While violent crime in Rockford has declined for the third consecutive year, the city still ranks among the highest in Illinois for overall crime rates. Yet, many residents ...

Brandon Simonson, a white supremacist from Minnesota, was sentenced to life in prison for the hate crime murder of a Jewish ...

Cameron Frazier was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing 24-year-old Yashreanna Bell-Young in a Loves Park home in ...

Markeeon Neal, 31, of Rockford, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for delivering fentanyl to a man who died after ...

Cecilia Hernandez-Galvan was arrested for allegedly hitting a man with her car and driving away from the scene, leaving the ...

Police arrested a 22-year-old Rockford felon suspected in a shooting on Saturday. According to the Rockford Police Department, officers with the Specialized Community Oriented Policing Enforcement ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested three teenagers after a traffic stop Tuesday night, saying guns and drugs were found in the car.

Steven Baxter, 40, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in federal prison for threatening employees at a Rockford WingStop with a gun.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Nelson Kennedy, 47, for allegedly pointing a pistol at staff working at District Bar and Grill.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford street gang member, Nazeaire Henderson, 20, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison on weapons charges related to a pair of shootings in February 2024.