A man who allegedly shot and killed a local officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Rockford was taken into custody around 5 p.m. Thursday.

LOVES PARK — Police arrested Rockford Scanner founder Rickie Traeger after the staff at the Rock River Times weekly newspaper on Thursday said he had made threatening comments to them. Traeger ...

Crews were called to the 6000 block of Kilburn Ave. for a house fire. Scanner traffic said it was a two-story home and flames ...

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department will switch all radio communications to fully encrypted digital channels starting at 6:30 a.m. Monday. News organizations and residents who have for ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (CN) – A freelance reporter claims police in an Illinois city targeted him for filming their activity, arresting him on false charges and releasing his mugshot along with suspects ...