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Police: 2 women attacked by large group in Rockford bowling alley
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Loves Park man identified as suspect in shooting death of UW-Whitewater student
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Girl rescued, man arrested after hours-long standoff in Beloit
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Man cited for DUI, speeding after becoming pinned beneath his motorcycle in crash
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Archeology enthusiasts dig up relics from Rockton’s past at Macktown settlement
ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO) — Archeologist Rochelle Lurie has been conducting digs at the Mackton settlement in Rockton for 30 years. This week, in honor of Archeology Awareness Month, she’s with a group of volunteers for the latest expedition. The tiny pieces Lurie’s team are uncovering are artifacts from the mid-1800s when settlers like Rockton founder […]
Urgent: Over 100 Pets at At One Illinois Shelter Need Homes Immediately
After a major intake of animals over Labor Day weekend put their cages at critical capacity, Winnebago County Animal Services in Rockford, Illinois is waiving the adoption fee for over 100 dogs and cats at the shelter. Pet Adopters Urgently Needed in Rockford. Less than two weeks ago, Winnebago County...
Public record for September 5, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). CHARLES GREGORY, 34, of Beloit, intimidate victim by use or attempted force, July 4, 600 block of South Main Street, Janesville. ...
Beloved Illinois Pizza Place That Caught Fire Teases Reopening
It's been almost two years since you've been able to order a pizza from Capri, but it looks like you'll be able to give them a call sooner than later. In the late afternoon of October 27, 2022, most of Rockford, Illinois' eyes were glued to the news and social media after a fire broke out inside the beloved Capri restaurant in downtown Rockford.
Once player-coach, Josh Golberg and Bill O'Leary now form popular radio broadcasting duo
JANESVILLE — The door to the The Gazette building on Parker Drive in Janesville had barely closed behind him when Josh Golberg reached for his cell phone. It was 2016. Golberg had just finished his interview for the open sports director job at WCLO 1230 AM radio. Golberg was confident he would get the job to replace the retiring Al Fagerli, who had been the station’s sports director for 36 years. ...
Rockford Sweet Basil Cafe, others to stay open despite Springfield closure
Despite last month's sudden closing of Sweet Basil Cafe in Springfield, Illinois, the Rockford restaurant of the same name and ownership remains open. Rockford's Sweet Basil Cafe is open for business and keeping regular hours, according to an employee who answered the phone Wednesday at the Perryville Road location. The small Illinois chain operates...
Here are the Week 1 stats for Rockford-area BNC and NUIC teams
The first week of IHSA football is complete, and the Rockford-area teams of the Big Northern Conference and of the NUIC are off and running. Or off and passing. Here's the NIC-10 leaders: Rockford large-school football leaders after Week 1: Nine rushers top 100 yards ...
Art Infusion: A weekend of expression, paint, chalk in downtown Janesville
JANESVILLE — Janesville’s annual Art Infusion starts Friday and will continue through Sunday. Christine Rebout, executive director of the Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, chairs the event. She said one of the main goals of this year’s Art Infusion is to enhance existing murals in the city’s downtown. “You run out of real estate or you run out of brick you have to add to them or enhance them,”...
$50K project part of larger effort to revitalize South Main Street Corridor
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new $50,000 grant to the Ethnic Heritage Museum is part of a broader effort to revitalize Rockford’s South Main Street corridor. The funding will be used to fund restoration work on the campus, which houses the historic limestone Graham-Ginestra house, at 1129 S Main. The barn, carriage house, and stables […]
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