Five candidates are seeking a two-year appointment as judge in Department 2 of the 20th Judicial District, which serves Lake ...

This significant increase underscores law enforcement’s dedication to public safety and community cooperation.

After nearly seven years of delays, rescheduling and amended charges, the bench trial of a Winnebago mom accused of medically abusing her children continued Friday in ...

State’s attorneys in Illinois’ 15 largest counties largely comply with the 2015 law ... except St. Clair, Madison and Will counties.

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A Rockford man faces decades in prison after being found guilty of battering a child and domestic violence. Joshua Krutsch, ...

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

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

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

A Poplar Grove man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for sexually assaulting two children. Joseph Ciancio-Fuchs, 32, was ...

Michael Mallett of Rockford was sentenced to over eight years in prison for fentanyl trafficking and illegal gun possession.

Michael Mallett, 27, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm by ...