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Check out this interview with the bass player from Cheap Trick, Tom Petterson, to discuss the new album.

Rick Nielsen, a true American rock and roll icon, just received his fabulous custom-made 1911 pistol from another 100% American icon, Cabot Guns.

The Illinois Top 200 project lets Illinoisans vote every two weeks on the most inspiring leaders, greatest inventions, top businesses and much more.

The lead singer from Rockford's very own Cheap Trick will be making his debut on Broadway.

We spent some time this morning with our friend Andrea from the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (RACVB), who is always chock full of information about the many cool events and activities taking place in and around Rockford. This morning, Andrea told me about a really interesting place to visit online for any and all Cheap Trick fans.

If you are planning on attending a show and sit in the nose bleed section of the Coronado performing Arts Center, you will notice one seat clearly stands out from all the rest, and with good reason.

A trio of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members will hit the road together this summer when Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick embark upon a summer package tour.

Are you a Rockford resident who feels like you don't have enough stuff in your house that screams "hey, I'm from Rockford?" You're in luck because eBay is loaded with off Rockford-related items that are just waiting to adorn the walls of your home.

Think you know everything about Rockford? What about famous people from the Forest City? What about famous people other than those in the rock band Cheap Trick?

Rockford's own Cheap Trick had a #1 hit with "The Flame," but I doubt this was part of some elaborate marketing scheme. According to Lancaster Online, a subwoofer caught on fire after a Cheap Trick show this weekend in Pennsylvania. Ultimate Classic Rock has a bit more on the story: Employees leapt to the rescue, putting out the fire with nearby extinguishers even before first responders