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Residents are invited to review and comment on the Annual Plan Amendments, which outline proposed activities for the program year using HUD funds, and the 2025 CAPER, which reports accomplishments and spending for CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs.
Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Sending Threatening Letters to Two Federal Judges
JAMES LEBUHN is charged with two counts of mailing a threatening communication.
Weekly Public Works Update
Here's an update on some of our Public Works projects.
Spanco Announces New Expansion in the Greater Milwaukee Area
Promise to Perform Industries, Inc., a leading provider of material handling solutions, hoists, and fall protection systems, is expanding its operations with a new 43,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Franklin, WI. The plant is scheduled to begin
Chinese Telecommunications Company Fined $50 Million for Conspiring To Steal Technology From Motorola Solutions
HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS recruited Motorola employees and directed them to take proprietary information.
March 2026 Newsletter | Winnebago Wrap-up
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Excerion Sun LLC Launches Hi Stakes Market Game on iOS and Android
Excerion Sun LLC announced Hi Stakes Market Game, a persistent multiplayer market simulator for iOS and Android. Players build virtual portfolios, trade diverse simulated instruments in a dynamic AI-driven market and participate in a shared economy. In-ga
California Attorney Guilty of Federal Contempt Charge for Failing To Ensure Distribution of Settlement Funds to Relatives of Victims of Lion Air Flight 610
Girardi Keese attorney KEITH GRIFFIN disobeyed a court order to pay settlement funds to clients.
Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing a Rockford Post Office
ANTHONY JOHNSON robbed a Post Office a block from his home in Rockford.
Owner of Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Low-Income Food Program
HASSAN ABDELLATIF and eight others were convicted of defrauding the Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”) program.
2026 0304 Open House Public Meeting - S. Perryville Rd. Improvements - Second Announcement
Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT March 4, 2026 Contact: Carlos Molina Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING S. PERRYVILLE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (HARRISON AVENUE TO E. STATE
Alleged Boss of Violent Sinaloa Cartel Indicted in Chicago on Drug, Firearm, and Material Support of Terrorism Charges
“The indictment of El Chuta should leave no doubt that this Administration is going to aggressively pursue transnational criminal organizations,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.
2026 0302 Madigan Creek Restoration Project - Phase 1 Public Hearing - Second Announcement
Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT March 2, 2026 Contact:Sean Von Bergen Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4034 Fax: (815)319-4001 MADIGAN CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT – PHASE I PUBLIC HEARING The Winnebago County Highwa
3-2-2025 City Council Highlights
FREEPORT, IL — Highlights from the March 2, 2026 Freeport City Council meeting include the ratification of a new contract for the IAFF union and preparations for a busy road construction season. IAFF Contract The International Association of Fire Fighte
Rockford Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
STEPHEN CANFIELD possessed images of child pornography on his cell phone and in a Dropbox account.
March 2026 Newsletter
Link to March Newsletter IN THIS EDITION: New Fire Chief Sworn-in Public Works Department Receives OSHA Recognition Library Names New Executive Director Reminder for Woody Debris Drop-Off     Disclaimer:  Links on this page may take you to page
Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking a Minor in Chicago Suburb
KENNARD CAMERON faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in federal prison and a maximum of life.
Tommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago To Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia
Schaefer is alleged to have conspired with Heather Mack to kill Mack’s mother in 2014.
2026 0225 Open House Public Meeting -S. Perryville Rd. Improvements
Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2026 Contact: Carlos Molina Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING S. PERRYVILLE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (HARRISON AVENUE TO E. STATE STREET) Th
Winnebago County Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud for Stealing Funds From a Booster Club
SHONDRA MCLARTY embezzled the money from the Tumbling and Acro Boosters Club in Rockford.