On the morning of June 9, 1966, an unknown assailant carefully slipped out of a home in far-north Rockford and disappeared, ...

The Elgin Police Department’s Cold Case Unit, which we profiled back in January, scored its first big victory this week with ...

Mayor McNamara created the Rockford Promise program, sending over 400 students to college tuition-free — 70% of them are the first in their families to go. I know ...

His optimistic attitude coupled with his strong stewardship and his inclusive "can-do" leadership make him the leader for our ...

As ‘Beyond Paradise’ returns, Marshall talks about swapping Guadeloupe for Devon, the abiding appeal of cosy crime and ...

When it comes to the city we call home, we have mixed feelings about living here. We all think about how much we "love" or ...

A team of Rockford residents has been hard at work for months now helping area immigrants and community leaders prepare for a ...

Proposals await the legislative road ahead in Springfield. One measure, HB2515, is sponsored by State Rep. Joe Sosnowski ...

The national security advisor to the president has taken responsibility for the latest controversy involving the use of a ...

In “The Alto Knights,” DeNiro plays not one, but two infamous mobsters: Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of mafia ...

Katonka Friar, the ex-husband of Natasha Cleary, has been arrested and charged with the murders of Cleary, her sons Marquwon ...

More than a decade after Natasha Cleary and her two sons were killed in Rockford, two men have been charged with first-degree ...