The 13 Weather Authority Team is tracking storms moving through our area Monday night. Stay with this story for updates throughout the evening.More >>
The 13 Weather Authority Team is tracking storms moving through our area Monday night. Stay with this story for updates throughout the evening. More >>
Winnebago School Board approves two-year teacher contracts.More >>
After a year of negotiating, more than 100 Winnebago teachers have a new contract and they get a raise, but the agreement barely passed through District 323's Board of Education. Four to three was theMore >>
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the OKC suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.More >>
UPDATED: A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.More >>
A new building opens in Winnebago County totally dedicated to juvenile justice but not all of it is funded. The Juvenile Justice Center is the newest addition to what's being called the Winnebago CountyMore >>
A new building opens in Winnebago County totally dedicated to juvenile justice but not all of it is funded. The Juvenile Justice Center is the newest addition to what's being called the Winnebago CountyMore >>
Rockford high school student graduates with straight A's and perfect attendanceMore >>
One Rockford teenager has never missed a day of school ever. Jefferson High School Senior Randall Simental doesn't just have impeccable attendance. He's also made straight A's during his four years atMore >>
Authorities say a van carrying church members returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times, killing five people and hospitalizing six others.More >>
Authorities say a van carrying church members returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times, killing five people and hospitalizing six others.More >>
Health department announces winners of annual poetry, essay and art contest.More >>
The Violence Prevention Collaborative of the Winnebago County Health Department will host it's Seventh Annual Essay, Poetry and Art Contest awards luncheon. The winners of the contest have been announced.More >>
Schnucks is already in the process of changing the name of all local Hilander and Logli stores, and now the chain is continuing the changes with the closure of the Schnucks Pharmacy inside the Rural Street store.More >>
Schnucks is already in the process of changing the name of all local Hilander and Logli stores, and now the chain is continuing the changes with the closure of the Schnucks Pharmacy inside the Rural Street store.More >>
May 20 through May 26 is Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week in Illinois and the state's department of public health is giving tips on how to stay safe.More >>
May 20 through May 26 is Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week in Illinois and the state's department of public health is giving tips on how to stay safe.More >>
Rockford Police say the Burger King on the 2400 block of 11th Street was robbed Sunday morning at gunpoint.The suspect took cash but police are questioning people about potential involvement.The investigationMore >>
Rockford College graduates celebrate for last time before changing name to universityMore >>
For the 159th and last time,graduates of Rockford College walk across the stage. After this year, it will go by the name, Rockford University. Commencement ceremonies took place at the Coronado PerformingMore >>
Rockford Police announce academies again this year with local agenciesMore >>
Rockford Police announce they will partner with area agencies to sponsor the Youth and Junior Police Academies again this year.This was made possible by a $7,750 grant from the Community Needs Fund ofMore >>
Cherry Valley plays host to Midwest competition for extricationMore >>
The spirit of competition allows emergency responders from across the Midwest to showcase skills in Cherry Valley. For 26 years, men and women have displayed their ability to cut into cars at the competition.More >>
Man taken to hospital after crashing motorcycle overnight Sunday in RockfordMore >>
A man is seriously injured after a motorcycle crash during the early morning hours in Rockford. It was around two Sunday morning when the accident happened at the intersection of North Longwood and RuralMore >>
CHICAGO – Parents who suffered unfathomable loss during the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., today joined Governor Pat Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Dan Kotowski to urge lawmakers to banMore >>
CHICAGO – Parents who suffered unfathomable loss during the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., today joined Governor Pat Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Dan Kotowski to urge lawmakers to banMore >>
Animal Mania draws large crowds to Lockwood ParkMore >>
A Rockford Park District event draws attention to Lockwood Park and it's affinity for animals. Wagon and pony rides, a Birds of Prey presentation and plenty more to do today at the park. New to AnimalMore >>
Area Eagle Scout works on project to rehab the Drake Cemetery in Caledonia TownshipMore >>
New life is breathed into a little known Caledonia Township cemetery. Andrew Geyer is an Eagle Scout from troop 141 in Belvidere. His project was to rehab the Drake Cemetery. Now, the cemetery has beenMore >>
Bikes for Tykes gets gear for area kids in needMore >>
The Salvation Army wants your bike to give to a needy child in the area. For nine years, "Bikes for Tykes" has accepted donations of bikes, scooters and safety equipment for area kids. Last year, youMore >>
Tinker Swiss announced new program for military personnelMore >>
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens will participate in the Blue Star Museums program. That means it will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from MemorialMore >>
Increased need for food in Rockford during summer monthsMore >>
