Emily McMinn's profile photo

Emily McMinn

Featured in: Favicon wrex.com Favicon omaha.com Favicon dailyprogress.com Favicon fredericksburg.com Favicon dailynebraskan.com Favicon morganton.com Favicon starexponent.com Favicon nicholsonstudentmedia.com Favicon ktvz.com Favicon channel3000.com

Articles

  • Part of 11th Street reconstruction project up in the air following committee rejection

    1 week ago | wrex.com | Emily McMinn

    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — One major construction project is continuing in Rockford but could look a little different than originally planned. Work is currently underway on 11th Street, where the city plans to resurface the roads and bring improved sidewalks. However, the original plan to bury the utility poles to improve reliability and for aesthetic reasons may be on hold after it was voted down.

  • Belvidere Mayor hopeful following the hiring of new Stellantis CEO

    1 week ago | wrex.com | Emily McMinn

    BELVIDERE, Ill. (WREX) — Stellantis has a new CEO, and he is no stranger to working within the automobile industry. The company selected Antonio Filosa as their next leader. This comes after he led Stellantis in South America and was also the Chief Operating Officer for both North and South America.

  • Cherry Valley Police Department's two new centers both bringing positive results

    1 week ago | wrex.com | Emily McMinn

    CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (WREX) — One major police resource is coming in handy just shy of its one-year anniversary. The Cherry Valley Police Department unveiled their Unified Command Center last August, designing it to allow for first responders to be able to see scenes unfolding from afar. The space uses technology, such as drones and screens to be able to have a full view of a scene to best mitigate it and keep their staff safe. Thy said it has already been used for different types of incidents.

  • Hard Rock Casino unveils new slot machines with higher-than-ever starting jackpot

    2 weeks ago | wrex.com | Emily McMinn

    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — It was an exciting morning at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford Thursday. This as they unveiled their new slot machines in the High Rollers Room. The casino received two new slot machines with the highest possible earnings of any they've gotten thus far. The starting jackpot is $1,000,000, and the unveiling started off strong with two lucky patrons winning just after they were revealed.

  • RESA Middle School students highlighted as potential Rockford Promise participants

    2 weeks ago | wrex.com | Emily McMinn

    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Rockford Promise is encouraging students to get a head start on their GPAs, hosting a special ceremony for some of Rockford's brightest middle schoolers Tuesday. Students at RESA Middle School who have at least a 3.0 GPA were invited to attend an awards ceremony Tuesday morning, highlighting their success and encouraging them to keep it up to earn a place in the Rockford Promise program.

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map