By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Eamonn James Talkington found solace in confronting his wrongdoings in his path to sobriety...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rock River Robotics Off-season Competition will mark its 10-year anniversary with a meet...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Breakdancing isn’t a just hobby for Vic Rivera; it’s a therapeutic and creative outlet...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Muralists Jenny Ustick and Atalie Gagnet left Rockford in 2019 after reintroducing the...
By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Crusader Community Health is celebrating 50 years of providing health...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Josiah Sjostrom credits Rock Valley College for strengthening his love for filmmaking in...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center received a $3,940 grant from the Community Grants Program...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford University announced Tuesday it has been selected as an education partner for...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Four years ago, a decorative cast-stone architectural detail dropped from the third floor...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Football players from Northern Illinois University took over a nonprofit’s home construction site...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The African-American Resource Center at Booker Washington Community Center will undergo a host of renovations and...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter BELVIDERE — Crusader Community Health is expanding its Belvidere Clinic and recruiting more providers to...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter MACHESNEY PARK – Construction work has begun on a major thoroughfare in the village. A roughly 1-mile stretch of...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford University President Eric Fulcomer will step down from the role in December after accepting the position...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Coronado Performing Arts Center will receive an additional $500,000 in grant money...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department is renewing its efforts to hire entry-level officers. The...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois honored six students Thursday with scholarships honoring...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mercyhealth is cautioning parents that homemade baby formula can be harmful to infants. The health care...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois has awarded 140 students scholarships worth $372,651....
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford Promise will fund eight full four-year tuition scholarships to Rockford University starting...
From news release Rock River Current Get our Newsletter ROCKFORD — The Chicago Rockford International Airport will be swarming with emergency workers on Wednesday...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Chicago Rockford International Airport said Monday that it has started formal consultation...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A multitude of nonprofits, businesses and government organizations will partner for a Youth...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The annual “Hands Around the Courthouse” child abuse awareness event will return next...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city on Monday announced the creation and appointment of new LGBTQIA+ liaisons...
By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter BELVIDERE — After decades as a summertime destination, Belvidere Township Park District...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Midway Village Museum is searching for additional artifacts it hopes can help tell the...
By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The early application deadline is Monday for residents or organizations...
By Chelsea Meyer B103 Rockford Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Looking for a ride to O’Hare International Airport? There are now more opportunities to...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — More than $161,000 has been raised for Rockford’s Ukrainian sister city, providing vital...
By Chelsea Meyer B103 Rockford Get our newsletter LENA — From pints to growlers, individuals quenched their thirst while supporting the people in Ukraine...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Charitable Foundation is seeking artists for...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter MACHESNEY PARK — After supply-chain issues delayed the shipment of some equipment, Freddy’s Frozen Custard...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council honored 10 artists and advocacy organizations last week...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Northwest HomeStart and The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois are accepting applications for...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — YWCA Northwestern Illinois presented Women of Achievement Awards in five categories and named...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department is accepting applications for entry-level officers as it looks...
By Matt Hall Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Two Rockford-area lawyers are doing a super job. Marc C. Gravino and Scott C. Sullivan...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Two Jefferson High School students will compete in the statewide Poetry Out Competition...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter LOVES PARK — The Chicago Rockford International Airport is working to land new passenger destinations...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter They’re calling it “The Season Worth Waiting For” at Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre. What’s...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford IceHogs and Hard Rock Casino Rockford have entered a five-year partnership...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — With temperatures in the teens and snow flurries flying, Friday’s typical northern Illinois...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board received 34 applications totaling $18.3 million...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford Mass Transit District will receive $16 million in state capital funding to...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — State Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, introduced a bill this month that would require...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is now accepting applications for the In Youth...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter The Illinois Small Business Development Centers at Rockford Chamber, also known as the Rockford SBDC, is...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A nonprofit that works to raise student achievement in Rockford Public Schools and...
From news reports Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois has announced a new Accelerate program designed to give young adults...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Baci’s Kitchen, a family owned restaurant that serves everything from calzones to healthy...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Health Department will host three vaccine, booster shot and flu...
From news reports Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department in partnership with LaMonica Beverages will provide free rides home for...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — John Waite‘s prepandemic appearance here quickly filled all the seats at the downtown...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Developers are moving forward with plans to rehabilitate the former Rockford Products manufacturing...
The Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition will hold its annual memorial service for the homeless at 4:30 p.m. Dec.21 at Davis Park in downtown Rockford. ...
From news reports Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mercyhealth Development Foundation held its annual Holiday Give a Gift Drive on Dec. 10, raising more...
By Lynne Conner Special to the Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Baking, shopping, traveling, decorating and scheduling can leave anyone stressed over...
By Chelsea Meyer B103 Get our newsletter Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards have...
ROCKFORD — With the holidays approaching, if you or someone in your family needs a COVID-19 test, UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave.,...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A partnership with Habitat for Humanity that helps high school students learn various...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Crusader Community Health is partnering with the Cosmopolitan Club of Rockford, the American Diabetes Association and Top...
ROCKFORD – If you plan on visiting family for the holidays and want to confirm you’re COVID-19 negative, the free community COVID-19 saliva testing site...
By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Former meteorologist Eric Sorenson, who spent 11 years delivering forecasts...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Health Department will provide free COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots and...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for people, groups and businesses to participate...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our Newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford Park District commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of 1 acre...
ROCKFORD — Hundreds of families filled the Midway Village Museum grounds on Saturday to trick-or-treat at the doors of its charming Victorian Village....
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Rockford Symphony Orchestra will require audience members to wear a facemask and show proof of vaccination...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current BELVIDERE — City Council members are urging the state to create an incentive package for electric vehicle production...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday gave approval for a $10 million International Women’s Baseball Center museum...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Public health officials are recommending that entertainment venues such as the downtown BMO Harris Bank Center...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Public health officials are recommending that entertainment venues such as the downtown BMO Harris Bank Center...
By Kevin Wood Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Rosecrance Regional Vice President of Operations Craig Stallings has been tapped to lead the Rosecrance Ware...
Local Girl Scout entrepreneurs will begin in-person sales Oct. 4 offering gourmet nuts, candies and magazines through the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ Fall...
ROCKFORD — The city’s Health and Human Services Department, in conjunction with the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition, is accepting grant applications for federal funding...
In response to the COVID-19 impact on area small businesses, the city of Rockford is again offering Microenterprise Business Loans. The program funds...
Rockford’s Labor Day Parade has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to concerns about COVID-19, 13 WREX reports. Rockford United Labor, which...