drugs

I'm no legal scholar, but even I was aware that law enforcement takes a pretty dim view of folks who use the internet as a way of advertising illegal drug sales.

Normally when we bring these types of stories up they've taken place somewhere besides Rockford. Not the case this time.

We continually hear about the opioid epidemic in Illinois (and across the country), so how do our problems here compare to what's going on in the rest of the country?

You might want to keep these sweet treats away from your kids until the caused of the illness is determined. (Updated 12/07/16)

Rockford Police have arrested two men on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop just south of downtown.
According to a press release, officers conducted a traffic stop Sunday night in the 100 block of Morgan Street for a registration violation...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network
Potentially life-saving drugs which are still in the testing phase will now be made available to certain patients in Illinois.
Under newly signed legislation, patients who have been given two years or less to live can get medicine which has been only been through…

On The Riley & Scot Show, we often preface stories about things a consumer should be worried about by saying that "We're the media, and it's our job to scare you." I guess this is one of those times.
Before my son went off to college, one of the things that we disc…

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department has formed a 13-member tactical unit to battle street crime.
Sheriff Gary Caruana introduced a team Monday to concentrate on illegal gang activity, drugs and high-crime areas...

A Rockford man has been sentenced to nearly ten years in federal prison for committing firearms and drug trafficking offenses.
According to a press release, 30-year-old Jarimne Freeman was sentenced for possession with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana...

An Illinois State Police Crime Lab analysis of a powdery material found inside a balloon in the hallway at Jefferson High School shows the substance was not heroin. The Lab reports that the substance in fact had no traces of any controlled substance.