Davis Junction, IL

(Madison Gun, Used to be called Bullet stop ) Sources are reporting an accidental shooting. It happened at 2100 Harlem rd in Loves Park, at the gun store. Initial reports are saying a male approx. late 60’s,. accidentally shot himself in the hand. Loves Park PD and FD are...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) ─ The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identified the woman killed in a Thursday crash on Forest Hills Road in Rockford. Brenda Fultz, 69, of Rockford died from blunt force trauma to the abdomen and chest. The crash happened Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Forest Hills Road and Pleasant Valley Boulevard. Two […]

BELOIT, Wis. — A deputy from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office remained in the hospital Friday morning after being involved in a crash while responding to a call of a person with a gunshot wound Thursday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said. The crash happened around 3:50 p.m....

Serious Accident, Pedestrian Hit By A Vehicle, Avoid The Area For A While. It happened around 9:20 pm, near the area of Central and Blaisdell. (Note: Location may be wrong) Initial reports are saying a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. Life saving measures were being performed. Unknown if the...

What happened: Accident, Vehicle Fire, Vegetation Fire. At approximately 1:40 this morning emergency personnel were called to the area of S Springfield Avenue and Cunningham Road for a vehicle on fire off the roadway and in the trees. Upon arrival the vehicle was on fire and was catching the trees...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A $30 million, 350,000 square-foot facility will be built at the Rock 39 industrial park at the corner of Baxter Road and S. Mulford Road, but the mystery tenant has not yet been named. The Winnebago County Board voted to approve the investment on Thursday. The project is the fourth for […]

Initial reports are saying there was a stabbing at/near the Taco Bell on 11th st. Sources told us the incident happened during a robbery. A male is reported to have been stabbed multiple times. We have been told the robbery victim, stabbed the alleged robbery suspect. After the stabbing, the...

As music stands were set up in preparation for a patriotic concert at the pavilion adjacent to the Rock County courthouse on Friday night, the sentiment was not shared a few hundred feet up the hill. There, dozens of people rallied in anger and frustration following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Friday that overturned Roe vs. Wade, a nearly five-decade-old precedent. By a vote of 6-3, the conservative bloc of the current court ruled that the court overstepped in the 1973, citing multiple areas of...

DoorDash is a common service in Illinois and has been since for a few years. It's safe to say the coronavirus pandemic helped make the delivery service even more relevant. I was a "DoorDasher" for a day and quickly learned it was not for me. Uber and Lyft were more enjoyable for me. Both services take steps to ensure driver safety but what about the safety of the customer?

ROCKFORD — Abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates clashed Friday outside Rockford's federal courthouse during contentious but largely non-violent demonstrations. About 100 abortion rights demonstrators were there about 3 p.m. to blast the U.S Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe V. Wade, the 1973 case that gave women access to abortions across the United States.

99% of wedding receptions have toasts (or speeches) and they are usually fundamentally the same. As a part-time wedding DJ/master of ceremonies, I can say this with authority. Typically, the maid of honor's toast evokes emotion and laughter and the best man brings more embarrassing moments that are safe enough to not get anyone in trouble. Only a few times have I full-on cringed to a best man's speech and only once have I cut one off completely like that scene in The Wedding Singer.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF)–Fred VanVleet travels the country and part of Canada playing in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors, but his affection for Rockford will never leave him. He is reconnecting with his hometown this weekend with his Fred VanVleet Fest. Friday night the fun was at his alma mater Auburn High School where VanVleet […]

We're at the finish line ladies and gentlemen, can you help The Midwest Rustic remain open?. A little over a week ago, I brought you this story, about Brianna Zahn and her dream being ripped from underneath her and she was getting ready to close her store in downtown Rockford, The Midwest Rustic.

I will be the first to admit I am a picky eater. In fact, my mother just said to me last weekend, "JB is right, you really do eat like a child". (By eating like a child, JB, and now my mom, mean I have the food tastes of a child...and they're not wrong).

P.m., Rockford Police officers responded to a residence in the 600 block of N. Horsman Street for. reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers were advised that shots were fired from an unknown. vehicle toward the residence, and struck the owner’s dog. The residence was not struck and. there...

On June 8, the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford invited Winnebago County Board members Jean Crosby and Jaime Salgado to discuss the proposed advisory question of increasing the tax Levied by Winnebago County. This advisory question will appear on the ballot for the June 28 primary. It reads as follows:

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — On Friday, the U.S. Supreme court issued a ruling overturning the two decades-old Roe v Wade decision, which made abortion legal in the United States. The ruling turns the issue of whether or not to permit abortion over to individual states. In Illinois, abortion remains legal. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker declared […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Another day in the 90s is behind us in Rockford as we officially hit 92° for a high temperature. After that, we’ll take a brief pause on the 90s and actually cool down slightly for some relief. While the weekend itself will not be a loss completely, you’ll definitely want the umbrellas handy for Saturday.