Tag "rockford"

Back to homepage

Mr. Lothario Makes a Rockford Pizza For Mr. Strumwell

Rockford, IL – James Lothario took the day off to make a Rockford Pizza according to his neighbor, Joseph Dontel Strumwell.  Strumwell came home for lunch to find Mr. Lothario in his kitchen using his family’s wood-brick oven.  The two

Read More

Time is Irrelevant According to Vacationers

Rockford, IL – Gerry and Mary Lornestraps spent the new year holiday in Rockford, IL visiting family and friends. “The thing we enjoy the most about spending time in Rockford is that it’s irrelevant. Time appears to be very irrelevant

Read More

All Local Starbucks to Close by Feb. 12th

ROCKFORD, IL – Kimberly Dumond’s 3-year career has come to this: Two weeks of severance pay. The 45-year-old, who works at the Starbucks on Perryville Rd in Rockford, is one of roughly 39 local employees set to lose their jobs when

Read More

North Main & Auburn Streets Roundabout Driving Tips

Rockford, IL – Here’ s a helpful list of tips from our staff to you this holiday season to help Rockford area drivers understand the new North Main and Auburn streets roundabout and how to use it.  *Note, you’ll need

Read More

Plasma Center Saves North Towne Mall, Anchors West Side, Provides Jobs & Xmas Presents

Rockford, IL – Talecris Plasma is one of the most successful businesses on the west side of Rockford since the recession came and never left. It’s location at North Towne Mall has anchored a west side rebirth, and it has

Read More

WEATHER ALERT – Ice Melts When The Sun Returns To Rockford

Rockford, IL – We have an important weather warning for the Rockford region from our friends over at the Northern Illinois Common Sense Weather Bureau: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ICE IS VERY SLIPPERY AND THAT YOUR CARS, TRUCKS, SUVS,

Read More