Last Tuesday, Gordon Hintz beat out incumbent Jon Doemel in the race for Winnebago County Executive. Hintz served in the state legislature for 16 years, including 4 as assembly minority leader, before ...

The Northwestern conducted a Q&A session with newly elected Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz ahead of his first day in office.

The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says over the past several weeks, it has gotten tips from the community about someone ...

Specialists with the University of Illinois Extension want residents’ help to gather more data on ticks in the area.A related ...

Freedom of religion is important to most candidates.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Winnebago County Jury has found Charles Hancock, 51, of Rockford, guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child under the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – Winnebago County 4-H hosted its annual Public Speaking and Demonstrations Contest at the county Extension office on March 12. Participants between the ages of 8 to 18 ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

Immigration. Federal funding. Medicare. These are just some of the major issues facing not just the office of the Winnebago County executive, but the entire nation. As part of the Northwestern’s ...

Both incumbent Jon Doemel and challenger Gordon Hintz answer questions from Northwestern readers ahead of the April 1 ...

The new agreement is funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation and will operate under the Rural Winnebago County Public Transportation program. Reagan MTD van. The Winnebago County Board ...

ROCKFORD, Ill - Voting for the upcoming consolidated election, set for April 1, 2025 is now open in Winnebago County. Voters will see different races and a proposition on the ballot. This is also ...