Winnebago County News Briefs
— July 5, 2017ROCKFORD Work to begin this fall on new school Construction will begin this fall for a new school to replace the existing Kishwaukee and Nelson elementary schools in Rockford’s…
ROCKFORD Work to begin this fall on new school Construction will begin this fall for a new school to replace the existing Kishwaukee and Nelson elementary schools in Rockford’s…
Donald Trump, the erstwhile Democrat, independent and member of the Reform Party, finally has a fixed partisan identity. The president may be besieged, unpopular and prone to lashing…
Lovers of Independence Day fireworks have plenty of opportunities to indulge next week. With the Fourth of July on a Tuesday this year, the holiday expands to include the weekend preceding…
The attack on Republican members of Congress at a baseball practice has elicited a great deal of soul searching: Why is our political climate so toxic and what can be done to improve…
With the left feverishly attempting to squash unwelcome speech on college campuses, with the president of the United States musing about tightening libel laws, with prominent liberals…
THROUGH AUG. 3 Music in the Park Sinnissippi Park Music Shell 1401 N. 2nd St. Rockford free Every Tuesday and Thursday through Aug. 3 Upcoming performers: June 27 – Rockford Concert…
Hallmarks of the Fourth of July are parades with loud marching bands and shrieking fire engine sirens, neighborhood firecrackers punctuating the night and community-wide fireworks shows…
BYRON Ohio man killed in drag strip accident A 60-year-old Ohio man was killed last Saturday when he was ejected from a drag car he was driving when he lost control. According to Ogle…