Each year tens of thousands of Rockford area families rely on the kindness of strangers so they don't go hungry. Local agencies use the month of May to focus on the problem. The need for food will be evenMore >>
As Woodward starts construction on it's newest facility leaders announce even more jobs will come to the area. That's because part of it's new Rock Cut Campus will double in size. That means besidesMore >>
As Woodward starts construction on it's newest facility leaders announce even more jobs will come to the area. That's because part of it's new Rock Cut Campus will double in size. That means besidesMore >>
The co-pilot of US Airways flight 1549 that was forced to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009 will make an appearance at the Poplar Grove Airport.More >>
The co-pilot of US Airways flight 1549 that was forced to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009 will make an appearance at the Poplar Grove Airport.More >>
Volunteers from Bankers Life and Casualty Company's Rockford branches are hitting the streets and giving the gift of flowers to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association.More >>
Volunteers from Bankers Life and Casualty Company's Rockford branches are hitting the streets and giving the gift of flowers to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association.More >>
The Illinois State Senate has approved a measure that would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from certain terminal illnesses or debilitating conditions.More >>
The Illinois State Senate has approved a measure that would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from certain terminal illnesses or debilitating conditions.More >>
Community groups have more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance — in an outreach effort that's part of the national health overhaul law.More >>
Community groups have more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance — in an outreach effort that's part of the national health overhaul law.More >>
Scott Zwiefelhofer, 45, was travelling south on 11th street last night around 11pm last night when he was hit by an SUV at 11th street and Sawyer Road.More >>
Scott Zwiefelhofer, 45, was travelling south on 11th street last night around 11pm last night when he was hit by an SUV at 11th street and Sawyer Road.More >>
A 58-year-old Clinton man faces charges of Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, Battery to a Police Officer, and Disarming a Police Officer after allegedly disarming and attempting to shoot an officeMore >>
A 58-year-old Clinton man faces charges of Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, Battery to a Police Officer, and Disarming a Police Officer after allegedly disarming and attempting to shoot an officeMore >>
At one point or another, most kids have a run-in with bullying, whether they're the ones dishing it out or receiving it, but the difference is how each person is affected by the verbal or even physicalMore >>
At one point or another, most kids have a run-in with bullying, whether they're the ones dishing it out or receiving it, but the difference is how each person is affected by the verbal or even physicalMore >>
Keith Creek Neighborhood sees decrease in flooding and crimeMore >>
Rockford's Keith Creek neighborhood on the near Southeast side has been flooded with problems in the past, literally. When it rains a lot, water gets into people's homes. Residents say that's destroyedMore >>
The measure would award full scholarships to certain low-income public school students, good towards an associates degree at Rock Valley College.More >>
The measure would award full scholarships to certain low-income public school students, good towards an associates degree at Rock Valley College.More >>
Illinois' unemployment rate fell from 9.5 percent to 9.3 percent between March and April, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.More >>
Illinois' unemployment rate fell from 9.5 percent to 9.3 percent between March and April, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.More >>
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and OSF HealthCare are teaming up to create an Accountable Care Organization with the goal of improving patient care and overall cost.More >>
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and OSF HealthCare are teaming up to create an Accountable Care Organization with the goal of improving patient care and overall cost.More >>
A graduation ceremony in Winnebago County saves taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those are the numbers linked to the county's Drug Court. The program turned out a dozen people, now totalingMore >>
Every year millions of people are bitten by dogs and that can end up costing you big time. That's because when someone gets bit it's often their insurance that pays. That means all of us could end up payingMore >>
Every year millions of people are bitten by dogs and that can end up costing you big time. That's because when someone gets bit it's often their insurance that pays. That means all of us could end up payingMore >>
Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc., a nonprofit organization, is seeking candidates for one VISTA volunteer position to begin in late July, 2013. Qualifications for the VISTA positions include theMore >>
Christiansen holds "Coffee Talk" with local business leaders, talks about crimeMore >>
Concern over public safety was one of the topics raised during Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen's "Coffee Talk" with local business leaders. Christiansen referred to his April State ofMore >>
Sheila Simon proclaims Wednesday to be Women's Health Day in IllinoisMore >>
Lt. Governor Sheila Simon participated in the city of Springfield's "Curb Your Car, Bike to Work" event on Wednesday. Simon is an experienced cyclist. She's participated in the event before and oftenMore >>
