Arts & Culture

October 4, 2025

Rockford’s newest piece of public art arrived in the dark. It carries on a monster tradition

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by Kevin Haas

September 28, 2025

Art created in a Polish ghetto during WWII was thought to be lost to history. A piece has surfaced in Rockford

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by Kevin Haas

August 28, 2025

After-dark art project turns Sinnissippi Park in Rockford into surreal dreamscape

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by Kevin Haas

August 27, 2025

Picturesque Rockford sign gets new home along the west bank of the Rock River

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by Kevin Haas

August 12, 2025

Public art project raises awareness for at-risk birds through vibrant murals in northern Illinois

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by Kevin Haas

August 1, 2025

New sculpture at Rockford Public Library celebrates unity with all the shades of the human race

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by Kevin Haas

July 16, 2025

Bookerfest aims to uplift, educate and unite with Black cultural festival in Rockford

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by Kevin Haas

July 2, 2025

Phantom Regiment’s annual Show of Shows has a new location for the first time in 5 decades

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by Kevin Haas

June 25, 2025

Who is Paul Harvey Oswald? The story behind Rockford’s ‘unperson’

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by Kevin Haas

June 19, 2025

For Jemih and for Rockford: One artist’s mission to beautify the city and inspire his son

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