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1 month ago | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
The long-standing riddle — “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” — may be unsolvable, but business owners, elected officials and residents locally and around the state are finding creative solutions to tackle America’s egg shortages and price hikes. “Since November, egg prices have surged and availability has dramatically decreased due to the bird flu,” said Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retailer’s Association.
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2 months ago | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
Visitors of all ages can experience life in the military with the opening of “You’re inthe Army Now: Camp Grant, Rockford’s Legacy,” a permanent interactive exhibit at Midway Village Museum Center. A crowd of 1,200 enthusiastic patrons attended a public open house Feb. 22-23 to kick off the exhibit’s debut. “This is the first new permanent exhibit we have had in over a decade,” said Luke Fredrickson, marketing director at Midway Village Museum.
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2 months ago | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
Teresa Field has many roles as an OSF parish nurse for Rockford area churches. She’s a patient advocate, a healthcare resource and a spiritual comfort to those she serves. Whatever her workday brings, Field meets each patient with a commitment to care and awhole-person approach fostered by faith. Field is one of three parish nurses employed by OSF St. Anthony Medical Center which provides outreach to six Rockford area churches.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
As a Rockford native, I’m pretty familiar with local attractions and historically significant landmarks around town. However, a recent adventure through downtown Rockford using the Let’s Roam City Scavenger Hunt app gave me a fresh perspective and a deeper appreciation of the place I call home.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
As animals around the Midway Village Museum campus in Rockford lie dormant for the winter, Soxanne, the museum’s giant fiberglass sock monkey mascot, is also in hibernation for some much-needed repairs and restoration. “Soxanne has been outside the museum’s main entrance for 20 years exposed to the elements which have weathered the statue,” said Midway marketing director Luke Frederickson. “After being around for 20 years, it’s understandable that repairs would be necessary.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
Last in a series looking at a planned Rockford solar farmA proposed solar farm in a largely rural area northwest of Rockford received a third—and apparently final – rejection as the Winnebago County Board voted 16-3 Nov. 14against the plan. The proposal to build a solar farm on agricultural land at 5150 Tate Road had beenrejected by both the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 5 and theWinnebago County Board Zoning Committee on Oct. 23.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
Virgil Abloh’s time at Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford fostered the skills, talents and interests that led him to a multifaceted career in engineering, architecture, and fashion design. The school is honoring the legacy of the late artist—who died in 2021—with an art exhibition featuring student-created projects and a mural celebrating Abloh’s style and vision.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
Second of three stories looking at a proposed solar farm in Winnebago CountyThe proposed Tate Road solar farm in northwestern Winnebago County receiveda thumbs down from the county’s Zoning Committee on Oct. 23. Members of the Zoning Committee voted 4-1 against the solar farm proposal, with two membersabstaining from the vote. The Zoning Committee reviewed the solar farm proposal, considering recommendations from the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals and citizen testimony voiced at the Oct.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
chronicleillinois.com | Lynne Conner |Kevin Beese
First of three stories on a proposed Winnebago County solar farmA proposal to build a 75-acre solar farm in northwest Winnebago County hit a snag when the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-1 against the plan. Many neighbors along Kilburn Avenue and Tate and Blacklaws roads gathered at the Oct 9 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting in opposition to the project.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
observer.rockforddiocese.org | Lynne Conner
ROCKFORD—The story of Jeanette Towns’ compelling journey from the depths of bipolar disorder into recovery was featured at the 26th annual Ecumenical Benefit Brunch held Oct. 5 at St. Bernadette Parish.
The brunch is a collaborative effort between the Rockford Deanery Council of Catholic Women
(RDCCW), the North Conference of Northern Illinois Synod and the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA).
