Rockford News

Rockford fire crews responded to a trailer on fire behind East High School after 5:30 a.m. The trailer was being used as an office while construction was being done behind the school.

Police say 13 Rockford area Latin King members are facing federal gun and/or narcotics charges after a year-long investigation into firearms and cocaine trafficking.

The IHSA is a private, not-for-profit organization that receives no direct tax dollars, but some lawmakers think they need to butt into the IHSA's business instead of concentrating on the state's business.

A Rockford man is arrested in a Loves Park motel, after he's accused of having sex with a teenager.

An art gallery that's only been in Downtown Rockford for a year, could close if it doesn't get some community support.

Thousands of individuals across northern Illinois are still unemployed. With prospects for getting a job remaining somewhat bleak, job seekers bite at any opportunity they feel may land them work.

Volunteers have descended on a Rockford neighborhood for a summer tradition -- Project Facelift.

Bob Wimmer, President and CEO of Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc., was recently inducted into the Northern Illinois Business Hall of Fame.

For two years shoppers and business owners in downtown Rockford and in the Midtown District have asked Rockford Police for one thing they say will drastically cut down on crime.

I was recently asked who I thought was the best ever American rock and roll band.

A popular Italian eatery that's been serving hungry diners in Rockford for more than 30 years finds a new building to call home.

An intense explosion shakes a Rockford neighborhood and blows out part of an outside wall at a home on the city's south east side.

A teenager is being hailed as a hero by some after fighting off intruders in his home, stabbing one of them several times.

ROCKFORD – Swedish-American Hospital has received a 3-star rating for bypass surgery from From Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 2013, a total of 1,041 participants provided data to STS, with approximately 15 percent receiving the 3-star rating, or the highest category of quality.

Lemonade stands will be set up around the Rockford area this weekend and it's all in the name of a good cause.

Hundreds of local governments were just told by the state they'd likely have to fend for themselves to find salt in time for next winter, which could cause the price of salt to double what it was last year.

Break-ins, vandalism, and burglaries are still happening in one Rockford neighborhood despite one group's best efforts to stop crime.

Shannon Pluhowksy has defeated Diana Zavjalova, 225-212, to capture the $15,000 top prize at the 2014 BPAA Women's All-Star Tournament in Rockford, Ill.

It's really not feeling like the dogs days of summer, but the weather was perfect Thursday night for a block party with man's best friend.

There are more than 19,000 kids in foster care in Illinois, yet a local agency says there's not enough foster homes.