A single two-family home has stood for 15 years surrounded by empty fields in the middle of an unfinished, 6.2-acre subdivision northwest of Bell School and Mill roads. After the streets were built, fire hydrants installed, the first two-family home built and the foundations for two other duplexes poured in 2009, progress on the subdivision […]
Police have arrested two men in connection with a double stabbing on May 20 in Cherry Valley. Kyle H. Condon, 25, of Rockford, and Steven D. Mendez, 24, of Chicago, were booked Wednesday into the Winnebago County Jail on charges of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery use of a deadly weapon. […]
Not that drag queen artist Krystal Ball is seeking validation to be who she is, but she is beyond thrilled to be named one of four honorary grand marshals for Rockford’s first pride parade on June 1. “It feels amazing,” she said. “It feels good to see that I’m being cheered on not only by friends […]
“Why Rockford Promise isn’t our No. 1 priority is beyond my comprehension.” – Chuck Sweeny, May 20, 2017 Chuck started promoting Rockford Promise in 2012, and he was frustrated by how slowly it was growing. In 2017, when he wrote a column about the program, 10 full-tuition scholarships were awarded. The year before it was […]
A 19-year-old Chicago man faces up to 40 years in prison for murder after a jury trial this week at the Winnebago County Courthouse. The Chicago Police Department arrested Antwain D. Storey on May 14, 2021. Storey was 16 at the time. The Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s office charged him with first-degree murder in the […]
National Weather Service meteorologists are warning Rockford area residents to brace for potential thunderstorms Tuesday night. A line of storms is moving through northern central Illinois and expected to impact Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane and DuPage counties among others. It will be mostly sunny and 89 degrees this afternoon, but expect […]
For the second time a week, a deceased adult male has been pulled from the Rock River. The body of man was pulled from the water Sunday afternoon under the Jefferson Street Bridge in downtown Rockford, said Cori Hilliard of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office. The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the […]
Hononegah High School senior Cassidy Davenport is this week’s Rockford Register Star Student of the Week. Davenport received nearly 70% of the vote in the Student of the Week poll. Davenport recently learned CPR and put her training to use to help save the life of a choking child during a visit to the Target […]
When Rockford is strong, our region is strong. From underwater mortgage capital of the world a decade ago to today’s top real-estate market in the country, according to WSJ/Realtor.com Housing Market Ranking. We have made tremendous strides in Rockford over the last seven years. Property values are up 52 percent, property tax rate is down […]
The decision to file a civil lawsuit over the fatal stabbing of a Rockford Walmart employee in Cook County instead of Winnebago County probably came down to a number of factors, legal experts said. For starters, it’s allowed under the state’s venue law. Since the defendants — Walmart and and its security company Brosnan Risk […]
Members of Rockford’s Finance & Personnel Committee have narrowly agreed to send a proposal to give the next mayor and the next group of aldermen a raise on to the full City Council to consider. After nearly 30 minutes of debate, Ald. Jonathan Logemann, D-2, and Ald. Chad Tuneberg, R-3, voted against the raises. They […]
Four of Rockford’s fire stations will get upgrades in coming years, according to a multi-year plan of how the city plans to spend $54.2 million in federal funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The plan allocates $2 million for improvements at fire stations 1, 5, 6, 11 and the Fire Training […]