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Staff Report ROCKFORD -  The SwedishAmerican Foundation announced its 2019 Caring for our Community grant recipients at a news conference Thursday at the SwedishAmerican Heart Hospital. Four local not-for-profits will split $58,000…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department is offering a variety of free programs to help keep local kids busy and safe this summer. The Community Kids Zone are June 10–14 and June 24–July 12. Both are from 4 to 9 p.m. at…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A 2019 Auburn High School graduate has won a National Merit Scholarship, Rockford Public Schools announced Wednesday.  Lael Verace is one of 3,500 winners of the prestigious award given by the National Merit…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Mosquitoes are already out in force this season. How can we protect ourselves and our families and still enjoy the outdoors? “Humans are mosquito magnets,” says University of Illinois Extension educator Chris…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter SPRINGFIELD - Rockford was approved for a casino Sunday after the Illinois Senate approved a $39.9 billion budget. Led by Rockford Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, the city has been stumping for a casino for…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Save Piety Hill, the group that unsuccessfully attempted to save the former Catholic chancery from the wrecking ball by suing the City of Rockford, will hold a prayer vigil at 8 a.m., Monday, in front of…

ROCKFORD - The current owner of Chantilly Lace, a lingerie shop embroiled in a prostitution investigation, has agreed to surrender the business's adult entertainment license. City officials said Friday after a code hearing at City Hall…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD — A Winnebago County judge on Friday delivered the final blow to the effort to save the former Catholic chancery building. Judge Donna Honzel ruled that while the chancery has spurred a lot of emotions in…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - SwedishAmerican has announced that Nurse Practitioner Katherine Coulter has joined the medical team at the Rochelle Clinic, 380 IL Rte. 38 East, Rochelle. Coulter comes to SwedishAmerican with a board…

By Susan Stephens WNIJ News ROCKFORD - Rockford-area leaders recognize domestic violence and human trafficking as some of the biggest problems in the community. Now the tool they’ve been working on to tackle those issues is closer to…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The City of Rockford, on Tuesday, launched a web tool that allows residents to view details, cost and timeline of each of the nearly 200 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects currently underway in the city.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Two Rockford lingerie business were temporarily shut down by city officials Thursday. Officials say over the past several months, the Rockford Police Department has received reports of alleged activities…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The court case involving the former Catholic chancery took a slight turn Thursday. Judge Lisa Fabiano granted lawyers Tom Lester and Rick Porter a motion to intervene in the lawsuit filed against the…

By Scot Bertram The Center Square Contributor ROCKFORD - A $9 million dollar federal grant will help Rockford’s airport expand its parking area for cargo jets. Officials at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport hope it’s just…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Some called Chuck Sweeny an institution, others the face of the Rockford Register Star. Truth be told, he was both. Since the early 1980s, Sweeny used the daily newspaper to subvert the common…