By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mary’s Market in the Edgebrook Shopping Center, which initially opted to close temporarily...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Looking for work in the manufacturing or service industries? A hiring event this weekend could connect...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter CHERRY VALLEY — The Illinois High School Association’s girls bowling state finals will be hosted in the Rockford...
By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — 317 Art Collective’s latest exhibit encouraged artists to envision the future on both traditional...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — This weekend will be filled with festivities celebrating Juneteenth with three days of music, conversation, food...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Four years ago, a decorative cast-stone architectural detail dropped from the third floor...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The African-American Resource Center at Booker Washington Community Center will undergo a host of renovations and...
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...
From Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Burpee Museum of Natural History is kicking off its upcoming summer music series...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department is renewing its efforts to hire entry-level officers. The...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Fred VanVleet Shop has closed its downtown storefront, but VanVleet’s marketing director...
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 CHERRY VALLEY — The Professional Women’s Bowling Association is kicking off its 2022 tour this...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter BELVIDERE — The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial...
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 region’s largest real estate developer is expanding its footprint in Illinois with...
From news release Rock River Current Get our Newsletter ROCKFORD — The Chicago Rockford International Airport will be swarming with emergency workers on Wednesday...
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...
Mid-West Family Broadcasting is looking to hire an executive producer for 97-1 WNTA in Rockford, Illinois. The executive producer will coordinate with nationally syndicated...
By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The early application deadline is Monday for residents or organizations...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Shirley Burkovich, a trailblazing former Rockford Peaches player from the original All-American Girls...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Shirley Burkovich, a trailblazing former Rockford Peaches player from the original All-American Girls...
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 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 BELOIT, Wis. — Geronimo Hospitality Group is hosting open interviews starting this week as it...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Charitable Foundation is seeking artists for...
By Matt Hall Rock River Current Get our newsletter Chicago sports radio broadcasting legend Les Grobstein is getting the bobblehead treatment. Today...
From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Northwest HomeStart and The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois are accepting applications for...
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 release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD– Mercyhealth is celebrating Mardi Gras this Fat Tuesday in its Level III Neonatal Intensive...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A national seven-on-seven women’s football league backed by NFL Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka will...
About this feature March is Women’s History Month and Northwest Bank, B103 and the Rock River Current are saluting women owned and operated businesses...
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...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau on Tuesday announced the winners of...
From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board received 34 applications totaling $18.3 million...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter Tuesday is National Unclaimed Property Day, and you might have some property that you’re unaware...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County. Samantha Crooks, communications coordinator for the Forest Preserves, joins Steve Summers...
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 MACHESNEY PARK — Due to the cold temperatures predicted on Tuesday and Wednesday, Keep Northern...
By Matt Hall B103 Rockford Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The 36th annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition kicks off Wednesday at Sinnissippi Park...
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 ROCKFORD — A nonprofit that works to raise student achievement in Rockford Public Schools and...
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to discuss rising COVID-19 numbers, the recent shooting outside Auburn High...
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...
From news reports Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mercyhealth Development Foundation held its annual Holiday Give a Gift Drive on Dec. 10, raising more...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter The mission of the Rock River Valley Pantry is to provide healthy, nutritionally balanced food...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter In 2009, a group of compassionate people decided that Rockford veterans and their families needed...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter Founded in 1985, The Literacy Council is a nonprofit organization that helps children and adults...
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 Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Carpenter’s Place is a nonprofit that focuses on giving homeless people in the Rockford...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter “RAMP’s mission is to build an inclusive community that encourages individuals with disabilities to reach...
The Rockford Police Benevolent and Protective Association Unit 6 with assistance from Target’s “Heroes & Helpers” donation program helped 100 kids shop for Christmas...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter The Rockford Rescue Mission is recognized as the region’s primary provider of assistance to the...
ROCKFORD — Meridian Health in partnership with state Rep. Maurice West II and Pilgrim Baptist Church will sponsor a drive-thru turkey box giveaway from...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter Located just outside of Durand, Hoo Haven is a wildlife rehabilitation facility that takes all...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter Since 1998, The Trevor Project has provided crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to members...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Vets Roll is a nonprofit organization focused on paying tribute to America’s oldest...
By Chelsea Meyer B103 Get our newsletter From winemakers in the slopes of California to whiskey distilleries in western Kentucky, the nation is seeing...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter WINNEBAGO — Mending Hearts Animal Rescue is a foster-based nonprofit animal rescue agency. It specializes...
By Stacey Jones Rock River Current Get our newsletter BELOIT — Beloit Meals On Wheels provides daily nutritious meals and information to promote dignity...
By Chelsea Meyer B103 Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Rockford area “celebrities” showed off their dance moves Saturday while raising money for a great...
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 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 Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The babies at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital NICU are getting ready for Halloween by...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A vintage Rockford restaurant that reopened under new ownership amid the coronavirus pandemic...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — This Saturday, Oct. 23, female impersonators and transgender performers from across the country...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our Newsletter The countdown to Halloween has officially begun. Have you started thinking about your Halloween costume...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing three officially licensed, limited edition Chicago White Sox...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Rockford Symphony Orchestra will require audience members to wear a facemask and show proof of vaccination...
By Matt Hall B103 Rockford It’s officially Halloween season. If you’ve noticed more decorations around, it’s not a coincidence. A new study combined polls...
By Kevin Wood Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Rosecrance Regional Vice President of Operations Craig Stallings has been tapped to lead the Rosecrance Ware...
By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current ROCKFORD — It’s back! Rockford’s original neighborhood bike fest is happening this Saturday. Ride around and Tour De...
ROCKFORD — The city’s Health and Human Services Department, in conjunction with the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition, is accepting grant applications for federal funding...
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...
Join K-Cancer Softball as they host the Heroes Challenge Fire Truck Pull event. It benefits local families battling childhood cancer. It’s taking place...
On Thursday, August 26th, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced in a news conference in Chicago, that he is reinstating indoor mask mandates, regardless of vaccination...
If you’re looking for a job this winter, IDOT, (Illinois Department of Transportation) is hiring qualified individuals for seasonal positions for snow-and-ice removal across...
“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston Churchill With all the negative things going...
On Friday, August 13th, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation for feminine hygiene products to be placed in boys’ and girls’ bathrooms, grades 4-12, for...
The International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC) has plans to build an Indoor/Outdoor Museum at Beyer Stadium Park, home to the Rockford Peaches, the...
RAMP is partnering with the Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation, TCMF, to provide a variety of educational programming, alternative therapies, Technical and Accessibility Assessments, and...
Janesville’s Rock Aqua Jays are hosting the National Water Ski Show Tournament, August 13th through the 15th. This event will feature the top competitors...
Join the Rockford Police Department tomorrow night for National Night Out! There will be K9 demonstrations, food, community resources and so much more....
The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD), consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health, strongly recommends...
As part of its mission to amplify communities through art and basketball, the iconic Hoopbus is making a visit to Rockford, Illinois, this Saturday,...
Join Instructor Stephanie at Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden for Yoga in the Garden! Classes are every other Saturday July 31st through August 28th...
Lowe’s has revealed all 100 grant recipients of its nationwide centennial celebration 100 Hometowns, and Rockford’s Trinity House is one of those 100...
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara is considering throwing his hat in the ring for the 17th district congressional seat currently held by Congresswoman Cheri...
The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. The award recognizes girls who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable Take Action...
