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Former CherryVale Mall Staple Files for Bankruptcy

A former CherryVale Mall retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with some remaining Illinois stores potentially affected.

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Search warrant issued for DeKalb apartment, no arrests made

Editor’s note: This is a developing story. DeKALB – DeKalb County Special Operations, with help from the DeKalb Police Department, investigated an apartment in the 800 block of Edgewood Drive. Four DeKalb Police patrol vehicles and at least three unmarked vehicles were at the scene when the Northern...

Dekalb, IL · 2d
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Cellphone use led to deadly Rockford car crash involving 21-year-old: police

Logan Miller, 21, was charged with aggravated use of a communication device following a fatal July crash near the Rockford airport that killed pedestrian David Johnstone.

Rockford, IL · 2d

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Auburn High School identifies student killed in Rockford school bus crash

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Auburn High School officials have identified the student who died following a crash involving a school bus and a passenger vehicle Tuesday morning. In a letter sent to families, Auburn High School Principal Ryan Nachreiner and Principal Scott Lazar said 12th-grade student Eleanor “Norah” Sloatman died as a result of the […]

Rockford, IL · 7h

We Are Illinois

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Portillo's Announces Closures, But What About Rockford?

Portillo's is closing several underperforming restaurants outside Chicagoland. Here's what we know about the Rockford location.

Rockford, IL · 2d

We Are Illinois

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Rockford’s East State Street Is Getting 3 New Restaurants

From Chicago-style gyros to rotary sushi, three new eateries are on the way. Here’s what we know so far.

Rockford, IL · 2d

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Kunes Auto Group Yelp reviews disabled after alleged Alaina Kunes Ole Miss monkey racist scandal triggers barrage of negative reviews

Lloyd Bell Tower on the Ole Miss campus [Representational Image] - Source: Getty The Yelp reviews for a car dealership associated with Kunes Auto Group have been disabled after many users posted negative comments. The ratings plunged to 1.7 after the family-owned business’s alleged connection with Alaina Kunes, an Ole Miss student, surfaced. Content creator Charity Faye Alexander (@recovering.charity) posted on Instagram, detailing the apparent link. Alexander previously claimed that Alaina Kunes was one of the individuals who made monkey-like gestures and sounds outside the apartment of a Bla...

Sycamore, IL · 2d

MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Rockford teenager arrested after shots fired investigation, police say

A Rockford teenager was arrested Monday night following a shooting, according to the Rockford Police Department.

Rockford, IL · 2d

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Rockford man convicted of animal torture for running over his dog with a truck

A Rockford man was convicted of animal torture and aggravated animal cruelty for running over his own dog with a truck and is scheduled to return to court on January 15, 2027.

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Severe Storms With Damaging Winds Near Davenport Push Toward Chicago, Joliet and Rockford Around Noon as Strongest Cells Hug the I-80 Corridor

CHICAGO — Showers and thunderstorms moving toward northern Illinois Wednesday morning are tracking farther north than expected. Some storms on the southern end of the system have already turned severe, with damaging winds reported near the Quad Cities. The rain is expected to reach Chicagoland around noon, and the strongest storms should stay near and south of the Interstate 80 corridor.

Rockford, IL · 22h

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Rockford Man Gets 10 Years After Pleading Guilty to Assaulting Sleeping Child

A Rockford man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault involving a child, closing out a case that began when the young victim kicked her attacker and ran to tell her mother what happened. Whitney Watkins, 32, will serve at least 85 percent of that sentence before facing mandatory supervision that could last anywhere from three years to the rest of his life.

Rockford, IL · 2d

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DeKalb Police investigate incident near Mitchell Elementary School

DeKalb police investigated an incident on Edgebrook Drive near Mitchell Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon.

Dekalb, IL · 2d

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This Illinois Liquidation Warehouse Is Packed With Bargains, And The Stock Keeps Changing

A brand-new Frigidaire dishwasher, a cart full of clothes, and a kid’s bike can all come home from the same warehouse trip. That wild mix is pretty normal at one no-frills discount shop in northern Illinois. The shelves here run from bed linens and air fryers to generators and...

Rockford, IL · 1d

Rockford Register Star

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Rockford event offers free I-PASS stickers

Rockford residents can pick up a free I-PASS sticker tag and learn about a program aimed at making toll-road travel more affordable at an I-PASS on Demand event Nov. 12. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Rockford City Hall, 425 E. State St., according to a community announcement. The Illinois Tollway's expanded I-PASS Assist program is intended to make it easier for low-income households to get and maintain an I-PASS account, according to the announcement. Eligible households can open an account with as little as $4. People who attend the event can receive a free I-PASS sticker tag and learn more about I-PASS Assist and its benefits. The event is open to everyone. This story was produced by reporter Nida Tazeen, NTazeen@usatodayco.com , with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Rockford event offers free I-PASS stickers

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Juvenile bobcat struck by car in Ogle County is expected to make a full recovery

Last week, an Oregon homeowner discovered a barely 17-pound, semi-conscious female bobcat laying in her front yard. The juvenile bobcat, estimated to have been born earlier this spring or late last year, was struck by car crossing nearby Route 64. The homeowner contacted a local wildlife trapper, who brought the...

Ogle County, IL · 2d

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NIU Head Coach Matt Majkrzak Just Set The Tone For The Their Season By Coaching The Home Opener In A Full Mike Ditka Costume

You know what? Hell yes. This has me ready to declare NIU as Horizon champs. I don't care about anyone else in that conference now or what Gottlieb is doing. You have a guy showing up in full Ditka costume to coach the home opener and that's how you set the tone. That's how you get NIU to 2-2 with a win over Dayton. I mean he nailed it. The Huskies across the chest is a nice touch, the mustache, kinda perfect.

Dekalb, IL · 10h

We Are Rockford

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Rockford Store Left Baffled After Man Buys 50 Atari Games

Why would someone buy every copy of a nearly 50-year-old Atari game? A Rockford shopper did exactly that at Disc Replay.

Rockford, IL · 2d

MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Rockford Police plan to drop ShotSpotter after nearly a decade

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Rockford Police Department plans to stop using ShotSpotter next year, cutting a gunfire-detection system that city leaders defended as a valuable public-safety tool as recently as 2024. The department removed $300,000 for the ShotSpotter renewal from its proposed 2027 budget as Rockford works to close a projected $5.88 million General […]

Rockford, IL · 2d

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Meet the dog that has been at Tails the longest

Usually animals at Tails Humane Society don’t stay very long and get adopted after about a month. However, there are a few animals who seem to get the short end of the stick. One of them being Remington, the dog that has been at Tails the longest. Tails Humane...

Cortland, IL · 1d

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Rockford Jefferson’s Janardie Turner will be taking his talents to Madison

Track and Field standouts as talented as Janardie Turner is don't come around often. That's why the Wisconsin Badgers want him, and that's where Turner wants to be.

Rockford, IL · 22h