In 1966, a young girl named Susan Brady was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man named Russell Dewey, who was sentenced to 20 to 50 years behind bars and released in 1987.

James “Jim” C. Spelman, 91, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Rockford. Born July 4, 1933. Jim was a lawyer in Rockford for many, many years. Survivors include his ...

Digital Reporter Jim Hagerty shares what it was like as a young reporter nearly 20 years ago to learn about the 1977 murder of 16-year-old Louise Betts and follow her ...

Dr. James Sadlon “I want to leave the world a better place.” James P. Sadlon, DDS, 88, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. He started Sadlon Orthodontics in 1965 and provided ...

A $12 million renovation project to transform Rockford's Davis Park is soon to get underway. Canada retaliates after Trump ...

After more than an hour of heated discussions from among board members, the Winnebago County Board voted 12-9 in favor of this proposal Thursday night.

First Avenue has been an emerging priority area for years, and now a plan recently approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council ...

How tiny Oregon, Illinois, has spent decades grappling with one strange congregation, from abuse allegations to a leader who ...

A Rockford man faces a 17-count indictment in Blount County court that accuses him of trying to murder two deputies and ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Defense lawyers in criminal cases are duty-bound to protect their clients' legal rights. But a Rockford lawyer spectacularly failed to meet that standard when he represented a murder suspect. Among ...

The Los Angeles Times sports staff won the Associated Press Sports Editors' prestigious triple crown honors for its print and ...