Rockford

Rockford City Council (Illinois, USA) will have its reportedly first historic Hindu opening prayer on May 16, containing verses from world's oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient ...

A popular downtown parking spot and elementary school route sidewalk is a step closer to getting money for improvements. Rockford City Council approved using an additional $665,000 in bonds to finance improvements on the parking garage linked to the ...

Pest control agencies, like Burr Pest Control in Rockford, are asking residents to take preventative measures. They ask people to follow the three 'R's'—reduce, repel and report. Brian Mitchell is the Rockford Burr Pest Control's branch manager and he ...

Rockford, chartered as a city in 1852, on the banks of the Rock River, is the third largest city in Illinois. It is known for Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps; Mendelssohn Club, claimed to be the oldest music club in the nation; Cheap Trick rock ...

ROCKFORD — A candlelight vigil Monday honored the life of Monica Box and also shed light on domestic violence. Nearly 100 family members, co-workers and residents of the Rolling Green neighborhood gathered in front of Box's Louisiana Road home.

If you're one of thousands of Rockford residents with Constellation, your electric bills are going up this summer. The company says rate increases stem from issues during the polar vortex, a weather phenomenon that hit the U.S. two years ago. "There ...