FOREST CITY GEAR ANNOUNCES PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP OF ANDERSON JAPANESE GARDENS 2023 JAPANESE SUMMER FESTIVAL

Forest City Gear is proud to announce its presenting sponsorship of the 2023 Japanese Summer Festival at Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL on July 29-30. Anderson’s Japanese Summer Festival is an annual celebration featuring exhibits, demonstrations, and unique performances for all age groups, meant to foster a better understanding of Japanese culture. Some of this year’s festival activities include musical performances, … Read More

Beloit Regional Hospice Names as Prestigious 2023 Hospice CAHPS HONORS Recipient

Beloit Regional Hospice has been named a 2023 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of revenue cycle management services, CAHPS and bereavement surveys and advanced analytics for hospice organizations. This prestigious annual review recognizes agencies that continuously provide a positive patient experience and high-quality care as measured by the patient and caregiver experience. It acknowledges the … Read More

Senator Durbin, State/Local Leaders Recognize Most Recent Accomplishments, Partnerships and Economic Development at RFD

ROCKFORD, Ill. (June 1, 2021) – Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) officials were joined today by Senator Dick Durbin and other state and local leaders at a news conference to recognize and celebrate the most recent projects and accomplishments the airport has achieved, further enhancing growth and economic opportunities within the region. At the news conference, leaders celebrated RFD’s numerous initiatives that have … Read More

Nominate a Land Conservation Champion!

Rockford, Ill. –Natural Land Institute (NLI) is looking for land conservation champions to be nominated for the George and Barbara Fell Award. The land conservation award recognizes accomplishments that have significantly advanced natural area preservation, protection, management and restoration in northern Illinois. A nominee may include someone who has worked for many years in natural resources management, education, journalism, law, … Read More

ROCKTON LIONS CLUB DONATES TO BLIND AND DEAF SERVICES

Rockford, IL – The Center for Sight & Hearing in Rockford received a generous donation from the Rockton Lions Club, just in time for the holidays! The Rockton Lions held a series of socially-distanced fundraisers to raise $9,000.00 to help the Center for Sight & Hearing serve individuals with vision or hearing loss. “All nonprofit organizations have been hit hard … Read More

RYCOM RECEIVES BEST ADVERTISING AGENCY AWARD

ROCKTON, IL. June 18th 2020 – Expertise presents Best Advertising Agencies in Rockford 2020 to the top 17 advertising agencies out of the 39 that were scored. These agencies were examined on more than 25 different variables across five categories. These results were then analyzed to give a hand-picked list of the best agencies. RyCOM Creative Corp. receives this award … Read More

Savant Certified for Fiduciary Excellence for 12 Consecutive Years

Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, with locations in Chicago, Downers Grove, Freeport, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Peoria, St. Charles, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; Santa Fe, NM; Madison and Park Falls, WI; and McLean, VA, announced today  that CEFEX, the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC, has renewed the firm’s certification to the standard described … Read More

Beloit Health System President and CEO Awards Prestigious WHA of the Best Award

Beloit Health System’s Volunteers in Partnership (VIP’s) are excited to announce that President and CEO, Tim McKevett is this year’s Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) Best of the Best Award recipient.    Each year the Partners of the Wisconsin Hospital Association recognizes the Best of the Best with an award that honors one top on-site administrator of a Wisconsin Hospital who … Read More

Stateline Baseball Offers a Fun Summer For Area Youth

Want to have a fun summer - play recreational baseball. It used to be that simple. Nowadays there are a gazillion options for kids to play for a school team, travel team, development program, community league, or any combination of 'em all. Worst of all - the epidemic of travel baseball teams over the past 10 years has taken a ... Read More