Tom discusses waiting for election results, how excited he is to work with new Aldermen, Winnebago County Chairman and more. He also discusses the health systems at capacity for COVID cases, the Property Tax Levy and that he is proud of keeping taxes flat, how the coy is helping restaurants in need, and about new exciting initiatives he will be announcing next week to help property values for the city.
Runtime: 8 Minutes
John Groh, president and CEO of the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the ways the city is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the debut of "A League of Their Own" and the new Amazon Prime series.
You can get free tickets to an early showing of the new series, which will play at 8 p.m Saturday, July 2 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. The screening is preceded by a street fair starting at 6 p.m.
Groh said about 300 tickets were reserved in a two-hour span Wednesday after the tickets became available at 3 p.m.
"I think Rockford is going to be put in a really good light," Groh told Summers. "I just think it's so cool that we get to have this premier before anybody else in the country."
Listen to the whole episode below.
This week, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara discusses the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Covid-19 percentage rates, why he’s worried about New Year's Eve parties, and about the 9th Street Construction Project that finished ahead of schedule and below budget.
Runtime: 9 minutes
Heidi Ognibene of the Rock River Valley Blood Center discusses how the recent Polar Vortex has played havoc with the blood supply in the Stateline area. She outlines the need, the requirements to donate, and shares that RRVBC was asked to donate blood to Texas due to the recent winter storms.
Runtime: 6 minutes
