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Former Rockford Mayor John McNamara has died at the age of 81. He was also the father of current Mayor Tom McNamara. City Hall and the Morgan Street…

Illinois elected officials have strong feelings about former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's early release from prison. He served eight years of his…

Democrat Tom McNamara took home the Rockford mayoral race with 68 percent of the vote.Independent Rudy Valdez was runner-up with 16 percent. Republican…

Rockford voters will choose a new mayor April 4. Mayor Larry Morrissey decided last year he wouldn’t run for re-election, after 12 years in…

Mayoral contests were particularly contentious in four northern Illinois cities this election day.Morrissey wins third term in RockfordIn Rockford,…

Illinois’ municipal elections are less than two weeks away. In Rockford, three candidates are running for mayor, including the incumbent Larry Morrissey.…

Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey will run for reelection next spring. A formal announcement is expected later this month. The mayor's campaign posted on its…

Jim Hughes, Winnebago County Director of Development Services, has announced that he plans to run mayor of Rockford.A former Rockford alderman and…