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Jan 9, 2025 · Hard Rock Casino Rockford raked in $97.6 million in revenue in 2024 as it opened its glitzy permanent location at 7801 E. State St. Despite closing for more than two weeks starting Aug. 12 as the ...

Dec 13, 2024 · The former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, convicted of embezzling over $53 million from city coffers, was among nearly 1,500 people who had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden on ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The weekend brings the Kami Wanita: Portraits of Women art exhibition opening reception, a 1985 Bears Super Bowl Watch Party and a comic book convention, along with fundraisers, live music, comedy ...

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Dec 31, 2024 · A farmer, teacher, lawyer, accountant and Illinois lawmaker for 26 years, former state Rep. Ron Wait, R-Belvidere, has died at age 80. State Rep. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, the Boone County ...

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Mar 27, 2024 · Parts of entire blocks were cordoned off by yellow police crime scene tape as detectives and officers from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office and Rockford Police Department walked door-to-door ...

Betty L. Finch, age 95, of Rockford, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025. She was born May 23, 1929 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Harry and Hannah (Larson) Franzen.