Winnebago County News Briefs
July 4, 2018ROCKFORD New energy supplier for some area residents After a thorough bid process, the City of Rockford, along with the Village of Roscoe and Loves Park, selected Nordic Energy Services,…
ROCKFORD New energy supplier for some area residents After a thorough bid process, the City of Rockford, along with the Village of Roscoe and Loves Park, selected Nordic Energy Services,…
There’s usually not much to see besides sprawling acres of farmland while driving down Keslinger Road in rural DeKalb County. So it might be easy to miss Whiskey Acres—Illinois’…
ROCKFORD Parade, fireworks highlight Fourth of July Rockford’s annual fourth of July celebration will include a parade through downtown and a fireworks spectacular at Davis Park….
THROUGH JUNE 30 Hair, presented By Usual Suspects, Nordlof Center, 118 N. Main St., Rockford, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., $18, $15 students. THROUGH AUG. 2 Tuesday Evening in the Gardens,…
The Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank got some welcome assistance last week as a dozen volunteers from Amazon lent their expertise at its newest warehouse. Amazon visitors not…
A soon-to-be completed addition at the Rockford Park District’s Aldeen Golf Club is expected to benefit both golfers and non-golfers alike in the years to come. …
ROCKFORD Summer meal program runs June 13-July 11 Rockford Public Schools will provide free weekday meals for kids 18 and younger June 13-July 11. Children don’t have to be…
THROUGH JUNE 30 Hair, presented By Usual Suspects, Nordlof Center, 118 N. Main St., Rockford, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., $18, $15 students. THROUGH AUG. 2 Tuesday Evening in the Gardens,…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…
State and community leaders on Monday, Feb. 26, celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 21, proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports…
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporting both federal…