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Boone County Fair Queen Pageant delivers a first in 14 years

August 10, 2022 @ 12:55 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app BELVIDERE — This year’s Boone County Fair Queen Pageant delivered a scenario that hadn’t...

Mission of Mercy provides $1M in free dental care at UW Health Sports Factory in...

July 28, 2022 @ 12:27 pm

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mission of Mercy provided free dental work for more than 1,000 patients last...

Mission of Mercy aims to provide $1M in free dental care in 2 days in Rockford

July 21, 2022 @ 11:01 am

Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — This weekend hundreds of dentists and other oral health care professionals will volunteer their time to...

Vibrant Rockford Peaches mural in Midtown is complete

July 20, 2022 @ 3:17 pm

Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The gateway to the city’s Midtown District now has a vibrant new mural that pays homage...

Oregon High School graduate wins Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting

July 19, 2022 @ 10:19 am

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter OREGON — An Oregon High School graduate has won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism...

'Ways to bring hope': New flower bed in Rockford highlights suicide prevention l...

July 14, 2022 @ 1:02 pm

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — A new suicide prevention number is displayed in a flower bed on Auburn...

'Accomplished, fearless women': New mural in Midtown pays tribute to Rockford Pe...

July 13, 2022 @ 9:24 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Muralists Jenny Ustick and Atalie Gagnet left Rockford in 2019 after reintroducing the...

Loves Park declares it Harlem bowlers week in honor of the national champions

June 27, 2022 @ 7:27 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter LOVES PARK — First, Harlem High School’s boys and girls bowling teams earned a pair...

'Building complete men': NIU football players volunteer with Rockford Habitat fo...

June 15, 2022 @ 12:33 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Football players from Northern Illinois University took over a nonprofit’s home construction site...

UW Health in Rockford names Katie Mistler winner of the annual Dr. Henry C. Ande...

June 2, 2022 @ 1:50 pm

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — UW Health has awarded Katie Mistler with the Dr. Henry C. Anderson Quality...