Jim Hagerty

By Jim HagertyReporterNEW YORK - A former Peoria woman is charged with multiple crimes after making what were reported as threatening statements on social media and allegedly stockpiling knives in her vehicle.Police say the incident unfolded the morn

By Jim HagertyReporterDIXON, Ill. - Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell is seeking release from federal prison over fears of contracting COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.The 67-year-old is serving a nearly 20-year s

By Jim HagertyReporterMACHESNEY PARK - Rock Cut State Park has made the list of states parks that opened Friday, May 1.Officials have confirmed that the park is now open for fishing, hiking, biking and boating with no more than two people. The confir

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - The City of Rockford, on Wednesday, continued to warn citizens to do their part to “flatten the curve” during the COVID-19 pandemic with a reminder about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order.“ARE YOU PA

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department is changing some of its safety measures after an officer tests positive for COVID-19.Officers will now wear N95 masks and rubber gloves on all calls for service and when in contact with

By Joshua BinningROCKFORD - Saying these are interesting times would be an understatement. I can’t imagine anyone has escaped the added stress brought on by the unprecedented situation.Here’s the thing. It’s not a contest. Getting the most stress cer

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, on Friday, urged the citizens of Rockford to remain calm amid the coronavirus pandemic.“There is no need for any Rockfordian to panic,” McNamara posted on Facebook an hour after President

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross and Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea, on Thursday, announced charges against 12 people in a countywide drug-trafficking investigation.Those charged are: John E. Curt

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - The Roscoe mom who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two boys was sentenced to prison Wednesday.Gina M. Colwell, 41, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years behind bars for predatory criminal sexual assault in a case involvi

Eisenhower Middle School students help bus driver through medical emergency  The Rock River Times

By Jim HagertyReporterCHICAGO - In her latest bid to win “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery a new trial, post-conviction attorney Kathleen Zellner, on Monday, announced that a $100,000 reward is being offered for the capture of Teresa Halbach’s

Roscoe mom pleads guilty to having sex with son's 12-year-old friend  The Rock River Times

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - Charles S. DeHeaan, the former Rockford-area doctor already serving time in federal prison for Medicare fraud, was sentenced Friday to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for aggravated battery.DeHaan

By Janine McCauleyAP Sports WriterOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s hot hand is sending the Raptors home to Toronto on the cusp of a startling upset for Canada.Leonard outdueled the Splash Brothers for 36 points and 12 rebounds, and the Raptors

By Greg BishopThe Center SquareSPRINGFIELD - A bill that would require Illinois residents applying for a Firearm Owner Identification card to provide fingerprints to legally own a gun in Illinois passed the House on Wednesday and now moves to the Sen

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - Friday’s testimony in the murder trial of Terrell Ellis centered on two letters he wrote to Monica Box from prison before his release and she was found dead in her bedroom.Assistant State’s Attorney Theodora Green rea

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - Two Rockford teens were jailed for allegedly beating and robbing an elderly man downtown last week.Police say the incident took place at 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of East State Street, near City Market. That’

By Jim HagertyReporterROCKFORD - The ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially re-open one a storied Rockford hotel is in the books.A large crowd gathered at Riverview Inn & Suites at Cliffbreakers last Friday for the ceremony that capped the upgrade

DIXON (AP) — A teenager used a 9mm semi-automatic rifle in firing shots at a northern Illinois high school before he was shot by a school resource officer, police said Thursday.Illinois State Police also said 19-year-old Matthew Milby’s mother bought