Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the city's public safety initiatives after the year-end crime data was released earlier this week. They also talked about Rockford ranking on the Wall Street Journal's emerging housing market list, Rockford Promise, new garbage bins coming to city residents and more.
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Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about how scammers try to take advantage of increased sports betting during the NFL playoffs.
He also goes over the Top 10 scams that hurt consumers in the past year.
The NFL trade deadline is right around the corner and the Bears are already making moves. Former Lutheran Crusader standout James Robinson was traded to the Jets. We'll break down that trade and what fantasy impact it has on your teams. We'll preview the rest of Week 8.
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Laura Gibbs Green, communications manager for the Rockford Park District, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the upcoming Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition Jan. 26-29.
There will be 11 teams competing this year, as well as 11 teams in the high school division.
Last year, roughly 59,000 people drove through Sinnissippi Park to see the sculptures last year, Gibbs Green said.
"When you start to see those snow blocks form at Sinnissippi Park, it's like big wood blocks of snow, basically, then you know that things are looking pretty good," Gibbs Green said.
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