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March 19, 2025

Rockford native’s award-winning play comes home with run at West Side Show Room

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March 13, 2025

Want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Rockford area? Here are 13 ideas for fun

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March 5, 2025

What to know about this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Rockford and PaddyFest in Loves Park

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March 4, 2025

Sock Monkey Madness returns to Midway Village Museum in Rockford for 20th year

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February 27, 2025

Bret Michaels, Paleofest, monster trucks, Oscar short films and more ways for weekend fun in the Rockford area

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February 24, 2025

Experience the art of Japanese Taiko drums for free at Coronado Theatre in Rockford

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February 20, 2025

From Command Post Restaurant to Midway Village Museum, new exhibit details the history of Rockford’s Camp Grant

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February 13, 2025

Oscar-nominated short films to screen in Rockford on the eve of the Academy Awards

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February 12, 2025

It’s Valentine’s weekend. Here are things to do in Rockford whether you have a sweetheart or not

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February 10, 2025

Rockford fashion show to highlight ensembles students created and sewed themselves

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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

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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 15, 2025

Rockford to borrow $13.7M from bond sale to pay off 2 wrongful conviction settlements

April 14, 2025

Hard Rock Casino Rockford’s first live boxing event includes clash between heavyweight ‘monsters’

April 14, 2025

Rockford’s Fourth of July fireworks will launch from a new location this year

April 12, 2025

Sunil Puri celebrated for 40 years of business and philanthropy that reshaped Rockford

April 11, 2025

Photos: Hundreds welcome home Illinois Army National Guard soldiers at Rockford airport

April 11, 2025

6 businesses mark simultaneous grand opening as one-stop shop for real estate services in Rockford

April 10, 2025

$1M Illinois lottery winner comes forward to claim prize in Rockford

April 10, 2025

Crusader Community Health breaks ground on sixth clinic, which will serve south Rockford and beyond

April 10, 2025

Rockford Coffee Crawl is back with more shops and more days to get your caffeine (or decaf) fix

April 10, 2025

Family-owned barbecue spot in Machesney Park preps for temporary closure as owner faces major surgery

April 9, 2025

Developer behind new solar farm in west Rockford gifts $85K to Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity

April 9, 2025

Video | A look inside the Impressionists: Immersive Exhibition in Rockford

April 9, 2025

Kegel’s Bicycle Store in Rockford earns national retailer excellence award

April 8, 2025

New group home serving adults with serious mental illness under construction in south Rockford

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

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