These sections surround the city's compact downtown area – the Loop ... Once a hot bed for Prohibition-era crime, the South Side has long played the backdrop to gang violence and crime.

Rockford experienced 18 homicides in 2024, marking a decrease from the previous year and a significant drop from the record high in 2020. Mayor Tom McNamara attributes the decline in homicides to ...

Rockford Police Department officers are investigating a shooting death in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Two men were shot ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In the coming months, the Rockford area will see a new rideshare service for mental health care. This comes shortly after the Region 1 Planning Council released a study about ...

A 19-year-old man died from injuries sustained during a shooting at a Rockford party. Rockford police responded to an ...

Rockford will benefit from $2.4 million in funding for “site ready” construction projects aimed at laying the groundwork for ...

Rockford Police conducted a traffic stop in the area of Glenwood Avenue and Rockton Avenue just after 5 P.M. on Tuesday, January 21. With the help of Rockford Police K-9, police were able to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Rockford's Colman Yards Project is progressing on track with the help of a recently announced $4 million grant from the State of Illinois. State Representative Maurice West (D ...

Realtor.com senior economic analyst Hannah Jones wrote that, "Rockford's hotness means that high demand is met with low inventory as buyers claim available homes. This affordable area has seen ...