With scant notice, Rockford hospital closes
July 2, 2025Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon Bea Hospital permanently closed its doors today on just a few hours’ notice. While sudden, the…
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Arachnid 360 selling fun for 50 years
July 2, 2025For product elevation, evolution and innovation, Arachnid 360 in Loves Park has hit a bullseye every time. The dart machine manufacturer recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and…
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USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked by food, local festivals and fireworks
July 2, 2025Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According to historical accounts, the first such shows came in 1777, one year after the 13 American colonies declared…
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Food Bank fills gap with free kids meals
June 19, 2025With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again stepping up to cover a meal gap for kids and teens across the area. With no free or reduced-priced…
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Grants support clean energy efforts
June 13, 2025CHICAGO – Gov. J.B.. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have announced 27 awards totaling $23 million through the Equitable Energy Future…
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Rockford’s Pankow becomes first female state fire marshal
June 9, 2025Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been picked to serve as state fire marshal, pending state Senate confirmation. Chief Pankow has spent more than 32 years in Illinois fire service,…
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Chronicle staff members pick up 20 awards
June 7, 2025Chronicle Media staff members collected 20 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention held Thursday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel…
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New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Dems pass $55 billion budget
June 4, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
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