Scot co-hosts the Stateline area's #1 morning talk show along with Riley O'Neil. Riley & Scot are Rockford's longest-tenured morning show, together since 2008. Scot has spent more than six years with the station consecutively and eight overall. He is a political junkie, a baseball-lover, and a die-hard White Sox fan. He's also a music devotee, owning more than 700 albums. During his radio career, Scot also has worked for ESPN 1000 in Chicago and for the Rockford Lightning. He grew up in Darien, IL and is a proud graduate of North Central College in Naperville.
Scot Bertram
Police: Suspicious Substance Found At Jefferson Not Heroin
An Illinois State Police Crime Lab analysis of a powdery material found inside a balloon in the hallway at Jefferson High School shows the substance was not heroin. The Lab reports that the substance in fact had no traces of any controlled substance.
Rockford Woman Charged In Plot To Aid ISIS
A Rockford woman is among six people facing terrorism charges, accused of providing money and equipment to groups including ISIS.
Two Dead, Two Injured After Shooting On Rockford’s West Side
UPDATE:
The Winnebago County coroner's office now has identified the two fatality victims in last night's shooting. The female has been ID'd as 22-year-old Tirina Mitchell of the Rockford region. The male has been identified as 28-year-old Benito Martinez of the Rockford region...
Traffic Tips For Thanksgiving Travel
Many Illinois residents will be hitting the roads for Thanksgiving travel this week. Officials with the Illinois Tollway say they're expecting 8.3 million vehicles on its 286 miles of roadways over the next handful of days.
Study: Rockford Is Third Least-Educated Metro Area in U.S.
Well, this is discouraging.
A new study by WalletHub.com claims that Rockford is the third least-educated metro area in the country.
Better Business Bureau Issues Alert to All Northern Illinois Schools Districts
As the school year starts the fraudsters are busy. Now the Better Business Bureau is alerting school districts across northern Illinois about a school supply billing scam.
Officials say complaints are being filed against a Las Vegas, NV business called Scholastic School Supply
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Rockford Officials Warn of Water Employee Impersonator
Rockford officials are warning homeowners of a person posing as a Rockford Water Division employee.
Confirmed Case Of Pertussis At RESA Middle School
Officials at Rockford Public Schools has confirmed a case of pertussis, or whooping cough, at RESA Middle School.
Half Of Illinois Residents Would Leave If They Could
Our state of Illinois has been dealing with some pretty bad press as of late. Put aside the billions in unpaid bills, the underfunded pensions to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, the number of former governors who have spent time in prison, and the overall level of perceived and real government corruption...
Rockford Electric Bills Will Be More Expensive
The pain you feel from the bitter cold this past winter isn't over quite yet.
Rockford officials pass along the news that the City’s electric aggregation supplier will be adding a one-time surcharge to upcoming bills for customers served by the agreement with First Energy Solutions:
The surcharge is a regulatory charge passed through by PJM Interconnection, the agency responsible for managing elec