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Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Meghan Schobinger
A 64-year-old man was found June 2 inside a Rockford home.
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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Meghan Schobinger
An 18-year-old boy is being held in the Winnebago County jail while four other minors face charges.
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Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 1:35 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Anyone with information on the person pictured should contact the Rockford Police Department.
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Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:56 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Winnebago County deputies investigate after death deemed suspicious.
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Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Deputies say a tip on the man's whereabouts Thursday led to his arrest.
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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Surveillance video and audio showed the woman defending herself during the attack.
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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The car was parked in the area of Central Avenue near West Riverside Boulevard.
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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 2:40 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Illinois law says he will have to serve 100 percent of his time.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
A woman reports that the man sexually assaulted her during a massage.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Police opened an investigation after a report was filed May 1.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The woman faces five counts of first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:57 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Both men were convicted of what a judge called “exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty.”
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
A jury convicted the man of first-degree murder in August 2022.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 2:50 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
No word on the victim's condition at this time.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 4:13 PM CDT
|By Laura Neuzil
The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m., May 17.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By Laura Neuzil
The 16-year-old faces multiple aggravated battery and armed robbery charges.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
He's currently lodged in the Lee County jail awaiting a bond hearing.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The teen reportedly told police he was shot in the ankle by someone he didn't know.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Charges are issued this week after a year-long investigation leads to an arrest.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The time will be served in federal prison.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By Julia Bingel and Emily Van de Riet
Two men who pleaded guilty in March to cheating in a fishing tournament were sentenced to 10 days in jail on Thursday.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The man was arrested in October 2018 on similar charges.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Investigators say the woman emptied the vials of the drug and made them available to patients with the placebo.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Police say they found evidence in the man's home that lead to the charges.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 2:19 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The sentencing comes nearly two years after he was charged and arrested by Rochelle police.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
One of the women allegedly stabbed another.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
He was taken into custody on Tuesday by Forreston police.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:14 AM CDT
|By Laura Neuzil
Rockford police say it happened in the 3500 block of Elm Street.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 12:05 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
He's currently lodged in the Winnebago County jail on a $150,000 bond.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:49 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The discovery comes on the heels of two other bodies found last week.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The man pled guilty in two separate cases from 2022 and 2023.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:28 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Drug trafficking complaints lead Winnebago County detectives to an arrest on Friday.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 11:01 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Between Rockford police and Winnebago County deputies, three weapons and drug arrests were made during the last week
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Rockford dive teams recover a body Thursday near the Auburn Street bridge.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Police say two people were involved in shooting at three businesses and five vehicles.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
After talking to students and staff members, DeKalb police issued a warrant for the man’s arrest.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The first man was arrested in February 2023.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Deputy Steven Wright was hit twice―one bullet struck his shoulder and the other, his bicep.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The man in custody faces attempted murder, aggravated battery and felony drug charges.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
During the trial, prosecutors showed that Harkey broke into the woman’s Rockford home, beat and kidnapped her, then held her hostage in his mother’s basement.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Police ask the public to avoid the area of E. State Street and First Street at this time.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 2:56 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The man was convicted of aggravated child pornography in 2014.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 1:22 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Police urge the public to use one of the Rockford police districts as a designated safe zone for online purchase exchanges.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Human remains found in a storage unit have been identified as those of a former police chief.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Prosecutors say on July 9, 2021, the man followed a 60-year-old woman home after a night out at a bar.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Prosecutors say she helped her son escape to Canada before he was tried for sexual exploitation charges.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 1:50 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
The man faces first-degree murder and reckless homicide on top of his previous four charges.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Steven Delorme was found badly beaten and left for dead in March 2020.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 1:38 PM CDT
|By Meghan Schobinger
Investigators say it is unknown if the shootings are connected.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
No injuries were reported, but three vehicles and another residence were damaged in the crash.