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May 29, 2024

McNamara appears on Fox Business to talk about Rockford’s real estate turnaround

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May 20, 2024

Mayor calls for expanding Rockford Promise scholarship program in State of the City address

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May 4, 2024

It’s Steve Summers Day in Rockford: Longtime radio personality honored with proclamation

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August 15, 2023

Rockford Day kicks off citywide celebration with acts of kindness and other ways to stoke civic pride

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July 12, 2023

Follow the money? City Council members on both sides of Barber-Colman vote have labor support

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May 30, 2023

State of the City: McNamara says ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ deal to redevelop Barber-Colman coming soon

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May 22, 2023

Mayor McNamara to deliver his sixth State of the City address next week

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October 17, 2022

Rockford Public Library Week celebrates the institution’s 150-year anniversary

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October 17, 2022

Mayor McNamara asks children to submit designs for his annual holiday card

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Downtown Rockford

September 20, 2022

$300K in grants to support workforce development, tourism in Rockford

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Rockford couple opens new discount mattress store

December 3, 2025

Stroll on State to refund all vendor fees after snow hampered business

December 3, 2025

Marshmallow’s HOPE to provide free mental health services to Rockford Public Schools students

December 2, 2025

Carz R Us cuts the ribbon on its second location in Machesney Park

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Nik’s Wish celebrates new Rockford headquarters with surprise gift for cancer patient

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Rever’s Marina in downtown Rockford to go back up for sale

December 2, 2025

New Rockford shop offers mailing, shipping and resources to help small businesses grow

December 1, 2025

2 new downtown venues win approval from Rockford City Council

December 1, 2025

A one-of-a-kind painting discovered in Rockford has been returned to its home in Poland

November 29, 2025

Winter storm turns Rockford holiday festival into ‘Snow on State’

November 29, 2025

Photos: Stroll on State 2025 rolls on through the snow in downtown Rockford

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Stroll on State will end earlier as snow forces more last-minute changes

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Stroll on State in Rockford will go on in the snow – with a few changes

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November 26, 2025

Rockford retailers say shop local mindset is even more critical this holiday season

November 25, 2025

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November 25, 2025

Rockford man gets Gift of Sound after decades in the concert industry hampered his hearing

November 25, 2025

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