Portion of Roscoe Road to close during culvert replacements
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers will need to find alternate routes while crews work to replace pipe culverts along Roscoe Road. Starting May 18, Roscoe Road between Illinois Route 2 and Clearwing Lane will be closed to through traffic as workers replace seven pipe culverts. The Winnebago County Highway...
Along the Rock: S3 Ep 81-If You Can Read, You Can Do Anything |...
On this episode of Along the Rock, host Emma Watts sat down with Ashley Richter to discuss the growing impact of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in Lee County and why early childhood literacy matters more than many people realize. Richter explained that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library provides...
Irelyn O’Brien’s pitching masterpiece pushes Hononegah ahead of Belvidere North
The deadlock on top of the NIC-10 in girls softball has been broken for now. Hononegah inched ahead of Belvidere North by a game by defeating Belvidere North 2-0 Monday afternoon.
Proposal to transform Rockford mobile home community into RV park meets delay
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A proposal to convert Riverview Mobile Home Park to an RV park was laid over Monday night. Some community members who live at the mobile home park spoke at city council Monday night opposing the proposal. Alderwoman Gabrielle Torina (D-5th Ward) made the motion to lay...
Rockford moves forward with plan to issue bonds for future Hard Rock hotel
ROCKFORD — A City Council committee on Monday gave unanimous approval to a plan to use the city’s bonding authority to help Hard Rock Casino Rockford finance its new hotel and convention center. The Finance and Personnel Committee signed off on a plan for the city to authorize...
Concord Drive closed through June for road work
Concord Drive is closed for road work. The closure will be between Laurel Street and Middlebury Road, according to a community announcement. The work is expected to last through June. Public urged to pay attention to road closed signs Residents can receive regular updates on the project by texting "CONCORDFREEPORT"
Rockford City Council panel OKs incentives for speculative industrial building
ROCKFORD — A City Council committee gave preliminary approval Monday to an incentive package that will help a Dallas-based developer build a speculative industrial building roughly a mile from the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. Hillwood, a real estate developer in the Perot family of companies, plans to build
6 Illinois Places With the Most Bed Bug Reports Right Now
There are 6 locations in Illinois that are seeing the highest spike in bed bug reports right now.
Gustafson’s Furniture and Mattress announces permanent closure
Gustafson's Furniture and Mattress has announced it is going out of business after months of speculation.
Boone County collects donations for local veterans with Operation Dropbox
BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - The Boone County Health Department, in partnership with Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC), has launched a campaign to collect household goods for veterans in the area. Through May 31, the following items will be collected at drop box locations:. Non-perishable food. Manual ca
