Amy Newel from The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties discusses how COVID has affected individuals with mental and physical disabilities - and why the 2021 Chocoholic Frolic Fundraiser coming in February is so critical to the organization. In addition, she discusses how to grab a “crave case of chocolate” for the fundraiser.
Runtime: 12 Minutes
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara discusses the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois and his promise to rappel the Supply Core Building to raise funds for the Girl Scouts. He also outlines the details timeline for the Fiber Optic for Internet Access proposal going for final approval from City Council on March 15, as well as Covid-19 Vaccine Centers being set up this week. He wraps up outlining his commitment to curbing crime in 2021 and a tip of the cap to Rockford's St. Patricks’ Day activities.
Runtime: 9:30 minutes
Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the city's public safety initiatives after the year-end crime data was released earlier this week. They also talked about Rockford ranking on the Wall Street Journal's emerging housing market list, Rockford Promise, new garbage bins coming to city residents and more.
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Wally Haas, the executive director of Transform Rockford, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about what the nonprofit organization is up to now more than a decade after its launch.
"We're always there when the community needs us, whether that's to celebrate, whether that's to draw attention to an issue, whether that's to convene a discussion over sensitive topics, that's our role," Haas said on the show.
Haas, who retired from the Rockford Register Star after 40 years in journalism, was named Transform Rockford's new director in June 2023.
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