3 a.m. Saturday. Police say they were gunned down with what has been reported as an "assault rifle" while the bus was traveling in area of Auburn Street and North Johnson Avenue.
Child sex abuse suspect killed in Boone County car crash
Kramer was arrested April 3 and charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of sexual exploitation of a child after Boone County officials searched his home in the 300 block of West Edson Street in Poplar…
Sessions turned to convicted fundraiser for advice on US Attorneys
Preparing to restock the Department of Justice at the start of the Trump administration, Jeff Sessions sought out Elliott Broidy for recommendations. The Republican donor’s conviction in a political corruption case years earlier didn’t seem…