WisDOT honors construction companies for work in Dane, Rock Co.
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Friday honored six construction companies for their work in 2025, including for projects in Dane and Rock County.
AIDS Memorial Quilt’s return to Rockford pieces together memories of lives lost
The display recognizes 110,000 people who died from AIDS/HIV — including those from Rockford.
Author and NIU instructor Molly McNett to read from her novel ‘Child of These...
Molly McNett is an instructor of Fiction Writing and ESL composition at Northern Illinois University. McNett recently released a new novel, Child of These Tears, which was named as one of the Best Books of 2025 in The New Statesman. Ahead of McNett’s January 22 reading excerpts from her book...
GHC-SCW announces Rock County expansion
MADISON, Wis. -- The start of the new year also meant the expansion of Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin's service area.
1862: Lemuel Fuller to Lucy (Wilder) Fuller
Lemuel Fuller (1832-1913) was a 30 year old farmer when he enlisted at Rockford on 8/9/1862 as a Private in Co. F, 74th Illinois Infantry and was mustered out on 6/10/1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Of his war experience, an obituary in the Rockford Daily Register-Gazette (20 August 1913) states that though he was...
Live update: Duke Webb appears in court, requests new judge
Don Carter Lanes shooting suspect Duke Webb appears in a Rockford courtroom requesting a new judge in the case.
Auburn controls game at Hononegah from start to finish for NIC-10 win
A large crowd turned out a Hononegah Wednesday night expecting to see a tight ball game between two of the top teams in the NIC-10, but this game was far from tight.
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt in Rockford East State Street Crash
Rockford Police are investigating an Illinois traffic crash that left one pedestrian critically injured and another hurt on East State Street.
Four local teachers are among 20 finalists for the 2026 Golden Apple Foundation Award
This year, the Golden Apple Award Foundation celebrates educators in grades 6 through 12 throughout Winnebago County. Four of the twenty finalists teach at South Beloit schools: Roscoe Middle School, Willowbrook Middle School, and Hononegah Community High School. The Golden Apple Excellence in Education Foundation in...
Florida company to lead search for next Beloit city manager
BELOIT — The same executive search firm that led the City of Beloit to hire Schonella Stewart as police chief will lead the effort to find the city's next city manager. On Monday, the Beloit City Council held a special meeting to interview search firms to find a permanent replacement for former City Manager Jerry...
