As Governor JB Pritzker succeeded in ending the 1% grocery sales tax – he calls one way to save “Illinoisans more than half a ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - At least for a time, thousands of bees were the buzz around Rockford’s city hall. The Rockford Register Star (https://bit.ly/1kGTuJI ) reports Davis honey farmer Phillip ...

Rockford officials will invest the city's share of increased gaming revenue into college scholarships, downtown venues, public safety pensions and economic development. As part of the city's host ...

Jeff Kolkey writes about government, economic development and other issues for the Rockford Register Star. He can be reached at (815) 987-1374, via email at [email protected] and on X @jeffkolkey .