Grassroots food bank in Rockford at risk of losing its space without fast fundra... February 6, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A grassroots food bank on the city’s northwest side is making a... Read More
Festival of Lights braces for winter storm, which could shutter display and hamp... December 20, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The volunteer team behind Festival of Lights is bracing itself for this... Read More
'They need our help': Hunger campaign aims to help Rockford food pantries confro... August 2, 2022 Mary Sisk By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mayor Tom McNamara is encouraging people to support local food pantries, which are... Read More
Do a little spring cleaning with Goodwill's Earth Day Donation Drive Event April 4, 2022 Chelsea By Chelsea Meyer Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Are you doing a little spring cleaning around your house? Maybe you’re getting... Read More
Stateline Kids Help Raise Money for The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation April 15, 2021 Chelsea A group of kids in Roscoe, Illinois, held a fundraiser to raise money for Nik’s Wish. Nik’s Wish, or also known as The Nikolas... Read More
Mayor McNamara to rappel 8-story building for fundraiser March 8, 2021 Mark Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) announced today that Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has signed on to rappel 8 stories down the historic SupplyCore... Read More
Winter Weather Creates Supply Crunch at RRVBC February 19, 2021 Mark Heidi Ognibene of the Rock River Valley Blood Center discusses how the recent Polar Vortex has played havoc with the blood supply in the... Read More Winter Weather Creates Supply Crunch at RRVBC Rock River Current Podcasts Embed Subscribe RSS Download
Eat a Sub: Change a Life! Jersey Mike's Celebrates 11th Annual "Month of Giving" February 19, 2021 Chelsea The Literacy Council is joining forces with 2 Jersey Mike’s Subs in the Rockford area for the 11th Annual March “Month of Giving” campaign... Read More
Rock River Valley Blood Center Helps Blood Centers in Texas February 17, 2021 Chelsea Midwesterners have adapted to the colder temperatures and the snow but that is a different story for other states such as Texas. Over the... Read More
Homeless Shelters in Rockford Need Winter Gear February 9, 2021 Chelsea Winter is here and that means single digit and subzero temperatures are hitting us in the Stateline. Not only are they affecting us in... Read More