Winnebago County

This week's Hometown Hero is Stephanie Hicks of Rockford, Illinois who has completely dedicated her life to helping pets and families in need.

Before this morning's announcement by President Biden that the United States would stop purchasing Russian oil, the national average for a gallon of gas was $4.06, which is 45 cents more than a week ago, 62 cents more than a month ago and $1.30 more than a year ago.

This interactive crime map is an interesting list and definitely eye-opening.

Does anyone else get a sense that Illinois drivers have either forgotten what they learned in Driver's Ed or just thrown it all out the window?

The "jumping worm," aka the "crazy worm," aka the "snake worm" has spread to almost half of Illinois counties, including Winnebago, Dekalb, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson.

A popular Facebook page's attempt to blast Rockford Police for being "silent" about a recent incident may have backfired.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department is warning about a new phone scam claiming you need to send gift cards to take care of a warrant.

Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Candice King posted a County map yesterday and asked one very important question; 'do you know where you live?'

Pick a county, any county. In the State of Illinois, you've got 102 of them to choose from, but according to a new study, 25 of them are better than the other 77. Our own Winnebago County finds itself in the top 25.

If you are planning a river adventure on a boat or pontoon this weekend, you should note some very important pieces of information.