Rockford IL

The Rockford IceHogs Community Fund (ICF) has awarded $152,000 in grants to support 12 Rockford area organizations for the fiscal year 2026 grant cycle. Six of this year’s grants are renewals supported by the ICF last year, two are awards to organizations the ICF supported two years ago, and four recipients are new par

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026 the Village of Rockton approved the annexation agreements of properties in location of the Blackhawk Acres Water Main Extension project. Construction was executed by the Public Works Director Dan Barber and Superintendent Jake Costello. They worked alongside Village engineers, C.E.S. Inc. (Civ

ROCKFORD — This summer, Rockford is turning up the volume with a brand-new event destined to become one of the region’s favorite traditions. The inaugural RockYard Music Fest will take over Davis Park on Friday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing two unforgettable days of live music, food, entertainment, art, and

Country music duo Sugarland is scheduled to perform at Rockford's BMO Center on October 23 as part of their 26-city "The Ride or Die Tour" celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album "Enjoy the Ride."

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Low Chance for a Watch: A mesoscale discussion has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center for a cluster of thunderstorms moving though central Iowa.  In the discussion, it says there is a 40% chance a watch is needed, but while the storms may continue to organize, there remains uncertainty regarding how quick that

Most people drive past Rockford without a second thought, and those people are making a tremendous mistake. The Burpee Museum of Natural History is sitting right there in the heart of the city, quietly housing one of the most extraordinary fossil collections in the entire country, and somehow it remains one of Illinois

ROCKFORD — A proposal to grant landmark status to a former die cast toy factory on the city’s northwest side has earned preliminary approval from a City Council panel. The council’s Code and Regulation Committee voted unanimously Monday night in favor of local landmark status for the former A & E Tool and Gage at 1202

Rockford City Council members selected 7th Ward Alderwoman Janessa Neal to serve as interim mayor following Mayor Tom McNamara's planned resignation at the end of August.

This Rockford garage sale find turned out to have a surprisingly interesting history