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Rockford’s Laurent House to be featured at national Frank Lloyd Wright event
ROCKFORD -- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Laurent House will be one of eight public sites honoring the late architect to be featured Nov. 11 at the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s annual meeting.
At 4646 Spring Brook Road, Laurent House…
Rockford school board member Anthony Dixon resigns
ROCKFORD -- Rockford Public School District 205 board member Anthony Dixon submitted his resignation effective Saturday, Oct. 31.
Dixon shared his letter with board and administration Tuesday, Oct. 27. He has represented Subdistrict A…
City mulls how to spend cannabis revenue
ROCKFORD -- The Rockford City Council is set to begin discussion about how to spend funds generated by sale of legal marijuana.
The city receives a 3-percent sales tax for all recreational cannabis sold in Rockford. Monday, city staff …
Rockford property tax levy remains flat for eighth consecutive year
ROCKFORD -- The City of Rockford’s proposed 2020 property tax levy to fund 2021 operations remains flat for the eighth consecutive year that the city has either reduced or kept its levy flat.
Rockford's Finance and Personnel Committee,…
Rockford squad car crashes during downtown police chase
ROCKFORD -- An officer with the Rockford Police Department was injured Wednesday morning after a squad car crashed downtown during a high-speed chase.
The incident unfolded around 2 a.m., when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop…
Company City of Rockford is suing files for bankruptcy protection
ROCKFORD -- The pharmaceutical company the City of Rockford is suing over the cost of an epilepsy drug has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The filing puts a stay on the class-action suit brought in 2017 against Mallinckrodt, a maker of…
Construction begins on Klehm Arboretum sign project
ROCKFORD -- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden on Tuesday, announced that construction has begun on a monument sign project that will provide enhanced visibility for the non-profit organization’s 155-acres of gardens, grounds and trails,…
Protesters say they were targeted by police after car was impounded
ROCKFORD -- A local protester says she and another woman were targeted by police Monday night after their car was impounded.
Aija Penix, of Rockford, was a passenger in a late model Chevrolet Malibu driven by Rockford resident Whitney…
Rockford officer who shot local man during police chase named
ROCKFORD -- The officer who shot a local man during a police chase Friday has been identified.
Authorities say Dominik McNiece, an officer with the department since 2013, discharged his service weapon near Harrison Avenue and South Main…
Protesters arrested outside Rockford City Hall
ROCKFORD -- Six protesters were arrested outside City Hall Monday morning.
Three people were taken into custody after police reportedly warned the group not to block the public entrance or the ADA ramp.
"I think what they were…