Rockford Sun

Due to the ongoing health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigations from the state government, the SwedishAmerican State Street Mile has been canceled for the second straight year.

STATELINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Rob Morrison to Provide Insight about Client Experience and Business

Rob Morrison to Provide Insight about Client Experience and Business

CITY OF ROCKFORD: Register for Our Head Start Program

Register for Our Head Start Program

STATELINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Cornerstone Credit Union Awards Four Scholarships to Local Students

Cornerstone Credit Union is proud to announce the outstanding recipients of their 2021 Founders’ Scholarships: Reese Coon, Freeport High School; Amy Ziegler, Sterling High School; Matthew Ifert, Eastland High School; and Kirsten Frautschy, Orangeville High School.

MERCY ROCKFORD HEALTH SYSTEM: Mercyhealth Encourages Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing

April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month.

SWEDISHAMERICAN HOSPITAL: Congratulations to Shane Pannell

Congratulations to Shane Pannell, who was recently recognized for his superior work by earning our Pillar Award for Excellence!

SWEDISHAMERICAN HOSPITAL: We're so lucky to have Catherine Brant as a member of our Swedes family!

We're so lucky to have Catherine Brant as a member of our Swedes family!

CITY OF ROCKFORD: Faith Leader Challenge

Mayor McNamara recently launched a Faith Leader Challenge

CITY OF ROCKFORD: Searching For New Chiefs

After naming Interim Chiefs for the Rockford Fire and Rockford Police departments, the Fire and Police Commission took the first step towards finding permanent replacements.

MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM: Mercyhealth Seeks to Raise Awareness of Infertility

By Press release submission | Apr 25, 2021

April 18-24, 2021, is National Infertility Awareness Week, a campaign created to raise awareness around infertility and to help change the conversation.

MERCY ROCKFORD HEALTH SYSTEM: Mercyhealth Receives Elite Breast Program Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons

By Press release submission | Apr 25, 2021

Mercyhealth is proud to announce that its clinical breast program in Rockford was recently granted a three-year, full accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), an elite branch of the American College of Surgeons.

STATELINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Matt Brick Celebrates 15 Years with Forest City Gear

By Press release submission | Apr 25, 2021

Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to celebrate Matt Brick’s 15-year anniversary with the company.

CITY OF ROCKFORD: AAR Lands Huge Deal at Rockford Airport

By Press release submission | Apr 24, 2021

AAR has signed a multi-year agreement to perform airframe maintenance on United Airlines’ narrow-body aircraft fleet at its MRO facility at the Rockford airport.

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STATELINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: BHS Announces Additional Vaccine Clinic Dates

By Press release submission | Apr 24, 2021

BHS currently provides the Moderna Vaccine, which is for individuals age 18 years and older. To see if you are eligible, please review:

SWEDISHAMERICAN HOSPITAL: SwedishAmerican's Nursing Excellence Recognized Again with Prestigious Magnet® Designation

SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, has achieved re-designation of Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.

ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY: Relationship-Building at Rockford University leads to Career Success at Chamber of Commerce

When Rockford University alumna Carmen (Brenz) Kellerman ’18 was evaluating colleges, she knew she wanted her college experience to be similar to that of high school.

SWEDISHAMERICAN HOSPITAL: SwedishAmerican Honors Organ, Tissue and Eye Donors and their Families with Pause to Give Life Ceremony

SwedishAmerican held a moment of silence and a flag-raising ceremony outside the Heart Hospital to recognize organ donation and honor families of donors Tuesday.

CITY OF ROCKFORD: Property Tax Rate Continues Decline

The City of Rockford’s property tax rate for the new tax year (2020) is 2.79, a decrease of 4.3 percent from the previous tax year in 2019.

CITY OF ROCKFORD: New Neighborhood Engagement Initiative