Winnebago County News

It's taken 19 years, but the construction debt for Bauer Parkway is almost paid off.

Rockford -- On May 11th, 2012 shortly after 11 police responded to a shooting at 1900 block of W. Riverside Blvd.

Mauro Lima pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Sexual Assault and was sentenced today in front of the Honorable Judge Ron White to 9 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

A Winnebago an turns himself in after he's indicted in a fatal accident that took two of his own family members.

Finding a job in a down economy is a struggle for anyone, but for people with a criminal record it's nearly impossible.

One of the candidates running for Winnebago County State's Attorney has gotten a slap on the wrist for misconduct.

ROCKFORD -- Rockford Police Officers are on the hunt for a man who allegedly hijacked a car in broad daylight.

Jurors in Rockford have found a man guilty of bludgeoning a retired Rockford couple to death during a robbery attempt in July 2009.

It happened on Illinois Route 75 approximately a quarter mile east of Goeke Road in Winnebago County around 8:00 this morning.

ROCKFORD -- 31-year old Timothy Fullerton is in Winnebago County Jail after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her apartment at 2841 Cityview drive.

The law is called the Gang Nuisance Statute and local law enforcement agencies say it's working aggressively to combat gang activity in Rockford.

It's the State Fire Marshal's job to inspect underground fuel tanks. But a large number of tanks are going undetected, therefore putting our drinking water at risk.

Two former Winnebago County Corrections Officers have filed a federal lawsuit, accusing Winnebago County Sheriff Dick Meyers and his administration of discriminating against members of the military.

Stateliners are once more getting the chance to speak out on a Winnebago County proposal that would double the size of our landfill.

Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court and Chief Judge Joseph G. McGraw of the 17th Judicial Circuit formally announced Monday that news cameras will be allowed in trial courtrooms in Boone and Winnebago counties under a pilot program approved by the Supreme Court earlier this year.

He says it appears to be working well and the expansion will add Boone and Winnebago counties in the 17th Judicial Circuit.

Anyone that knows or has a Chihuahua or two is aware of how they shake and tremble all the time, giving the excuses that the dog is either scared or chilly.A Some dogs tend to shake more than others and for various reasons.

Winnebago County officials say they hope to clean a couple hundred homes built before 1950 where lead paint has either caused health problems or poses a health risk.

"It's an outside warning siren system, so you know we have county wide coverage so there's parks where people are at, some camping in the area, there are people that really need the warning." Deputy Chief Don Gasparini's in charge of monitoring the county's storm sirens.

Cheap Trick Guitarist Rick Nielsen says "We've done more shows than any other band ever.