Greenwood Cemetery installs new sign, revives push to save historic chapel in Ro... October 2, 2023 Rock River Current By Helen Karakoudas Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Work is done on a new sign at Greenwood... Read More
City, developer close on sale of Barber-Colman complex in Rockford as first phas... September 29, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The city and real estate developer J. Jeffers & Co. have closed... Read More
Rockford's next historic makeover: New plans for former Watch Factory, city's fi... September 22, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A historic factory where timepieces were once made and the city’s first... Read More
Here's what's fueling the latest debate around the $420M Barber-Colman redevelop... July 6, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — City Council members are considering attaching a union labor agreement to a... Read More
Iconic Energy aims to bring 'heartbeat' to downtown with revamp of former News T... April 14, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — One of downtown’s most iconic buildings is now the Iconic Building. But... Read More
New partnership opens part of the Coronado that hasn't had regular guests in rou... September 19, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — When Hard Rock Rockford President Geno Iafrate first sat down in the... Read More
With a demolition contract secured, a fight to save the Lorden building in Rockf... September 13, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Architect Gary Anderson looks at the seven-story Lorden building along the Rock... Read More
Rockford City Council approves TIF funding for Emerson house work May 2, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday approved an agreement to help fund renovations at... Read More
No movement on court case for 'endangered' Elks Lodge in Rockford April 30, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — There was no movement this week on the city’s legal attempt to force... Read More
Seeds of residential growth: Vacant downtown Rockford warehouses could be trendy... March 2, 2022 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A pair of vacant warehouses with ties to some of the city’s early... Read More