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.

 

Bill Grennell of The Literacy Council discusses the mission and details their partnership with Jersey Mike's Subs in March for their Month of Giving. Bill also outlines the challenges of connecting with clients during COVID-19 - and the need for volunteers.

Runtime: 8 minutes

 
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Rockford's Habitat For Humanity Executive Director Keri Asevedo discusses how the pandemic affected their ability to build homes in 2020 and the build schedule for 2021. Keri also highlights how the agency took social injustice to a new level with education, company wide changes, policies and sharing of video content. You'll also learn more about the Re-Store and ways you can volunteer.

Runtime: 10 minutes.

 
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Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara discusses the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois and his promise to rappel  the Supply Core Building to raise funds for the Girl Scouts. He also outlines the details timeline for the Fiber Optic for Internet Access proposal going for final approval from City Council on March 15, as well as Covid-19 Vaccine Centers being set up this week. He wraps up outlining his commitment to curbing crime in 2021 and a tip of the cap to Rockford's St. Patricks’ Day activities.

Runtime: 9:30 minutes

 
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