ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A fire in Rockford’s midtown district has led to a residential building being destroyed. Firefighters were called to the home, located at 212 S. 6th Street, at 8:10 a.m ...

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LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Jacinto Albarran Tovar, 29, for allegedly sexually assaulting and knocking out a tooth of an elderly woman on New Year’s Day. The suspect ...