Rockford man sentenced to 51 years in prison for death of woman at RHA apartment
ROCKFORD (WREX) – Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Judge John Lowry sentenced Deontay Gunnell to 51 years in prison for the death of Rachel Garrett. On December

Rockford man sentenced to 51 years in prison for death of woman at RHA apartment
ROCKFORD (WREX) – Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announced Judge John Lowry sentenced Deontay Gunnell to 51 years in prison for the death

Man charged in 2017 robbery
ROCKFORD (WREX) – A Rockford man faces up to 37 years in jail after prosecutors say he robbed a store. It happened back in November

Rockford woman wanted after hit and run
Authorities are looking for Sheila Foerster.

Woman arrested for hit and run in Perryville Road crash
ROCKFORD (WREX) — A Rockford woman is charged after police said she tried to leave the scene of a crash.

Six arrested for stealing tractor parts and tools in Boone County
Police say, on December 9, multiple tools and tractor parts were taken from a building in the 10,000 block of Loveridge Road in Garden Prairie.

Rockford Police respond to armed robbery at Schnucks
Rockford Police say no one was injured after an armed robbery at the Schnucks on Charles St.

Arrest made in murder of 15-year-old Za’Shawn Coats
An arrest has been made in the murder of a 15-year-old Rockford boy.

UPDATE: Browntown man arrested in Wednesday Janesville murder
UPDATE: JANESVILLE (WREX) — Authorities say a Janesville murder is related to domestic violence.

3 people face drug-induced homicide charges in Winnebago County
Winnebago County authorities announce drug-induced homicide charges against three people related to three deaths last year in Winnebago County.

Rockford man arrested on murder charges
A Rockford man is arrested and charged in the December death of 31-year-old Jamie Stephens.

One person shot, suspect in custody in Janesville
Police ask that people avoid the area of Kellogg Ave. and South Crosby Ave. while they investigate.

Man sentenced to 10 years on weapons charges
A man will spend 10 years in prison after he’s convicted of multiple weapons charges in Winnebago County.

Rockford man found guilty of home invasion
A man is indicted on multiple charges stemming from an incident of June 2018.

Boone County man sentenced to 3 years for criminal sexual abuse to a minor
A Boone County man has been sentenced to 3 years for two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a minor.
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