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Women's Baseball World Cup Event Coming to the Rockford Region

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Women's Baseball World Cup Event Coming to the Rockford Region

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LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Rockford’s bid to become the international center of women’s baseball is taking another big step forward. The Rockford Region will be hosting the Women’s Baseball World Cup next year. Local leaders broke the news Tuesday afternoon at Rivets Stadium.Local ties to women's baseball that began with the Rockford Peaches in the 1940’s and then were revived with the release of the move “A League of Their Own” in 1992 and …See the Story

Rockford Fire saves trapped victim after downtown crash

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Rockford Fire saves trapped victim after downtown crash

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Fire saved a person from being trapped after a serious crash near a downtown intersection on Wednesday. Rescuers were seen using the Jaws of Life to extricate a trapped person. First responders were called to Kishwaukee Street and 1st Avenue at 3:29 p.m. Two vehicles were involved in the collision, which resulted in an SUV rolling over onto its roof. The victim, who was trapped, was taken to a local emergency roo…See the Story

Meet the Rockford artist beautifying neighborhoods with murals

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Meet the Rockford artist beautifying neighborhoods with murals

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Jesse Leach is a Rockford artist looking to beautify neighborhoods with new murals. You can find him at the corner of Charles Street and Center Terrace in Rockford, working on a mural he calls 'Food For Thought.' It was commissioned by the owners of Da Catch, which is a restaurant on that same corner. Leach used his phone as a guide as he painted faces on the wall. He says he wasn't initially drawn to painting when he beg…Read Article

Zammuto\'s in south Rockford celebrates a sweet century in business

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Road trip: Did you know you can drive US Highway 51 from Lake Superior to Louisiana?

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Before the sprawling network of interstates transformed American travel, drivers navigated a web of smaller roads and highways, many of which remain as nostalgic relics of a bygone era of seeing the country by car. One such road, U.S. Highway 51, stretches 1,277 miles from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to New Orleans. While the modern interstate system offers speed, Highway 51 continues to attract travelers seeking a sl…Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

Freeport police search for man in Oak Avenue shooting

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Rockford man charged with causing bodily harm to a child

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested William Houston, 32, after a woman accused him of attacking her and a child, according to court records. On June 11, around 1 p.m., officers were called to the area of Ohio Parkway, off of Broadway, for a domestic violence complaint. The woman victim told authorities she was at a laundromat on 11th Street when the incident started. Houston repeatedly hit the woman and pulled her hair while he was …Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

Multiple departments assist in battling Belvidere warehouse fire

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BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A Belvidere firefighter was sent to the hospital after the fire department was called to fight a fire at a commercial warehouse Thursday morning. According to the Belvidere Fire Department, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a pallet warehouse in the 1000 block of McKinley Avenue when they arrived at 5:02 a.m. Multiple fire departments from surrounding municipalities were called to provide backup…Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

Mayor McNamara urges calm amid possible ICE presence in Rockford

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara issued a public statement after potential activity by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) on the city's southwest side Thursday morning. In a recorded video posted to the City's Facebook page, McNamara said, "We've reached out to every law enforcement agency that we possibly can. right now, we have no agency confirm that they have been part of the activity that took place this mornin…Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

Oregon woman arrested after K9 finds her hiding in woods near Kiwanis Park

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OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — A 34-year-old Oregon woman was arrested Wednesday after police used a K9 to root out a "suspicious subject" hiding in the woods near Kiwanis Park. According to the Ogle County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called in to assist the Oregon Police Department for a search in the woods near the 200 block of N. 2nd Street. The K9 officer located Ashley Paddle hiding nearby. Paddle was wanted by police for an active Ogle County t…Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

Rockford helps adults earn high school diploma with RPL program

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ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Rockford Public Library celebrated 49 local adults who have earned their diplomas through the library's Adult Online High School program Wednesday.Rockford, Illinois · Rockford Read Article

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