Kristen Zambo
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Bond set at $50K for Northwest Indiana man accused of Algonquin home repair fraud
Bond was set on Thursday at $50,000 for a Northwest Indiana man accused of home repair fraud after he was hired to work on an Algonquin home and didn't perform any repairs. → Read More
Medical issue caused McHenry Starbucks crash, police say
Patients treated at scene, or are in fair condition → Read More
5 injured, 2 critically after truck crashes into McHenry Starbucks
Five people were reported injured, two of them critically, after a pickup truck drove into a McHenry Starbucks on Thursday evening, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. → Read More
Firefighters net double last year's donations to McHenry County Salvation Army campaign
Firefighters in McHenry County this month raised more than double the amount they brought in last year for The Salvation Army of McHenry County's red kettle campaign, officials said Tuesday. → Read More
MCC professor to discuss history of Marshall Field’s
More than 20 years after an iconic Illinois department store’s name fell into the annals of history, a McHenry County College professor plans to discuss the much-loved Marshall Field & Company. → Read More
Rockford man hit by pickup crossing State Street
ROCKFORD — A 63-year-old Rockford man was taken to an area hospital early Friday morning after he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street.Dispatch records show the crash occurred just before 6 a.m. at South Alpine Road and East State Street. Police spokeswoman Christie Castillo said the man was crossing the road from the south side of State Street to the north side, but was not in… → Read More
Belvidere Road shut down in rural Winnebago County after Jeep strikes tractor
The drivers of a farm tractor and Jeep weren’t injured in a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon that left Belvidere Road in unincorporated Harlem Township shut down for about two hours.The crash occurred at 3:04 p.m. at Swanson and Belvidere roads. Shortly after 5 p.m., Belvidere Road was re-opened, Winnebago County sheriff’s Deputy Chief Dominick Barcellona said. Deputies continue to investigate… → Read More
Mass shootings delay evidence testing in deputy’s slaying, federal prosecutor says
ROCKFORD – In the 154 days since a member of a federal task force was shot at an east side hotel, 202 mass shootings have been reported in the U.S. → Read More
Mass shootings delay evidence testing in deputy's death, federal prosecutor says
ROCKFORD — In the 154 days since a member of a federal task force was shot at an east side hotel, 202 mass shootings have been reported in the United States.At least some of those shootings, which are catalogued by the Gun Violence Archive, are delaying the completion of evidence testing and analysis in the shooting death of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, a federal judge was told… → Read More
Pritzker signs bills strengthening Scott's Law penalties
ROCKFORD — Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at strengthening penalties for potentially life-threatening traffic violations that → Read More
1st female federal judge in Rockford takes the bench Monday
ROCKFORD — After more than 30 years as a lawyer in the Rockford and suburban Chicago areas, Lisa Jensen on Monday will achieve her dream of → Read More
Death-penalty decision in deputy’s killing could take a year
ROCKFORD — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said it could take a year before a decision is made on whether to seek the death penalty for a Springfield man accused of killing a federal task force member in Rockford earlier this month.Floyd E. Brown, 39, is accused of shooting through the door of a Rockford hotel room, jumping out of a third-story window and then shooting McHenry County Sheriff's… → Read More
Winnebago County grand jury indicts Springfield man in McHenry County Sheriff's deputy’s death
ROCKFORD — A Winnebago County grand jury on Wednesday morning handed up a 75-count indictment against a Springfield man charged earlier this month with the fatal shooting in Rockford of a member of a federal task force. → Read More
Not guilty pleas from Springfield man charged in deputy’s killing
ROCKFORD — Sitting in a wheelchair dressed in dark green jail scrubs, a Springfield man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges in the fatal shooting of a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy in Rockford.Deputy Jacob Keltner was shot March 7 outside a Rockford hotel while trying to arrest Brown with members of the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. They were at the hotel to… → Read More
'It hits home because it’s a fellow officer': Thousands attend funeral for fallen deputy
Nearly a week after a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot outside a Rockford hotel, mourners and law enforcement officers from across the region solemnly filed into his funeral Wednesday morning. → Read More
Springfield man accused of killing deputy appears in federal court
ROCKFORD — A Springfield man accused of killing a federal task force member last week made his first appearance in a usually quiet courtroom that on Monday afternoon was packed with law enforcement and media.Floyd E. Brown, 39, faces one count of murder, a crime that's eligible for the federal death penalty. Dressed in a light blue paper hospital gown, Brown wore a cast on his left leg, bandages… → Read More
City man accused of killing deputy appears in federal court
ROCKFORD — A Springfield man accused of killing a federal task force member last week made his first appearance in a usually quiet courtroom that → Read More
Man accused of killing McHenry County Sheriff's deputy makes 1st court appearance
ROCKFORD — A Springfield man accused of killing a federal task force member last week made his first appearance in a usually quiet courtroom that on Monday afternoon was packed with law enforcement and media. → Read More
Man accused of shooting McHenry County Sheriff's deputy makes 1st court appearance
ROCKFORD – A Springfield man accused of killing a federal task force member last week made his first appearance in a usually quiet courtroom that Monday afternoon was packed with law enforcement and media. → Read More
Springfield man accused in fatal Rockford shooting cornered near Lincoln
ROCKFORD — Authorities near Lincoln were attempting to negotiate the peaceful surrender of a Springfield man who allegedly shot and killed a sheriff's deputy Thursday at a Rockford hotel.State police SWAT teams and crisis negotiators have converged on the vehicle driven by Floyd E. Brown, 39, after Brown was stopped on Interstate 55 in Logan County. Brown remains inside the vehicle."He ran off… → Read More