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Police investige shooting near CherryVale Mall
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police responded to Perryville Road near the CherryVale Mall on Monday after reports of occupants of a car shooting from a vehicle. According to the Cherry Valley Police Department, the shooting happened around 3:36 p.m. in the area of 2100 South Perryville Road. Authorities said the offending vehicle continued southbound on […]
Attorneys prepare for Dec. 2 trial in Don Carter Lanes deadly mass shooting
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – Attorneys continue to prepare for the trial of the man accused of a deadly mass shooting at a Rockford Bowling alley nearly four years ago. Duke Webb, 41, appeared in court Monday. The judge denied Webb’s attorney’s requests for a change of venue and the proposed jury questionnaire. A former Green […]
10 Unwritten Rules for Living in Rockford, Illinois
Living in Rockford comes with its own sacred scroll of unwritten rules—forget the 10 Commandments; in Rockford, the real rules are whispered over pizza and passed down like a well-guarded garage sale location. Every Community Has Unwritten Rules. An unwritten rule is like that sneaky guideline everyone follows but...
Get Your Scare On At The Top 4 Haunted Houses In Rockford Area
We finally made it to October so it's time to start celebrating Halloween by doing some scary activities including checking out some haunted houses in the Rockford area. My love for Halloween started as a kid. I really enjoyed dressing up in costumes and going trick-or-treating. I would get sick to my stomach from eating too much candy. Of course, I was sneaking it out of the bowl so my parents wouldn't know.
Byron’s Sam’s Drive-In property purchased by Super Bowl champ Sean Considine
BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — Byron’s Super Bowl champ, former Baltimore Raven Sean Considine announced that he has purchased the former Sam’s Drive-In restaurant property along Illinois Route 2. Sam’s, known for its “World Famous Root Beer,” was instantly recognizable to drivers for its 50’s style drive-in restaurant aesthetic and classic 1957 Chevy Bel-Air perched on […]
Beloit’s Ho-Chuck Casino to break ground on October 25th
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A groundbreaking will take place on October 25th for the anticipated Ho-Chunk Casino, city officials confirmed on Monday. The $405 million casino, convention, and 18-story hotel will be built at the southeast corner of Willowbrook and Colley roads between Willowbrook Road and Interstate 39-90. The 240,478-square-foot casino will house a 62-seat […]
Activist announces bid for Rockford City Council
Billing himself as the area's first Gen Z precinct committeeman, Rockford community activist Tamir Bell has announced plans to run for alderman of the 13th Ward. In an email to the Rockford Register Star Monday, Bell, 21, said he is a community advocate who works as political director for state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford. Bell said he is running for alderman in April 2025 to improve opportunities on Rockford's west side and to build stronger neighborhoods. ...
The unwritten rules of Rockford, according to WTVO viewers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — To see if there were some “unwritten rules” for living in Rockford, Illinois, we put the question to our Facebook users and were surprised by an overwhelming amount of negative comments. Users blasted the city for having “bad roads”; warned others to “look the other way,” rather than help someone in […]
Stellantis Rejects UAW’s Proposal to Reinstate Jobs Bank, Escalates Legal Battle with 8 New Lawsuits
Stellantis rejects a controversial UAW proposal to bring back the costly Jobs Bank system, filing more lawsuits as tensions rise over job security and production commitments. Automaker and Union Clash Over Jobs Bank Proposal and Plant Closures.
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