The Rockford Register Star reports that the former Byron High School player contends in his lawsuit there is a culture of “long standing, systemic, ritualized” hazing and bullying in the football program.
Lime, the company formerly known as the ride-sharing bicycle service LimeBike, is calling it quits in our area after beginning service in Rockford in April of 2018.
In August of 1945, the nation was celebrating the announcement of victory over Japan in World War II, but Rockford was not in the celebratory spirit. In fact, on August 14th of 1945, Rockford's city leaders declared a community emergency due to a polio epidemic.