Farmers use GPS to farm in straight lines and catch up with late plantingMore >>
Technology has changed the way many of us do a lot of things. That includes farming.The farming industry has not been left out when it comes to changing technology.Kim Meier's family farms in rural WinnebagoMore >>
A proposal that would allow city councils to create a program to fund associates degrees for public school students has been approved by the Illinois Senate.More >>
A proposal that would allow city councils to create a program to fund associates degrees for public school students has been approved by the Illinois Senate.More >>
Scientists have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.More >>
Scientists have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.More >>
The House Agriculture Committee has begun work on a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.More >>
The House Agriculture Committee has begun work on a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.More >>
Over a hundred municipal firefighters joined wildfire crews Tuesday night to battle a fire covering 8,700 acres of forest in Wisconsin's Douglas and Bayfield counties.More >>
Over a hundred municipal firefighters joined wildfire crews Tuesday night to battle a fire covering 8,700 acres of forest in Wisconsin's Douglas and Bayfield counties.More >>
RPS Board of Education hires three Rockford companies to kick-off Facilities PlanMore >>
Get to work. After a Rockford School Board vote, the first part of a 10-year $139 million Facilities Plan can get into full swing. Roughly $6 million worth of improvements should be done around the startMore >>
Nat'l Transportation Safety Board want .08 legal drinking and driving limit to be .05More >>
National safety investigators say even just a few drinks can make you dangerous or deadly behind the wheel. They want to cut down alcohol- linked traffic deaths, by changing what it means to be legallyMore >>
Deputies with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office recovered about 2,000 cannabis sativa plants from a wooded area in unincorporated Hebron on May 11.More >>
Deputies with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office recovered about 2,000 cannabis sativa plants from a wooded area in unincorporated Hebron on May 11.More >>
For the first time since the Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial was established three new names will be added. It will now include two men and a woman who died trying to reach a crashMore >>
For the first time since the Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial was established three new names will be added. It will now include two men and a woman who died trying to reach a crashMore >>
Although police say the 16-year-old New Jersey teen was not killed by John Wayne Gacy, an investigation into the serial killer's victims led to the identification of Steven Soden's body.More >>
Although police say the 16-year-old New Jersey teen was not killed by John Wayne Gacy, an investigation into the serial killer's victims led to the identification of Steven Soden's body.More >>
One-third of all adults in Illinois suffer from high blood pressure and the Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging healthy lifestyles to combat the issue during High Blood Pressure Education Month.More >>
One-third of all adults in Illinois suffer from high blood pressure and the Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging healthy lifestyles to combat the issue during High Blood Pressure Education Month.More >>
According to an unsealed FBI search warrant, the man responsible for killing six at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin used the internet to strengthen his white supremacist beliefs.More >>
According to an unsealed FBI search warrant, the man responsible for killing six at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin used the internet to strengthen his white supremacist beliefs.More >>
Shootings, stabbings and beatings were just another day at work for a onetime Rockford gang member. Greg Armstrong says that life is gone and so is the leadership he once followed. But this former gangMore >>
Shootings, stabbings and beatings were just another day at work for a onetime Rockford gang member. Greg Armstrong says that life is gone and so is the leadership he once followed. But this former gangMore >>
The Winnebago County Jail just got a little cheaper for taxpayers. That's because it just sent a record number of inmates from county lock-up to the prison system. The Winnebago County Sheriff's DepartmentMore >>
The Winnebago County Jail just got a little cheaper for taxpayers. That's because it just sent a record number of inmates from county lock-up to the prison system. The Winnebago County Sheriff's DepartmentMore >>
A funeral director trying to find a cemetery to take the body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Tsarnaev (TAM'-ehr-lun tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) says he will go to the city where Tsarnaev lived. But the city...More >>
A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has been released from federal custody while he awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the April 15...More >>
Dixon makes Top 10 Fantastic Fall Destinations list.More >>
The most recent issue of Northwest Quarterly Magazine names Dixon, Illinois as one of 10 Fantastic Fall Destinations in the region. It's not the first time the city's been featured.More >>
Two DeKalb natives go for gold. Grant and Ross James are on the U.S. Olympic Men's Rowing team. They are part of the men's eight. On Saturday, the pair helped row their team into the finals. On WREXMore >>
Two DeKalb natives go for gold. Grant and Ross James are on the U.S. Olympic Men's Rowing team.More >>
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