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With A Demolition Contract Secured, A Fight To Save The Lorden Building In Rockford Enters The 11th Hour

By Kevin HaasRock River Current ROCKFORD — Architect Gary Anderson looks at the seven-story Lorden building along the Rock River and gets…

Seeds Of Residential Growth: Vacant Downtown Rockford Warehouses Could Be Trendy New Living Spaces

By Kevin HaasRock River Current ROCKFORD — A pair of vacant warehouses with ties to some of the…

Rockford to demolish Lorden building as part of $6M plan to improve Davis Park

By: Jeff Kolkey Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD — City officials have approved the $1.4 million demolition of the…

Rockford To Chicago Railway Funding Secured

ROCKFORD (WREX) — State senator Steve Stadelman was recently appointed to the High-Speed Railway Commission to help create a…

Rockford’s new downtown library will help city create essential ‘third place’

During my time at the Rockford Housing Authority, I became intently focused on the value of place. I…

Rockford To Chicago Railway Funding Secured

By: Manuel Estopinan ROCKFORD (WREX) — State senator Steve Stadelman was recently appointed to the High-Speed Railway Commission to…

Rockford has a new $6M plan for Davis Park.

Jeff Kolkey Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD — A more than $6 million master plan to revitalize Davis Park aims to…

Nearly $3M State Grant To Help Bring Times Theater In Rockford Back To Life

GT Partners, a subsidiary of Joseph James Partners, wants to redevelop the Times Theater in downtown Rockford. (Photo…

This section of town could be Rockford’s next new hot spot. Here’s where and why

Jeff Kolkey Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD — South Main Street is on the verge of a redevelopment boom….

Rockford to breathe new life into downtown’s Davis Park

6/21/22, 8:10 AM  Rockford to breathe new life into downtown Davis Park Jeff Kolkey Rockford Register Star USA…