Rockford has agreed to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit with a man who spent 23 years in prison for $9.5 million. John W. Horton, 48, had accused Rockford Police Department officers of ...

Rockford will resurface Auburn Street and place it on a "road diet." The plan is to reduce the number of lanes from four to three and add a bi-directional turn lane in the middle to slow traffic ...

A Rockford software engineer will challenge Ald. Mark Bonne as he seeks election to a second term representing the 14 th Ward in southeast Rockford. Bonne said his background as a tenacious former ...

The Irish Rose Saloon in downtown Rockford is for sale. Owner Mike Leifheit died in February 2024, at age 78. Leifheit owned the bar for 43 years. The building formerly housed The Stop Tap and Ma ...