Rockford News

A driver that failed to yield, crashes into another car, sending both vehicles into the side of a home.

Members of the Rockford Tea Party rallied against taxes at Haight Park today. They did a ceremonial tossing of the tea and urged Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey to help in the opposition.

A woman is in custody after allegedly robbing a jewelry store this morning. Rockford Police say a white woman walked into the J. Kamin Jewelry Store at Mulford and East State about 10:30 this morning.

Rockford Police are looking for the man who robbed the Arby's at 2701 S. Alpine.

A man suspected of killing his wife in Rockford, Ill. has been arrested in northern Wisconsin.

Rockford Area Crime Stoppers would like to take this opportunity to thank the management and staff at Channel 23 for giving us an outlet to bring you the information that we need to help local law enforcement authorities solve crimes and bring criminals to justice.

An autopsy done today on the body of a Rockford woman allegedly killed by her husband shows she died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

A northern Illinois community may bring back what for many people remains an enduring memory of childhood: The ice cream truck.

" The Rockford Symphony Orchestra announces that Executive Director Brian Ritter has accepted a position as the Executive Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra in New York and will be leaving the RSO by the end of July.

ASSOCIATED PRESS A train derailment in Rockford, Ill., earlier this month that caused freight cars loaded with ethanol to burst into flames has revived public safety fears surrounding the transport of hazardous materials.

A Rockford organization is stepping in to ensure our nurses truly reflect our diverse community.

Machine manufacturer MegaFab says it will close its plant in Hutchinson and shift operations to a plant in Illinois.

Russell Fox attends a job fair Thursday in New York. The Labor Department said Thursday that new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week.

A train has derailed near Mulford & Sandy Hollow in Rockford. We have a crew on the scene and will have a live report on the 23 News Update at Ten.

Jun 23, 2009 5:28 pm US/Central ROCKFORD, Ill. The Winnebago County sheriff's office confirmed Tuesday that four 911 calls were placed as much as 25 minutes before the deadly train derailment and explosion in Rockford, and two were received by railway operators.

Trying to escape from a derailing train that set off a fiery explosion, a woman abandoned her car at a rail crossing and made it 20 feet on foot before she fell and died.

ROCKFORD, Ill. - There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday.

Firefighters respond to a train derailment and fire Friday, June 19, 2009, in Rockford, Ill.

The fire from last night's freight train derailment on the outskirts of Rockford, Ill., has now been extinguished and hundreds of people who were forced to flee their homes have been allowed to return.

Federal investigators are on the scene of last night's fatal freight train derailment near Rockford, Ill.