Winnebago County, IL

Sources are Reporting a High Speed Police Chase, Headed Into Winnebago County. Suspect vehicle is reported to be a Black 2009 Hyundai. Suspect is headed towards Rockford on 20, doing speeds near 100 MPH. Suspect is reported to have a revoked drivers license and an expired plate. As of 12:47...

Sources are reporting an auto accident on the West side. Initial reports are saying a child has been hit by a vehicle. Unknown on the severity of the injuries. No other information at this time. If you have any information:. RockfordScanner@Gmail.com. a scene,. Snap a photo or video of the...

Sources are reporting a major scene in Winnebago County. It happened a little after 1 pm near Coachlite and Buckhorn. Reports of officers from multiple jurisdictions on scene, and an ambulance. It is unclear exactly what has happened, police have not yet released any information. 1 person was detained by...

Sources are reporting a large fight. It happened around 4:40 am near the area of 11th st, near 20. Reports of several subjects that are fighting. Unconfirmed reports are saying there might be a possible stabbing victim. No other information at this time. If you have any information:. RockfordScanner@Gmail.com. a...

Illinois reported 40,193 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 40,026 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19. Illinois ranked ninth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest...

Sources are reporting multiple shooting victims. Several shooting victims have arrived at local ER’s overnight. The last count we had, was 6 different shooting victims. It is unclear where all the shootings have happened at. We do know shots were fired all across Winnebago County overnight. We can only...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — It is not even halfway through the year, and 12 people have been killed in Winnebago County, nine of them in Rockford. Families of those victims will come together on Monday to help each other heal. The “Carol McFeggan Memorial Service” is named after the woman who founded the Rockford Homicide […]

Sources are reporting a shooting. It happened overnight in the neighborhood of Ellen ave. Reports of numerous gunshots in the area. A short time later a victim showed up at a local ER. Unknown on their condition. Officials have not yet released any information on the incident or suspects. If...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Hundreds of families across Winnebago County rely on school meals to make sure their children are fed. “We had a dad call and he shared with us, ‘I just put the last four pieces of bread in my toaster for my kids’,” said Kim Adams-Bakke. “‘I have nothing to feed them when I get home. What can you do to help me?’”

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago, Boone, Lee, and Stephenson county health departments are warning that COVID-19 transmission is at a “HIGH community level” according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends that all people in high-risk areas wear a mask in indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. The Illinois […]

Sources are reporting a bad accident on the West side. Initial reports are saying a vehicle has crashed into a building. Extrication was requested, but was cancelled. Multiple injuries are being reported. Avoid the area. UPDATE: After we posted this, sources said:. It was across the street from dollar general...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It’s a battle we’ve fought for more than two years, one that OSF Saint Anthony Chief Medical Officer Dr. Stephen Bartlett says is far from over. “If you were to have this interview in two weeks, you’d see that the death rate has gone up again,” said Bartlett.

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Students from Harlem High School’s welding class gave away a grill they built to an Indiana veterans group on Friday. Construction of the grill was begun back in 2020, said welding teacher Bill Duncan. Today it was donated to Operation Combat Bikesaver, an organization whose mission is to lower the […]

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) -The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office releases information on a shooting last Sunday at Blackhawk Housing Complex in Rockford as well as a fatal shooting the previous Friday at Neighbor’s Bar and Grill in Loves Park. 21-year-old Mahogany Smith died of injuries received in a...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - When Winnebago County Treasurer Susan Goral opened an email from a colleague, asking for more than $100 thousand dollars to cover expenses that were due for the county, she sent it over without thinking much of it. “They made it look so legit it’s kind of...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz plans to enter a plea deal on charges of stealing from dead people and using the County’s credit card, according to court records. The Illinois Attorney General has accused Hintz of stealing $14,500 in cash belonging to deceased individuals, taking $2,500 from family members of the […]