Jim Hagerty

Chicago, Rockford

Reporter at WTVO-TV (Rockford, IL)

Reporter at WQRF-TV (Rockford, IL)

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Raising Cane’s celebrates Rockford opening

1 week ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

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Raising Cane’s celebrates Rockford opening

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – Rockford residents will no longer have to drive 35 to 40 miles to cool their desire for fresh hot chicken fingers from Raising Cane’s. “I am very excited,” said customer Catherine Kelley, of Rockford. “This is the first one that’s here in the Rockford area.”Raising Cane’s is set to open Tuesday, April 15, on the southwest corner of East State Street and South Trainer Road. Until that day, the closest locations were in DeKalb and Janesville, Wisconsin.
The murder of Dick Tebbetts: Child predator strikes Rockford

2 weeks ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – Rockford’s history is rich with stories of how the city grew from humble beginnings along the banks of the Rock River to a bustling manufacturing epicenter. There are also tales of violence and horror, like the all-too-real story about how a child predator abducted and killed a 7-year-old old newsboy more than 120 years ago. In 1903, a 7-year-old Dick Tebbetts, who went by Dickie and Richie, was a fixture in downtown Rockford.
Rockford inventor creates device to prevent disaster and save lives

2 weeks ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – A Rockford inventor says his new product will save lives. “It’s a new device that helps people locate these issues before they even happen,” said Develt Clay. Those issues are smoke, fire and security breaches. Clay, 60, says the device he invented more than three years ago is a high-level alarm system that prevents disaster.
Rockford inventor creates device to prevent disaster and save lives

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – A Rockford inventor says his new product will save lives. “It’s a new device that helps people locate these issues before they even happen,” said Develt Clay. Those issues are smoke, fire and security breaches. Clay, 60, says the device he invented more than three years ago is a high-level alarm system that prevents disaster.
Rockford celebrates ‘National Hug a Newsperson Day’ with warm embraces

2 weeks ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

I spent some time downtown Rockford to see if I could brighten people’s day by pulling them close for a warm, friendly embrace. It went shockingly well. You’d think people downtown would be too busy, and some were, but it didn’t take long before someone wanted to just give me a hug. Of course, I was holding a “Free Hugs” sign, helping me to at the very least start conversations about the special day for those of us in news.
Rockford celebrates ‘National Hug a Newsperson Day’ with warm embraces

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – April 4 is National Hug a Newsperson Day. I spent some time downtown Rockford to see if I could brighten people’s day by pulling them close for a warm, friendly embrace. It went shockingly well. You’d think people downtown would be too busy, and some were, but it didn’t take long before someone wanted to just give me a hug. Of course, I was holding a “Free Hugs” sign, helping me to at the very least start conversations about the special day for those of us in news.
Rockford woman strangled with neckties in 1966 murder mystery

3 weeks ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – On the morning of June 9, 1966, an unknown assailant carefully slipped out of a home in far-north Rockford and disappeared, leaving a woman dead inside. “She had been beaten up pretty bad,” said author and folklorist Kathi Kresol. “And she had been strangled with the neckties.”The victim was 46-year-old Lauretta Lyons. She was attacked inside the Latham Road home she owned with her husband, Edwin, after walking her three poodles.
Rockford woman strangled with neckties in 1966 murder mystery

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – On the morning of June 9, 1966, an unknown assailant carefully slipped out of a home in far-north Rockford and disappeared, leaving a woman dead inside. “She had been beaten up pretty bad,” said author and folklorist Kathi Kresol. “And she had been strangled with the neckties.”The victim was 46-year-old Lauretta Lyons. She was attacked inside the Latham Road home she owned with her husband, Edwin, after walking her three poodles.
Murder charges, hate crime still pending one year after teen is stabbed at Rockford Walmart

1 month ago | mystateline.com | Jim Hagerty

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – It’s been a year since Rockford experienced one of the most violent weeks in the city’s history. On March 27, 2024, four people were killed in a random stabbing and beating spree on the city’s east side. Three days before that, on March 24, 2024, a man walked into the Rockford Walmart on Northridge Drive and fatally stabbed an employee.