Jeff Kolkey

Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD, IL — Central office administrators, department heads and school principals are the highest paid of the Rockford Public Schools' roughly 4,000 employees.

Rockford Register Star July 8, 2026, 2:16 p.m. CT Beef-a-Roo employees report a companywide layoff and the closure of its restaurants.

Athlete, advocate for the Special Olympics and Gigi's Playhouse of Rockford booster Steve Freeman has died at age 55.

Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD, IL — Family of a teenage girl who was kidnapped, raped and murdered in September 1977 only to have the

Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD, IL — A Rockford man was sentenced to more than six and a half years in federal prison for robbing a United States Post Office in Rockford last year.

Hard Rock Casino Rockford generated $78.8 million in revenue during the first half of 2026, an 8 percent increase over this time last year.

Joseph 'Big Joe' Scandroli Sr, a prominent Rockford businessman and quiet philanthropist, has died at age 84.

Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star A 90-year-old woman was killed during a house fire around 5:45 p.m. July 12 in the 2800 block of Huntington Parkway.

Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD, IL — Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash about 9:15 p.m. July 10 in the 5800 block of Kishwaukee Street.

Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD, IL — The victim of a fatal shooting found in the early morning hours of July 10 in the 700