New details continue to emerge the day after after four people were killed and seven others were hurt during a mass stabbing in a Rockford neighborhood. Here’s what we know so far. When did the attack start? The spree of violence started a little after 1 p.m. Wednesday Where did the attacks take place? Victims […]
Four people were killed and five others were wounded in and near Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.” Some of the victims, including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and a man who tried to help her, were stabbed, officials […]
A 28-year-old Rockford man has been arrested in the stabbing death of a Walmart employee. According to police, the incident took place at the Rockford Walmart on Northridge just south of Riverside Boulevard. Rockford police responded to the store at 6:05 p.m. Sunday on a report of a stabbing, police said in a news release. […]
A report of a teenage runaway led to the arrest of a registered sex offender. The Rockford Police Department was contacted Thursday regarding a report of a 16-year-old female runaway. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Overdene Avenue where they located the juvenile in the presence of Travis Blomgren, 29, of Rockford, a registered […]
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 71-year-old Rockford man in connection with a March 6 stabbing death of a Rockford woman. According to the sheriff’s department, the body of 64-year-old Emily Sanders of Rockford was located Wednesday inside a residence in the 200 block of South Memorial Avenue. The Winnebago […]
Two Rockford men have been charged with first-degree murder. On Feb. 9, Rockford Police officers responded to the area of First Avenue and Charles Street on a report of a traffic crash. Upon arrival, officers found Joshua Ewing, 26, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he was […]
I moved to Rockford involuntarily in 2013. My entire life and plan for my life was a vision of physics education in the Chicago suburbs — the home of two national labs, Fermi Lab and Argonne, the homes of discoveries like the proton and solar wind and or course the atomic bomb and even the […]
Nominations are in for the Rockford Register Star’s Student of the Week. We asked area high schools to nominate a student for Student of the Week based on academic achievement, leadership, citizenship, character, public service and participation in clubs and activities. We will publish a list of Student of the Week finalists every Monday at […]
Imagine the tears at George Floyd Square;imagine the prayers. imagine the meditations,this was all for you brother George — wishingyour spirit deep peace and salutation. An excerpt from “At George Floyd Square: Imagine,” a poem by Rockford native Christopher Sims Local poet and wordsmith Christopher Sims recently returned to Rockford to resume doing what he […]
A quarter-century is a long time to spend in the real estate business. Thirty-four years is even longer. That’s how long Larry Holen and Frank Wehrstein have been at it, respectively. And with nearly 60 years between them, it’s safe to say they’ve learned a thing or two. Two months ago, Holen officially merged Pioneer […]
ROCKFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — Two parents have filed a lawsuit against Rockford Public School District for using male pronouns for their child without their knowledge. According to court documents, Dan and Jennifer Mead’s child, who is biologically female and identifies as male, attended the school district starting in kindergarten. In middle school, the student started […]