Founded in 1832 near the banks of Hatchett Creek, the town was initially called Lexington. It was named the seat of Coosa County and, in 1835, the name was changed to Rockford. The courthouse is shown ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the spelling of Fort Lewis, Washington. ROCKFORD — Al Grace, a Rockford icon known to one generation for his music and the next for his quirky ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An Alabama man has ...

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Rockford police posted on its Twitter account shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday that its search for a man wanted in the shooting death of a Rockford woman has come to an end. "The man charged with the ...

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An Alabama man has been arrested in the 1987 killing of a 19-year-old northern Illinois woman following his indictment by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges. Jesse Smith ...