FREEPORT, IL – Cornerstone Credit Union is now accepting applications for their 2019 Founders Scholarship Program. Cornerstone will be awarding six (6) $1,000 Founders Scholarships, for a total of $6,000, to deserving high school seniors. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2019. Since the program’s inception in 1998, Cornerstone has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to youth in … Read More
Savant Capital Management Recognized as a Top 10 RIA Firm in the Midwest
Savant Capital Management, an independent, nationally recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, with an additional location in Freeport, has been ranked by InvestmentNews as one of the Top 10 Registered Investment Adviser firms in the Midwest, based on total assets under management (AUM). Savant earned the No. 6 spot with a total AUM of $5.62 billion. InvestmentNews’ analysis was … Read More
Transform Rockford Volunteers Hand Deliver More Than 3,000 Children’s Books to Local Students Throughout the Region
Transform Rockford is pleased to announce it hand-delivered more than 3,000 children’s books to local students throughout the region this week, surpassing its original goal of 2,000 books. This was all part of the first annual community-wide holiday book drive which took place November 19 through December 7. Community members, businesses and local organizations rallied together and donated new and … Read More
Hometown Holiday Schedule of Events
The Stateline area is full of amazing holiday traditions, with the local tree farms, lighted parades, charity drives, and so much more...including the area's longest running Christmas celebration, Rockton Christmas Walk. The Roscoe Hometown Holiday adds to our community traditions in its 2nd year, and it looks like the event will be amazing. The event runs from 3pm - 8pm ... Read More
W@W Successful Clothing Drive
The Women @ Work Committee held a professional clothing drive to collect items for Rockford Rescue Mission’s Works! Program. This program helps those in their recovery program gain and refine the skills they need to enter into the workforce. Classes are also offered to the public including Microsoft programs, resume writing, interviewing skills and more. Committee Chair, Angi Kolthoff, … Read More
Savant Capital Management Recognizes Current Employees
Savant Capital Management, an independent, nationally-recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, is pleased to recognize Diane Peters for earning the Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional™ (FPQP™) designation and Eamon Verdone for earning the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®) designation. Senior Marketing Specialist Diane Peters earned the FPQP™ designation from the College for Financial Planning. The designation is an industry benchmark for entry-level financial planning … Read More
SwedishAmerican Announces New Board Members, Names Officers
SwedishAmerican welcomes three new members to its board to serve a five-year term; Dr. Tiffanie Ferry, Anqunette Parham and Elizabeth Bolt (UW Health member). Officers of the board, who will serve a two-year term, include Bill Roop, chair; Rev. Ken Board, 1st vice chair; Jeff Kaney, 2nd vice chair; and Dan Ross, immediate past chair. Dr. Ferry, a member … Read More
SwedishAmerican Breaks Ground On New Edgewater Medical Center
SwedishAmerican officially broke ground today on its new state-of-the-art Edgewater Medical Center, located at 2909 N. Main Street in northwest Rockford. SwedishAmerican leadership, board members, doctors, and representatives from the City of Rockford, along with local officials, formally broke ground on its new $9 million clinic. Additional project partners for the new facility include Schmeling Construction and S.E./Coady Architects. The … Read More
Brent Brodeski Named One of Chicago’s Notable Financial Advisors
Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, with additional locations in Chicago, Downers Grove, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, St. Charles, and Wilmette, is pleased to announce that CEO Brent Brodeskihas been named one of Chicago’s Notable Financial Advisers in 2018 by Crain’s Chicago Business. Brodeski joins a list of 40 honorees designated as leaders within Chicago’s wealth management … Read More
Casino Night Did Not Disappoint
The Stateline Chamber’s 3rd Casino night was definitely a night to remember. With nearly 100 attendees, the American Legion Hall in Rockton was a packed house. The committee comprised of Anabel Toye, Natalie Wilson, Branda LaBuy, Kelsi Getty, Tami Kellerman, and Kelly Maier spent countless hours over the months leading up to it making sure that the most anticipated night … Read More