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If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Due to the extreme cold temperatures on Wednesday, we're recommending people only travel when necessary.

After a spike in the unemployment rate in November due to a planned shutdown at the Chrysler plant (which impacted suppliers), unemployment numbers in the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area (Boone & Winnebago Counties),fell sharply in December.

A shout-out to Denny Seydel.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

The Mercyhealth Development Foundation is pleased to announce it is the recipient of $3,763 in proceeds from the Loves Park Police Department’s “No-Shave November” fundraising efforts.

OSF Healing Pathways will host its next cancer survivorship series in February.

On Monday, January 21, 2019, shortly before 4:00 p.m., patrol officers from the Rockford Police Department responded to a shots fired call in the 700 block of Kent Street.

A Rockford man is now in custody following a fatal crash.

Please join us on Wednesday, January 30th, from 6-9 pm, at Jax Pub 4160 N. Perryville Rd., for a Guest Bartending event.

A police officer never knows what their next call will be.

Update on garbage pick-up for the week of January 21, 2019: Rock River Disposal has let the City know that they will able to begin Loves Park routes on Friday afternoon, January 25, 2019.

The community lost a true legend today with the passing of former Rockford Park District Executive Director Webbs Norman

Last night, the City Council approved two new tools to help the City in its ongoing effort to fight blight – a land bank and a vacant/foreclosed property registry.

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The City of Loves Park would like to congratulate Matthew Fread of our Public Works Department on being recognized by the City of Rockford Police Department with a “Citizen Citation for Lifesaving”.

The loves Park Water Department has started the notification process for the meter replacement program.