CHICAGO (WTVO) — Researchers from the University of Illinois joined JB Pritzker today to share the results of a new report that looks at black homelessness in Illinois on April 25th. According to the report, black residents in Illinois are almost eight times more likely to be unhoused than white residents. The gap is one […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford is America’s top real estate market, according to the Wall Street Journal. “There’s a tremendous amount of people that want to move here and people that are living here that want to purchase homes,” said Berkshire Hathaway Relator Dianne Parvin. Rockford’s housing market is burning, leaving realtors scrambling to find […]

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — For the past three months, Bears fans have been anticipating the NFL Draft. This could be the most important draft in Chicago history considering they have two picks in the top ten, including the number one overall selection. Scott Leber brings us a live preview of this year’s draft from Soldier […]

The FCC has voted to reinstitute net neutrality regulations – why this could be great news for your internet speed.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Six Rockford-area teachers, winners of the 2024 Golden Apple Award, will be honored at an awards gala this Friday at the Tebala Center. Yuri Moctezuma, a 6th grade Social Studies teacher at Belvidere South Middle School, said she knew she wanted to be a teacher at a young age. She, along […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford University is encouraging alumni, faculty, students, and the community will help them raise $200,000 in 24 hours. Money raised in the annual “Day of Giving” fundraiser will be used to renovate the Howard Colman Library, with new lighting, furniture, carpets, and technology upgrades. The full cost of the project is […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The old idiom says, “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.” That’s what criminal justice professionals attempted at Rock Valley College on Thursday, undergoing a simulation designed to give them the experience of being paroled from prison. The professionals attending Thursday’s workshop work in criminal justice: social […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Samuel Cardwell, 44, for allegedly hitting a woman in the head with a lamp. On April 24th, around 10 p.m., police responded to Hotel Weston in the 3900 block of 11th Street for a 911 call saying a woman’s head was bleeding. When officials arrived, the victim told […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Bryant Colenburg, 25, for allegedly stealing an Uber driver’s iPhone. On April 18th, the driver picked up a fare in the 5800 block of Forest Hills Road that was going to the 1300 block of Kent Street, according to court documents. Colenburg requested to make an unauthorized stop […]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — Police in Janesville arrested Deshawn Foreman, 28, a suspect in a drug investigation, after a pursuit Thursday morning that ended in a crash with another motorist. Janesville Police officers attempted to confront Foreman in a traffic stop at 9:35 a.m. but said he refused to comply with officers and fled the […]

DEKALB, Ill. (WTVO) — Police have arrested Yoni Lopez, 18, who authorities say was never issued a driver’s license, for speeding in a Ford Mustang on Thursday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Lopez was spotted driving faster than the posted 55 mph speed limit in a white Mustang on Illinois Route 64, east […]

BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — A Byron woman was injured in a rollover crash Wednesday night after losing control of her car. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, police were called to the crash scene, in the 10000 block of North Tower Road, around 6 p.m. Police said a car driven by Kim Berg, 54, […]

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — Police say a 46-year-old Polo woman was rushed to a hospital Wednesday after police said she was hit after she failed to stop at a marked intersection. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Jessica Bucher was headed south on Freeport Road in her Ford F150 when she was struck […]

MONROE, La. (WTVO) — A woman was arrested after a man claimed she forced her way into his home and tried to “have sexual activities with him and his girlfriend.” According to the Monroe Police Department, Shadonna Heard, 31, knocked on the victim’s apartment door, in the 1800 block of Garrett Road, at 11:17 p.m. […]

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he was “skeptical” of plans to build a new stadium for the Bears on the Chicago lakefront. On Wednesday, the Bears unveiled ambitious plans for a $3.2 billion stadium on the city’s Museum campus. “I remain skeptical about this proposal and I wonder whether it’s a […]

If parents can't afford the fine, they will be able to work it off through community service.

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Police in Kansas have confirmed allegations against players and coaches on a Wichita-area high school baseball team, who are accused of killing a chicken on the field.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in Freeport after stealing a Kia, leading police on a pursuit, and finally crashing. According to the Freeport Police Department, on Wednesday officers were called to the 400 block of W. Roosevelt Street by a resident who claimed a blue Kia Soul had been stolen […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — According to a new ranking by the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com, Rockford has become America’s top housing market, a dramatic change from 10 years ago. According to the Wall Street Journal report, the city’s housing market is hot due to a lack of inventory, with older homeowners reluctant to sell […]