Rockford News

People fish Sunday afternoon along the banks of the Rock River at the lower dam in Rock Falls.

The family of Natasha Cleary still does not have closure she and her two sons were murdered three years ago and while her loved ones wait for police to catch the killer, they're also staying active in the community, providing comfort and support to others who've lost family to violent crime.

Rockford isn't the only city working to 'transform' its image. Just a weeks after a tragic shooting rocked their community, volunteers are working to shed a more positive light in Freeport.

More than 100 homeowners are still waiting for their share of a $2.5 million settlement from the city of Rockford.

Some people took to the sidewalks this morning to walk the stations of the cross through the city in honor of Good Friday.

WHEN: 2 p.m. WHO/WHERE: Lena Living Center, 1010 S. Logan, Lena, IL WHAT: Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Rockford fire crews were called to a home in the 2900 block of Hillside Court around 4:30 Thursday morning.

Metals USA, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has acquired Midwestern service center company J. Rubin & Co., Rockford, Ill.

During Holy Week, the church remembers the final days of Jesus' life and ministry.

It's been exactly three years since a Rockford mom and her two kids were shot to death and set on fire.

The Rockford Symphony Orchestra's final concert in the 2013-14 ComEd Classics Series will be "Love of Homeland," featuring the Mendelssohn Chorale at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Orchestra's final concert in the 2013-14 ComEd Classics Series will be “Love ... (more)

An emergency call turns into a new emergency on Rockford's west-side, after an ambulance transporting a patient catches fire.

Murder charges were announced Wednesday against the one-time client of a Rockford attorney who was fatally shot while clearing snow from his driveway in 2008.

State officials last week announced a $233 million state capital investment to restart Amtrak service between Chicago and Rockford beginning next year.

After months of a national search, the Rock Valley College Board of Trustees last week announced the appointment of Michael Mastroianni as college president.

After nearly 25 years in business, the American TV and Appliance store in Rockford is closed for good, leaving the city with yet another empty big box store.

It's where perfection was born- the first recorded perfect game of bowling took place in Rockford, Ill.

Apr. 14, 2014 - ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Tania Nicholson won a RAMI Award for best Christian/gospel artist in the 2014 RAMIs.

First time home-buyers could get record low interest rates by getting a mortgage through a new state housing program.

Over the last few years, the state budget crunch has forced some local school districts to lay off teachers and scale back after school programs to save money.