Rockford

Beauty boutique Arch Apothecary abruptly closes its downtown Rockford shop

June 6, 2023 @ 12:51 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A downtown luxury beauty and cosmetics boutique abruptly closed its store this...

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened its first Rockford location

June 6, 2023 @ 9:36 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened its first restaurant in the city, and...

Don't wait until the weekend to have fun. Here are 21 things to do in the Rockfo...

June 6, 2023 @ 8:05 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — There are too many things to do in the Rockford area this...

Junior League of Rockford names new president, first Black woman to serve in the...

June 5, 2023 @ 1:47 pm

Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Junior League of Rockford has inducted Leslie Luther as the nonprofit’s 93rd president, and...

Podcast: Forest Preserves to host annual kids fishing day at Four Lakes

June 3, 2023 @ 6:00 am

Renee Pixler, communications coordinator for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County, joins Steve Summers and Ryan Sartori on This Week in the Stateline to...

New downtown Rockford boat docks are 'the first step to transforming Davis Park'

June 2, 2023 @ 12:17 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — New floating boat docks have officially opened along the Rock River at...

A trio of chicks of Rockford's official city bird are preparing to fledge in the...

June 2, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — There are three new hatchlings of the city’s official bird getting ready...

Ringland-Johnson Construction names new company president; Brent Johnson will re...

June 1, 2023 @ 2:45 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app CHERRY VALLEY — Ringland-Johnson Construction, a 76-year-old local company that employs more than 150...