Rockford IL

Coffee tastes different when the person roasting it works just a few steps from where you order. All across Illinois, small shops fire up their own roasters and pour cups you simply cannot get from a drive-thru window on the highway. From downtown Rockford to a little Route 66 town...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — Commuters should prepare for potential delays next week as utility work is scheduled to begin Monday on East State Street. The project will involve lane closures on the stretch of road between 9th and Summit streets. City officials say the work is expected to be...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Rockford City Market is hosting a final “make up” event themed “One Last Run” on Saturday starting at 4 p.m., giving community members one last chance to visit after weather issues canceled market dates over the summer. The event is...

Some Rockford streets will be closed Sunday afternoon. The fourth annual 11th Ward Veterans Tribute Parade Honoring Service and Fiesta Patrias will step off at 1 p.m. Sunday. The parade will form on Broadway between Fourth Street and Kishwaukee Street, proceed east on Broadway to Parmele Street, where the parade will d

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ROCKFORD — Crusader Community Health has started work to transform a former downtown Walgreens into its future women’s health center. The nonprofit health care provider is revamping the former pharmacy at 1201 E. State St., which is just west of UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital. The goal is to welcome the first patie

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Animal Services began its “Empty the Shelter” adoption event Friday to address a high cat population, which reached more than 125 animals in the building as of Thursday afternoon. To encourage adoptions and reduce capacity, the shelter discounted adoption fees for...

There’s a restaurant in Rockford, Illinois that has absolutely no business being this magical, and yet here we are. The Norwegian exists, it’s real, and it’s waiting for you to show up and have one of the best mornings of your entire adult life. Now, the word...

On a gloomy Sunday and just a week away from the Riot Fest music festival, the rock band LARGEMOUTH came together to rehearse at their studio and rehearsal space at Santopoalo Ranch in Rockton, Illinois. Inside the small green and black garage, the sound of guitars and drums seeped through...

Rockford, Ill (WTVO) — We’re hanging out with Danica Keeton, Marketing Manager, at Rockford ReStore to talk all about ReStore savings!. While there’s always a rotation of inventory and sales, there will be a storewide sale on Saturday, September 19th where everything will be 20%!. With tons...