Rockford Legal Director Nicholas Meyer defeated Judge Erik Karl ... with honors from Northern Illinois University. Jacobs served as hearing officer for Winnebago County for over two decades ...

A longtime Rockford area lawmaker has died. Chuck Jefferson served in elected office for 24 years, beginning as a Winnebago ...

Rockford's Charles "Chuck" Jefferson was a Winnebago County Board member and served in the General Assembly for 13 years. He ...

A Winnebago County Board member has been charged with DUI and violating the Illinois Concealed Carry Act. Here's what the ...

The first STAR (Standing Together Awareness is Raised) event is held as part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Victor Tapia, 29, has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child multiple times between 2020 and when the crime was reported in 2022. On Thursday, Winnebago County ...

Joseph Ciancio-Fuchs, 32, was found guilty of three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault on September 26 after a bench trial in front of Winnebago County Judge Brendan Maher. Rockford ...