Loneliness is on the rise among seniors in America. A University of Michigan poll found 29% of adults spanning from ages 50-80 report feeling isolated, a 2% increase from ...

Police arrested Bruce Olsen, 60, for allegedly kicking down a woman’s door, going against his pretrial release conditions. On ...

"Tamir understands the challenges we face because he’s part of this community," writes Charles Doby owner of Chuc-a-Luc's ...

Virgil Hobson, 57, and Christopher Williams, 49, both Democrats will appear on the ballot for Rockford's Fifth Ward. With ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage ...

Warming centers have opened around the Rockford area to help anyone in need of a warm place to stay. Here are all the ...

The City participates in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Annual Point in Time Count of the ...

Illinois ranks among the highest rates of identified human trafficking cases in the United States. Vance resigning Senate seat effective at midnight Graham Norton announces host replacement for ...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – The City of Rockford wants the community to join them in bringing awareness to Human Trafficking by wearing the color blue on Human Trafficking Awareness Day ...

(TNS) — On April 25, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) experienced a privacy breach. An outside entity, through a phishing campaign, gained access to multiple employee accounts ...

According to the Illinois Department ... human remains are transported from intake through burial. The law also comes nearly two years after a van was stolen from a funeral home in Rockford ...

are asked to contact the Rockford Health and Human Services Department at 844-710-6919. Jeff Kolkey writes about government, economic development and other issues for the Rockford Register Star.