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The Winnebago County run nursing home received a boost of support in the June primary when a majority of residents voted in favor of keeping it. Now County board members consider its future and the next steps to safeguard it from another budget mess.
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Due to the rise in COVID-19 related deaths in Rockford, local officials are turning to alternative cold storage options for the recently deceased.Earlier…
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The Winnebago County Board Chairman is trying to decide if merging the County Clerk and Recorder offices is a good idea. Many counties in Illinois already…
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The Winnebago County Board rejected a budget amendment that would provide funding to 17th Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge Joe McGraw for four juvenile…
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Democrat Dan Fellars will be the Winnebago County Board member for District 19. Preliminary election results had had incumbent Republican John Guevara in…
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Republican Frank Haney won the race for Winnebago County Chairman over Democrat John Nelson. With all precincts reporting, Haney beat Nelson by nearly…
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Winnebago Board County Chairman Scott Christiansen abandoned plans for a vocational school in downtown Rockford. He says the program, known as Winnebago…
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A Winnebago County consultant who wrote a letter offering tax breaks to MercyRockford Health System for the board chairman also was hired by MercyRockford…
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The chairman of the Winnebago County Board will not run for re-election. Republican Scott Christiansen is dropping out of the March 15 primary. In…
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Winnebago County Board members will take a vote Thursday on whether or not to give local approval for a landfill expansion. Last night, board members…