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Charges have been filed in the death of a Rockford woman. 42-year-old Karen Williams died from her injuries following an August 20th incident in which a car with three suspects crashed into her vehicle near Cherry Valley. The crash was preceded by a long distance high speed police pursuit which started in Belvidere ... Read More ...

Bloom Elementary School in Rockford will reopen tomorrow after a water leak that closed the school for the past two days has been repaired. Maintenance staff performed additional work to remedy the problem today. The Illinois State Police and local law enforcements agencies statewide will be stepping up their patrols during this Halloween Weekend ... Read More ...

Janesville Police are searching for a man who fled authorities during a drug stop 27-year old Shay Dooley reportedly initiated a vehicle pursuit which was halted because of public safety concerns. The suspect reportedly crashed later and is now on foot ... Read More ...

Rockford’s unemployment rate has seen a marked improved. It declined to 8.2% from 11.3 at this time last year. But reason the percentage dropped so quickly is because fewer Stateline people are looking for jobs. Rockford has only had an increase of 300 jobs in the last calendar year ... Read More ...

Republican candidate for governor, Bruce Rauner made an appearance at a Rockford manufacturing plant earlier this afternoon to promote early voting. Early voting resumed at around 2pm. According to Winnebago County officials, voters are being given special instructions when they arrive regarding the ballot error for the Winnebago County Forest Preserve Board ... Read More ...

The Rockford Police Department is asking the public's help in identifying a suspect who robbed a Rockford gas station last night. Just after 9pm last night, the Mobil Gas Station in the 2500 block of Broadway was robbed by a white male who demanded money and was armed with a handgun ... Read More ...

Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies in McHenry County.  Investigators believe Scott Peters fled after opening fire with a rifle as deputies responded to a domestic dispute this morning in Holiday Hills ... Read More ...

A Roscoe man wanted on warrants in Illinois and Montana has been arrested in California. Police say 20-year old Matthew Ton was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle from Montana. Authorities say he fled from police in August in a vehicle stolen from a Rockford residence ... Read More ...

A large fight broke out this weekend with shots being fired at local Rockford tavern. Police arrived to the Golden Bar on 7th Street just before 2:00 Sunday morning for complaints that 40 people were fighting in the streets.  Police say someone in the crowd fired off several gun shots and officers subsequently found four shell casings near the bar ... Read More ...

The Belvidere School District and Teachers have not reached a deal despite a six hour negotiating session last night. Officials at the Belvidere School District say that just three issues separate both sides from signing the new contract with its teachers union ... Read More ...