1+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Roger Ellison, 76, faces charges for alleged sexual assault of another resident at a Rockford senior living center. According to the Rockford Police Department, officers were called to the Grand Regency at 2114 Kishwaukee Street on Sunday. According to the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (134+ words) MyStateline ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police have issued warrants for the arrest of a man and a woman wanted on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of at least one child. On Friday, August 21, the Winnebago County State’s Attorney authorized charges against…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (141+ words) MyStateline ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Belvidere gang member Cody Heinzman, 21, pleaded guilty to weapons charges and was sentenced to 6 months in jail on Friday. Heinzman was arrested on July 18 during a traffic stop at Charles and 29th Streets. Officers with the Rockford Police…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (157+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford man is arrested after allegedly trying to burn down a neighbor’s door after a fight early Thursday morning. According to Rockford Police, officers were dispatched to an apartment complex on Florida Drive after 4:00 a.m. Thursday…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (254+ words) night police car lights in city - close-up with selective focus and bokeh background blur ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A federal jury has awarded $30 million to the family of a Cherry Valley woman who was killed when a FedEx semi-truck crashed into her…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (583+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed three bills Tuesday aimed at strengthening protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, while creating new protocols intended to identify high-risk intimate partner violence cases before they turn deadly. The measures address…...