The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office has identified Dejuante Poe, 19, as the man killed at a house party Thursday night.

Dejuante Poe of Rockford was pronounced dead at a local hospital Feb. 6 following a shooting that took place earlier that ...

Rockford Police arrested Melanie Brooking, 34, for allegedly sending child porn on Snapchat. On Dec. 11, 2024, officials ...

In the coming months, the Rockford area will see a new rideshare service for mental health care. This comes shortly after the ...

Rockford Police arrested Paul Bahler, 49, for an alleged string of burglaries among other incidents. On Jan. 27, around 6 p.m ...

Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks will face a challenge to her re-election plans by the first woman to become part of the Pipefitters ...

Rockford Police Department officers are investigating a shooting death in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Two men were shot ...

A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in ...

A Rockford man has been sentenced to 3 years in prison after offering a 15-year-old girl $1,000 to see her naked. On July ...

Investigators are searching for the person who shot and killed a 19-year-old man and wounded another man on Thursday night. Rockford Police shared in a post on X after 11 p.m. that the attack happened ...

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -A 19-year-old male is dead after being shot late Thursday, Feb. 6. Officers were called to an ...