Rockford

Need plans this weekend? Here are events in Rockford for whatever you feel like ...

June 23, 2022 @ 6:00 am

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — This weekend is full of fun things to do in Rockford, and you...

Here's how the city is celebrating the Rockford Peaches return to the limelight

June 22, 2022 @ 1:00 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Get ready to send the city back to the 1940s. That was when...

Fred VanVleet is one of the NBA's best from long range. Here's why he won't ente...

June 18, 2022 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter WINNEBAGO — Fred VanVleet emerged as one of the NBA’s best long-distance shooters this season,...

Fred VanVleet is an NBA champ and All-Star, but an off-the-court honor may be hi...

June 16, 2022 @ 5:28 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter WINNEBAGO — Fred VanVleet is an NBA champion and an NBA All-Star, but the west-side...

'Building complete men': NIU football players volunteer with Rockford Habitat fo...

June 15, 2022 @ 12:33 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Football players from Northern Illinois University took over a nonprofit’s home construction site...

Jody Deery, matriarch of the Rockford Speedway family, has died at age 97

June 13, 2022 @ 7:08 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Jody Deery, the matriarch of the Rockford Speedway family who ran the race...

Rockford to host synchronized skating championships, pumping more than $2M into ...

June 1, 2022 @ 4:01 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city will host a major synchronized skating championship next year that promises...

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Winnebago County Mental Health Board expands into new areas with latest round of...

May 4, 2022 @ 7:10 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Mental Health Board has selected 21 new programs to receive...

Rockford alderman pushes to allow backyard chickens

April 27, 2022 @ 6:05 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A Rockford aldermen wants residents to have the opportunity to raise chickens in...

Here's the Rockford airport's next step before building in Bell Bowl Prairie

April 25, 2022 @ 12:29 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Chicago Rockford International Airport said Monday that it has started formal consultation...

The Hub Art Gallery aims to 'breathe life back to Midtown' in Rockford

April 19, 2022 @ 6:05 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A new gallery and event space on Seventh Street aims to reinvigorate the...

State Street will be partially closed during Rockford City Market

April 18, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Aldermen voted 10-2 on Monday, April 18, 2022, to keep State Street closed between Madison and Wyman streets during Rockford City Market. (Photo by...

Hawthorne Race Course opens OTB at Shooter's Bar in Rockford

April 14, 2022 @ 1:48 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city has a newly remodeled horse betting facility, and it’s a change...

Cheer on Corey Anderson and raise money for VetsRoll

April 12, 2022 @ 11:49 am

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — This Friday you can cheer on a Rockford native as he vies for...

Last Indoor Winter Market of the season this weekend in Rockford

March 28, 2022 @ 11:23 am

By Chelsea Meyer B103 Rockford Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The sun is shining, but we’re still getting a taste of that cold Midwest...

Rockford's 'crying girl' became a viral meme. Here's what she's up to now

March 23, 2022 @ 4:35 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Eight years ago Nevaeh Johnson had a rough first day of school. The...

City Council approves TIF funds to help Guler relocate to Rockford's Miracle Mil...

March 21, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday approved an agreement to provide Guler Appliance with...

Fuego Nuevo Grill gets city of Rockford support for move, renovations

March 21, 2022 @ 5:57 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday agreed to help Fuego Nuevo Grill renovate a...

Rockford visitors bureau seeks muralists for summer CRE8IV projects

March 21, 2022 @ 12:24 pm

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Charitable Foundation is seeking artists for...

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Due to weather, Rockford's St. Patrick's Day Parade Postponed

March 10, 2022 @ 11:43 am

By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — After two years of cancelations due to the pandemic, we’ll have to wait...