Christian Medrano, 29, of Rockford is charged with robbery, aggravated battery and theft.

Police in Rockford have arrested a man they say physically assaulted two store clerks before stealing money from their cash ...

Rockford-area residents with a criminal record received a chance to have their record cleared on Friday. The 5th annual ...

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing to confirm ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to unveil his 2026 budget proposal at the annual State of the State budget address on ...

Illinois football has spent the offseason stacking up recruiting wins. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini had a turnaround 2024, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. They retained an ...

Federal Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in December preventing the law, once it takes effect, from applying to federally chartered banks.

The administration rescinded the order after a judge intervened. But there are still three Head Start programs in Illinois that can’t access their funding -- and are on the verge of closing down, ...

A federal judge in Rockford is asking the U.S. Sentencing Commission for harsher penalties for criminals who are in possession of “switch” devices that convert semi-automatic handguns into ...

BLOOMINGTON — John Kim, a Bloomington-based attorney, has been reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism ...

“The Department of Education funds important programs like special education. We have in the state of Illinois many, many parents and their children who need special education and that funding ...

A federal judge in Rockford is calling for stiffer penalties ... Johnston — who with former Illinois State Police Col. Mike Snyders sent a letter to the commission Monday — wrote that the ...