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May 9, 2025

Union leaders expect Belvidere Assembly Plant to restart without EV battery production and parts hub

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May 9, 2025

Dan Ross to depart role leading Community Foundation of Northern Illinois after 5 years

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May 8, 2025

$10M lottery ticket sold at convenience store in Rockford; prize claimed

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May 8, 2025

The Irish Rose has been sold to a Rockford chef and restaurateur. Here are the plans for the space

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May 8, 2025

Here’s what’s coming to the old Pump Handle Inn site in south Rockford

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May 7, 2025

Artists’ Ensemble Theater to debut Rockford playwright’s adaptation of classic Agatha Christie novel

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May 7, 2025

Rockford’s pro wrestling scene defined by grit, heart

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May 6, 2025

Photos: Behind the scenes and in the ring with Premier Pro Wrestling in Rockford

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May 6, 2025

$32M revamp to turn Public Safety Building into new Family Court Center in downtown Rockford

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Rockford property taxes

May 6, 2025

Your property tax bill just went up. Here’s what’s behind the increase

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Rockford Art Museum and Discovery Center Museum have partnered to host Impressionists: Immersive Exhibit now through May 11. 
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April 25, 2025

New specialty shop in Roscoe opens in time for Local Yarn Store Day

April 24, 2025

Rockford airport will hold multi-agency emergency response drill on Friday

April 24, 2025

Rockford mayor to launch new task force focused on pedestrian safety, reducing traffic fatalities

April 24, 2025

The Great War reenactment, Tim Allen at Hard Rock, Dead Guy Festival and more weekend things to do in the Rockford area

April 23, 2025

Rock River Anything That Floats Race sunk for the foreseeable future

April 23, 2025

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-highest ranking Senate Democrat, will retire in 2026

April 23, 2025

Village Green Home & Garden, which is celebrating 60 years in business in Rockford, is up for sale

April 22, 2025

New Indian and Pakistani grocery and restaurant planned for space next to Valli Produce in Rockford

April 21, 2025

GoRockford named national sports tourism organization of the year

April 21, 2025

Spring ArtScene brings colorful pop to venues across Rockford

April 18, 2025

Influential 1960s-era rock band to play intimate show at The Norwegian in Rockford

April 17, 2025

Latest Loves Park car wash business opens next week with free washes

April 16, 2025

Church’s Texas Chicken to open Thursday in Machesney Park

April 16, 2025

Mail-in ballots flip Harlem School Board race as election results are certified

April 15, 2025

City and village leaders call for Winnebago County Board to restore some of the chairman’s authority

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Why camp out for Raising Cane’s? Here’s what some of the first Rockford customers said about the experience

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Rockford to borrow $13.7M from bond sale to pay off 2 wrongful conviction settlements

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Rockford’s Fourth of July fireworks will launch from a new location this year

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