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Rockford looks for applicants for new round of cannabis tax funding. Here’s how it was last spent
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Rockford manufacturer sends 2,100 pounds of pet food to aid shelters after Hurricane Helene
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Rockford IceHogs partner with United Way on goal to improve region’s literacy rates
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Rockford-area home sale prices top record high for fourth-straight month
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Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau rebrands as GoRockford
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Reality TV show starring Rockford performer reveals ‘the soul behind the drag’
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Rockford manufacturer sends 2,100 pounds of pet food to aid shelters after Hurricane Helene
October 3, 2024
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A local manufacturer is sending hundreds of pounds of dog food to the Southeast coast to help shelters handle an influx of animals in the
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Spaces around Rockford turn into art galleries for Fall ArtScene
October 4, 2024
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — This weekend businesses in downtown, Midtown and across the city become temporary art galleries for the year’s second installment of ArtScene. The biannual gallery walk,
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Rockford looks for applicants for new round of cannabis tax funding. Here’s how it was last spent
October 4, 2024
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Three years ago, the city put revenue from taxes on recreational cannabis to use with a new grant program that funded programs ranging from job
