New natural playground to be built at Klehm Arboretum in south Rockford April 9, 2024 @ 2:17 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new natural playground coming to Klehm Arboretum, 2715 S. Main St.,... Read More
Hundreds gather to view rare solar eclipse as it crosses the Rockford region April 8, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app BELVIDERE — Catherine Rennert did the math on when the next total solar eclipse... Read More
New home modification program designed to help Illinois residents with disabilit... April 8, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new statewide program will help people with disabilities add wheelchair ramps,... Read More
Fast-growing Kung Fu Tea opens first franchise in Rockford April 6, 2024 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A fast-growing franchise dubbed “the Starbucks of bubble tea” has opened its... Read More
Screw City Hogs Return 4/13 at the BMO - Win Tickets! April 5, 2024 @ 1:22 pm To honor the region’s rich manufacturing history, and the uniqueness of Rockford’s “Screw City” nickname, the Rockford IceHogs have adopted the Screw City IceHogs moniker... Read More
133 years after his death, a Black Civil War soldier receives his gravestone in ... April 4, 2024 @ 12:58 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A Black soldier who was born enslaved and fought for the Union... Read More
Cathy McDermott, who has led Rockford City Market since its start in 2010, retir... April 4, 2024 @ 10:45 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Cathy McDermott, who has led Rockford City Market from its inception into... Read More
New student-made mural depicts Rockford University from past to future April 4, 2024 @ 5:59 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new mural being painted inside Rockford University’s Burpee Center is designed... Read More
Sign ceremony to mark honorary street name change for John Briggs, Rockford's fi... April 3, 2024 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A celebration will be held Saturday to commemorate the renaming of a... Read More
Rockford to host wakeboard and wakesurf regional championship this summer April 2, 2024 @ 10:52 am Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The city has been selected as one of three destinations to host a Malibu Boat... Read More