Winnebago County News

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department is looking for suspects, after a teenager is killed Saturday night.

SPRINGFIELD Ward 5 Ald. Sam Cahnman has a knack for taking headline-grabbing issues and then riding them for his own political benefit.

Like every other farmer with low-lying land, Andrea "Andy" Hazzard had to cope with flooded fields, low temperatures and delayed plantings this spring.

Yesterday Winnebago County Sheriff's Detectives conducted an undercover prostitution investigations, seven women and one man was arrested.

People living in Winnebago affected by the flooding can now apply for Emergency Food Assistance Program.

When you call Crime Stoppers, our phone lines are secured, and do not have caller ID.

The Winnebago County Highway Department will begin a seven-mile road improvement project Monday on County M from State 44 to State 91.

Winnebago County authorities have identified a Rockford man who died while in police custody as 29-year-old Ernest Graves.

Many Winnebago County residents have been taking advantage of the emergency shelter set up to help flood victims.

Several waterways in northern Illinois remain above flood stage but water levels are falling or expected to fall in coming weeks.

FEMA declared Winnebago County a state of disaster on Wednesday. Winnebago was one of five counties added to the list of federal disaster areas, along with Dodge, Green, Washington, and Waukesha counties.

Three men are in Winnebago County jail for breaking into a Rockford home. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the 6900 block of S. Main.

" Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today added Winnebago county to a state disaster declaration to help respond to and recover from recent severe storms and the threat of flooding.

In Mark Hunter's perfect world, a man can walk into his local barber shop and get a little off the sides along with tests of his blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels, and know his danger of getting ...

Over the past few weeks the talk over whether to bring concealed carry to Winnebago County has *triggered debate between public officials and some community members.Right now it's that decision that may put ...

Violent thunderclaps interrupted the still of night throughout the Chicago area, and the storms that accompanied them brought serious damage.

Richard Wanke was back in court Monday where His lawyer asked the Judge in the case to remove himself.

Right now a Machesney Park neighborhood is buzzing, after residents learn a house fire Wednesday may have been arson.

A Winnebago County judge has sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for the beating and strangling death of his mother.

After 12 years of being chief Gary Maitland is saying goodbye to the Cherry Valley Police Department.