Rockford

On the eve of Mexican Independence Day, the pomp and circumstance served to commemorate El Grito, considered the beginning of the war for Mexican Independence. Also, the celebrations help draw economic development to Rockford’s Broadway district.

Advocates for the Illinois SAFE-T Act look to the challenges and work ahead of them as the end of cash bail went into effect this week. One of their tasks is to ensure the law is implemented as intended.

Rockford's Mexican Independence Day parade starts at noon Sept. 16 on the corner of Broadway and Kishwaukee Street and ends at Keye-Mallquist Park. Following the parade, the festival at the park will include food vendors, live music, and bounce houses for the kids.

En marzo se nombró a Isidro Barrios como concejal de Rockford para ocupar el puesto que anteriormente perteneciera al difunto Tuffy Quiñonez, que murió el año pasado.

Since his appointment in March, Ald. Isidro Barrios has made clear his support for unions in contentious vote favoring a required public labor agreement for the Barber Colman development.

As part of continuing coverage on housing in Rockford, local officials share their perspective on the local and state housing policy and where there may be gaps in terms of solutions to problems.

We revisit our 2021 chat with Jeff Pitner. He’s a psychology teacher and esports coach at Guilford High School in Rockford. We talked about building that community and how his psychology classes have evolved as he’s learned about restorative justice.

Illinois is making big investments in early child care. Why do parents say services are almost impossible to access?

Half of the kids who go to Lewis Lemon Elementary School in Rockford can’t take a bus to school. Especially in the cold months of winter, many of those students don’t make it to school at all. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on a community member trying to help…

El mensaje alienta a las personas a evitar dar dinero a los mendigos callejeros