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June 1, 2021

Local Ice Cream Shop Announces New Owners

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May 25, 2021

Northern Illinois Card Show this Sunday! (5/30)

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April 23, 2021

Dairy Depot in Loves Park Now Up for Sale

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April 7, 2021

Racing Returns to Rockford Speedway

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March 18, 2021

All Illinoisans 16 & Up Eligible for COVID Vaccine 4/12

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February 22, 2021

The Parks Chamber Shares Timely PPP Loan News

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February 17, 2021

Registration is Now Open for Ken-Rock Community Center Softball

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January 28, 2021

Makers Madness Opens Nominations: The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois

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January 19, 2021

Stateline Restaurants Welcome Customers Back for Indoor Dining

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January 19, 2021

Treasurer Frerichs Encourages Non-Profits to Apply for $250,000 Available Through Charitable Trust Program

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Rockford Art Museum and Discovery Center Museum have partnered to host Impressionists: Immersive Exhibit now through May 11.
Info on exhibit hours/tickets here: https://discoverycentermuseum.org/exhibit/impressionists-immersive-exhibition/

Rockford Art Museum and Discovery Center Museum have partnered to host Impressionists: Immersive Exhibit now through May 11.
Info on exhibit hours/tickets here: https://discoverycentermuseum.org/exhibit/impressionists-immersive-exhibition/

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Rockford art exhibit gives new way to experience Impressionism

Rock River Current April 7, 2025 9:19 am

Take a look inside the 168-year-old former Chick House Hotel building at State and Elm streets in downtown Rockford.
A portion of the property was recently purchased by Urban Equity Properties, which plans to revive it into loft apartments and ground-floor businesses.

More details here: https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2025/01/04/urban-equity-properties-buys-historic-chick-house-hotel-building-in-downtown-rockford/

Take a look inside the 168-year-old former Chick House Hotel building at State and Elm streets in downtown Rockford.
A portion of the property was recently purchased by Urban Equity Properties, which plans to revive it into loft apartments and ground-floor businesses.

More details here: https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2025/01/04/urban-equity-properties-buys-historic-chick-house-hotel-building-in-downtown-rockford/

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Inside the historic 'untouched' former Chick House Hotel in downtown Rockford

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Demoition underway at former Rockford elementary school

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October 7, 2024

30 Rockford-area eateries share nearly $200K in 2nd round of restaurant relief grants

October 7, 2024

Faced with rising costs and mounting legal fees, Magpie will close its downtown restaurant

October 7, 2024

Somnium has ‘leveled up’ its immersion for this year’s moving production at Sinnissippi Park

October 4, 2024

Spaces around Rockford turn into art galleries for Fall ArtScene

October 4, 2024

Rockford looks for applicants for new round of cannabis tax funding. Here’s how it was last spent

October 3, 2024

Rockford manufacturer sends 2,100 pounds of pet food to aid shelters after Hurricane Helene

October 3, 2024

Rockford area breast cancer survivors find power, beauty in boudoir portraits

October 2, 2024

Storytelling Rockford artist throws feelings onto canvas for first solo show

October 1, 2024

Rockford IceHogs partner with United Way on goal to improve region’s literacy rates

October 1, 2024

Rockford-area home sale prices top record high for fourth-straight month

October 1, 2024

Reflection on Isolation | Rockford native to spend 3 days alone for awareness-raising art project

September 29, 2024

A riverfront adventure park? An indoor aquatics facility? Here’s what Rockford tourism could look like in 2035

September 27, 2024

GoRockford inducts 4 into Tourism Hall of Fame

September 27, 2024

Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau rebrands as GoRockford

September 27, 2024

Reality TV show starring Rockford performer reveals ‘the soul behind the drag’

September 26, 2024

Family and friends celebrate Capri Restaurant’s return ahead of Saturday’s opening

September 26, 2024

Iconic Energy reinstalls historic part of Rockford’s skyline atop the former News Tower

September 26, 2024

New flower shop to open in downtown, filling former Rockford Roasting Co. space

September 25, 2024

KSB Hospital in Dixon to be renamed after merger with OSF HealthCare

September 25, 2024

BMO Center seating gets comfier, adds cupholders ahead of upcoming Rockford IceHogs season

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