QuikTrip opens gas station and truck stop in south Rockford

QuikTrip opened Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 1555 Sandy Hollow Road in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our free e-newsletter ROCKFORD — QuikTrip has opened its newest gas station and truck stop in the city. The city's second QuikTrip, 1555 Sandy Hollow Road, also features a QT Kitchen offering an array of food options from…

Gas prices in Rockford jump to highest level in 5 months

Traffic moves past a Mobil gas station on Harrison Avenue on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Gas prices in the city have jumped nearly 42 cents per gallon to the highest level in five months, according to data from GasBuddy. The average price at the pump was $3.67 per gallon to start…

Rockford gas prices fall for 8th-straight week, lowest cost since 2021

Circle K, 2301 S. Perryville Road, had gas for $2.72 per gallon for easy pay or $2.82 per gallon for credit on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The average cost of a gallon of gas in the city has fallen for an eighth consecutive week, reaching its lowest average price at the pump since…

YouTube megastar Mr. Beast works with Rockford paleontologist to unearth colossal dinosaur fossil

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A Rockford paleontologist worked with YouTube megastar Mr. Beast to unearth a 5-foot long dinosaur femur that's now on display at Burpee Museum of Natural History. Josh Mathews, Burpee's director of paleontology, worked with Mr. Beast in mid-October to uncover the fossil at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry, a bonebed in Utah…

New gas station and truck stop with full-service kitchen to fill vacant parking lot in south Rockford

A new QuikTrip gas station and truck stop is planned for the corner of 11th Street and Sandy Hollow Road in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — QuikTrip plans to bring a new gas station and truck stop with a full-service kitchen to a vacant parking lot at the southwest corner of 11th Street and Sandy Hollow Road.…

Rockford gas prices fall to their lowest average in 2022

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — In the final week of the year, gas prices in the city have hit their lowest level in 2022. The average cost of a gallon of gas in Rockford was $3.06 to start the week, according to GasBuddy's survey of 139 stations. That average, however, comes with a wide range of prices. The cheapest station in the city was $2.62 per gallon on…

Rockford gas prices drop to lowest level since start of the year

A motorist fills up her vehicle on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at a gas station along Charles Street in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Gas prices in the city declined for the sixth consecutive week, dropping more than 23 cents per gallon. According to GasBuddy's survey of 139 stations in Rockford, gas prices are 71…

Gas prices decline in Rockford for the fifth consecutive week

Traffic moves past a Shell gas station on Kishwaukee Street on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Gas prices in the city have dropped an average of more than 18 cents per gallon in the last week. According to GasBuddy's survey of 139 stations in Rockford, prices are 59 cents per gallon…

Gas prices drop again in Rockford, national average could be under $3 by Christmas

Traffic moves past the Mobil gas station on North Alpine Road on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Rockford. Gas prices have declined an average 9 cents per gallon in the city in the past week. (Photo by Mary Sisk/Rock River Current) By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Gas prices across the city have dropped an average of nearly 9 cents per gallon in the last week to…