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December 22, 2022

‘Support the community’: Rockford social club donates $10K to OSF HealthCare

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December 21, 2022

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December 20, 2022

‘Positive and exciting’: Rockford named among 9 underrated real-life winter wonderlands

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December 19, 2022

Rockford gas prices drop to lowest level since start of the year

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December 19, 2022

Rock Valley and Crusader launch scholarships for students pursuing high-demand health care jobs

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December 16, 2022

‘I want these chickens to live in a dignified manner’: Rockford may allow residents to raise up to 4 hens

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December 14, 2022

See Santa, Snømarket, go skating and more: Here are 12 things to do in the Rockford area this weekend

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December 13, 2022

‘Fair food on steroids’: TNT Funnel Cakes in Rockford offers breakfast menu and more

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December 13, 2022

This business makes sparks fly: Meet Rockford’s new permanent jewelry vendor

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December 12, 2022

Gas prices decline in Rockford for the fifth consecutive week

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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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April 8, 2025

Shifa Clinic launches to provide free health care screenings in west Rockford

April 8, 2025

A new doughnut and dessert cafe is coming to Perryville Road in Rockford

April 8, 2025

Renovations underway to open new restaurant in former Hardee’s in Loves Park

April 7, 2025

Rockford is off to the races | Josh Bilicki’s Chevy gets Rockford branding for NASCAR event

April 7, 2025

Culture Crunch, a locally owned seller of exotic snacks in Rockford, prepares for closure this month

April 7, 2025

Bar manager at Crave: Kitchen & Cocktails in Rockford wins Bartender of the Year honor at Las Vegas expo

April 7, 2025

Floral designs take center stage at artistic ‘In Bloom’ events this week in Rockford

April 4, 2025

Planning to go to Raising Cane’s grand opening? Here’s what to know and a look inside

April 4, 2025

Baked Wings explains ‘gut-wrenching’ decision to close restaurant in Loves Park

April 3, 2025

Rockford’s only Peruvian restaurant will close after more than 5 years in business

April 3, 2025

New president takes the reins at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford

April 3, 2025

Voter turnout Tuesday was the lowest in at least 45 years for a contested Rockford mayoral race

April 2, 2025

Third, but not final, round of pandemic-era relief grants awarded to Rockford-area restaurants

April 2, 2025

Baked Wings won’t reopen its Loves Park location

April 2, 2025

Retro video game soundtracks will spring to life in Rockford Symphony Orchestra’s new big band collab

April 2, 2025

Rockford-area election results | 10 key races from across the region

April 1, 2025

After landslide victory, McNamara plans to ‘expand the work that we have been doing’

April 1, 2025

The Canine Crunchery, Rockford’s dog treat bakery, to close after 14 years

April 1, 2025

It’s Election Day. Here’s a quick reference for sample ballots and other common voting questions

March 31, 2025

New Mexican restaurant coming to former Fuji Cajun building in Loves Park

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