FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A Stephenson County Grand Jury has indicted a Rockford man with murder after a 23-year-old Freeport man was found shot to death in a home on Mark Drive in August 2024. According to officials, officers were called to the 1400 block of Mark Drive around 5:56…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A trial date has been set for a Joliet man, who was 17 when he was accused of killing a Rockford man on Division Street in 2021. Amari Rathe, now 21, will stand trial beginning Monday, December 15th, 2025. Rathe is accused of killing a 20-year-old…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Charges of attempted murder were dismissed in the case against Jakari Williams, 26, who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 6 years for a 2023 shooting outside a Rockford DMV. Police were called at approximately 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023.…