By Robert Zeglinski Contributor Sometimes in football, there's a moment where everything seemingly slows down. Where tension comes to a boiling point with no ventilation for the steam to let off.  Where a picture normally worth a…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- The Rockford IceHogs on Tuesday announced their 2018 Training Camp schedule. The IceHogs begin their 20th season of professional hockey, and 12th as the top affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, with their…

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor A dominant force of nature toppling over an entrenched building by itself isn't lost in the shuffle of the overall storm. It just means the one tidbit of destruction wasn't the main story, nor should it…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the 2200 block of Sharon Avenue early Saturday morning, Officers arrived on the scene at approximately 5 a.m., and located a…

By Todd Houston Contributor By the mid-’50s, Matt had migrated to Chicago where he became one of the founding fathers of what we now consider the “electric blues” movement. Over the past 45 years, Matt has played with such blues…

Staff Report ROCKFORD – The Rockford Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on the city’s west side. On Tuesday, Sept. 4, shortly before 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of South Henrietta Avenue in…

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor Eight months of consternation, over-analysis, and of course, anticipation have come to this. The Bears return to meaningful football this week as they're set to take on the rival Packers Sunday night.…

By Kathi Kresol Contributor The Frederickson family was very excited on that August morning in 1928. Arthur and Edith were the parents of three children; Roland, 15 years old, Rhoda, 13 years old and Reynold who was 11 at the time. The…

By Paula Hendrickson Contributor Having covered Minding the Gap – the brilliant documentary film by former Rockfordian Bing Liu – last week, it felt like a good time to discuss the wealth of amazing documentaries on TV these days.…

By Todd Houston Contributor In a world full of Bebe Rexhas and Lil Waynes, Shawn Williams has chosen to take the road less traveled in his new musical endeavors. Of course back in the late 1990s when Williams was first learning his…

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor There's been a heft of warranted optimism surrounding Matt Nagy's Bears for the past eight months. The coach has instilled a palpable energy into the franchise. The Bears themselves are more in tune to…