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Staff Report ROCKFORD - October 9, innovators and entrepreneurs will share their ideas and compete for cash prizes as EIGERlab's 13th Annual FastPitch takes place at NIU-Rockford. The deadline to register for the event is Sept. 25.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Rockford was recently recertified as a StormReady community by the National Weather Service. The City’s emergency preparedness team, led by the Rockford Fire Department, has achieved this certification since July…

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…

Staff Report BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Rockford-based Urban Equity Properties has entered into an agreement with State Farm Insurance to purchase the company’s former headquarters in downtown Bloomington, the companies announced last week.…

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…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners has recommended permanently closing Sinnissippi Golf Course and suspending operations at two other facilities because of a looming budget deficit,…

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.…

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…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Next Rockford has announced a new benefit to support the city’s effort to create a Family Peace Center. The group will hold a fun run at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Prairie Street Brewhouse. “This should be…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners, on Tuesday, approved a resolution of support for the proposed Hard Rock Casino in Rockford. In 2011, 2015, 2018, and earlier this year, the Rockford Park…