Developers prepare for first step in restoring the Times Theater in downtown Roc... March 26, 2024 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Developers are preparing to take the first step toward reviving the former... Read More
Iconic Building in downtown Rockford is without its 'Lantern of Liberty' for the... November 13, 2023 Kevin Haas By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — An iconic element of the city’s skyline was removed Monday as part... Read More
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