Rockford IL

Businesses operating in Rockford may need to prepare for higher costs in 2026.

Hoffman House Catering is donating a portion of its Thanksgiving dinner proceeds to KANDU Industries. The Janesville-based catering company will support the local nonprofit, which provides employment opportunities and community support for adults with disabilities, according to a community announcement. The annual...

ROCKFORD — The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board is slated to decide next week whether to allow Mercyhealth to give the Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton to Kingdom Authority International Ministries. The church and the hospital have asked for the state’s approval for the ownership change, which they...

Hundreds of families in Boone County lined up outside UAW Local 1268 Saturday November 8 as UAW volunteers handed out boxes of food as part of the union’s 25th community food distribution event.

MACHESNEY PARK — The area’s second Scooter’s Coffee location represents a first for the 27-year-old franchise, which is serving customers inside a grocery store for the first time. The specialty coffee company opened last week inside Meijer, 1770 West Lane Road. The opening comes about five months...

LEAF RIVER, Ill. (WIFR) - One man recovers after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a cornfield, deputies say. Around 2 p.m. Nov. 8, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office was called to a motorcycle accident in a cornfield near the intersection of Pond and Mulberry roads. Deputies say...

McDonald's is seeking a permit to build a new location in Rockford, adjacent to a busy grocery store.

BELOIT, Wis. — Homelessness among school-aged kids in Wisconsin is increasing. According to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report, 20,195 students were identified as homeless during the 2023-2024 school year. That’s about 2.5% of Wisconsin’s total public-school enrollment. And that was a 9.1% increase from the previous...

Rock Valley College (RVC) operates a Testing Center that supports the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). CLEP is a national program that allows students to earn college credit by passing standardized exams in various subjects. The program is available to middle and high school students, adult learners,...

Analytics Consulting, the settlement firm that is processing claims from the Holian Insulation class action lawsuit (related to Grasley, et al. v. Chemtool Inc.), has told Rockton-Roscoe News, "We have over 5,000 claims to process and review. It should be much faster than for Grasley v Chemtool, as we have more...