Events

I know that it seems like we just "fell back" a few weeks ago, but that was actually back on November 6th. The time to switch directions and "spring forward" is going to get here a lot more quickly than the temperatures outside might indicate.

NASCAR fans in Chicago, get ready for an exciting new event coming your way in July 2023

The City of Rockford, in partnership with the Rockford Public Library and the Rockford Area Arts Council, has recently named Jenna Goldsmith as the City's 2023-2024 Poet Laureate

There's a big pile of lottery money waiting to be won ($1.35 billion at the moment). Assuming that you, an Illinois resident, are the single winner, how much money actually goes into your pocket to stay?

Maybe "once in a lifetime" is an overstatement. This comet may come back through our solar-system's neighborhood again...but it won't be for about 50,000 years. I guess if you eat healthy and exercise you might...never mind. Not going to happen.

With a variety of cultural sights, sounds, and activities, you and your family will be transported to the Far East for an evening of fun and celebration

The Rockford Park District says that our current temperatures are what's forcing the postponement of the Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition this month at Sinnissippi Park.

When you've lived in a state for your entire life, it's sometimes jarring to find out something about its history that you had absolutely no idea about.

The first day of winter, also known as the Winter Solstice, happens tomorrow, December 21st, at 3:48pm, local time, and if the conditions are right, it might be worth taking a look towards the heavens for a little pre-Christmas meteor show.

Celebrate the holidays with Burpee Museum's Holocene Holiday on Friday, December 30th, at Rockford' most fossil packed location!