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Mayor’s March Against Domestic Violence returns Oct. 6

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Mayor Tom McNamara announced Thursday that the second annual Mayor’s March Against Domestic Violence will be held Sunday, Oct. 6. The two-mile march begins at noon. It starts at City Hall and will…

C-SPAN Bus coming to Rockford Sept. 18

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The C-SPAN Bus will stop at two Rockford high schools Wednesday, Sept. 18, to give students an inside look at the network's public affairs programming and resources and how it covers the federal government in…

Public hearing about casino Sept. 23 at Coronado

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The hearing to give Rockford citizens the opportunity to weigh in on the casino process and hear presentations from the applicants will be at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.…

Two killed in crash following police chase

UPDATE: The two victims of Thursday's fatal crash have been identified as 36-year-old Tareo Henry and Todd Bamberger, 50, both of Rockford. By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A police chase ended in a deadly crash Thursday night on…

A look at Rockford’s 3 casino proposals

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Rockford officials, on Friday, received three proposals to build the city's only casino.  Two of the proposals are for east-side facilities, while one developer wants to build on the south edge of…

Local printing company breaks ground on $6M expansion

By Jim Hagerty Reporter LOVES PARK - A longtime local commercial printing company is expanding to keep up with industry standards. Meridian Direct's $6 million project will bring three of its Rockford-area locations into one at 4805…

Woman killed in Rockford crash

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A 54-year-old woman was killed Saturday when the car she was driving collided with an oncoming vehicle on the city's near-east side.  Just after 6 p.m., Rockford officers responded to a two-vehicle accident in…

Winnebago County Board supports I-90 casino site

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The Winnebago County Board, on Thursday, passed a resolution that gives its blessing a casino to be built near I-90.  The county is the third public entity to get behind a plan for Rockford's lone…

Ribbon Cutting: SwedishAmerican opens Creekside Clinic

Staff Report ROCKFORD- Mayor Tom McNamara joined board members, leadership and employees of SwedishAmerican along with contractors, community leaders and representatives of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce Thursday to cut the ribbon on…

RMTD cuts ribbon on new downtown bus station

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Mayor Tom McNamara on Wednesday, joined U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and other state and local officials to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Rockford Mass Transit District downtown passenger terminal. The $8.3…

Local visitor spending tops $390M in 2018

Staff Report ROCKFORD – Visitor spending totaled $392 million in the Rockford and Winnebago County communities last year, tourism officials reported. The mark is a 2.1-percent increase from 2017's total of $384 million. That spending…
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