In 1966, a young girl named Susan Brady was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man named Russell Dewey, who was sentenced to 20 to 50 years behind bars and released in 1987.

The boy was arrested on Wednesday in the 3000 block of 15th Street in Rockford, Illinois. He was charged with one felony ...

“That’s been a complaint that I’ve been dealing with for 10 years,” chuckles State Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford). The ...

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The Rockford area will host a variety of events, including an Animal Rescue Expo, a concert by Tower of Power, and a Saint Patrick's Day Parade. Families can enjoy events like SpongeBob SquarePants ...

A jury in Winnebago County, Illinois, finds a Janesville man guilty of attempted homicide. Meovonte Cooper, 22, was accused ...

A 15-year-old boy was charged with killing a 16-year-old in a shootout last December in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.

Four men in a stolen car were arrested after a high-speed pursuit because they were suspected in the theft of $6,000 worth of ...

Peoria is one of a shrinking number of municipalities that still use polygraph exams for police and fire department applicants.

A public defender-turned-public lawmaker is turning her sights squarely on her state's police officers. Illinois Democratic Rep. Lisa Davis has introduced a bill into the legislature that would ...

A Holiday Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was caught with 75 bags of heroin and fentanyl ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...