ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston on Tuesday sentenced ...

At least 50 Rockford employees have some part of their salaries funded through federal sources or grants. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Moline, said freezing federal grants and loans has left northern ...

A Rockford man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 quadruple murder of Keandra Austin, 27, and her three children. Eric Jackson, 41, was sentenced after he was found guilty at a jury ...

This year’s report includes information on how Elgin’s crime rate compares to Illinois ... the median monthly crimes compared to places like Springfield, Peoria and Rockford, data shows.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford man convicted of sexually abusing two children has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley announced the ...

Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory ...

Rita Mayfield, D-Gurnee, introduced a measure that would allow people convicted of crimes to serve their ... Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford. Current Illinois law allows marriage between two partners ...

Cancel anytime. The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building is seen in Washington, D.C. This tax season brings good news for some Illinois residents: If your return is fairly simple ...

DECATUR — A male victim who went to use the restroom at a Decatur bar suddenly found himself surrounded by three men who had followed him inside before robbing him at gunpoint, police report ...

Earlier on Monday there were over 300,000 power outages in the region, according to USA TODAY's tracker. As of 8:30 p.m. CT there were fewer than 30,000 in Illinois.

Major felony crimes during the last fiscal year were 5% higher than the 2022 fiscal year, the data shows. Adams, for his part, focused on recent strides against crime that arguably show his ...