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Lettuce Grower Expands Recall Across Nation
Last Updated: 10:55 PM 05/21/12 - A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination.
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YMCA To Offer Scholarship Competition
Last Updated: 12:07 PM 05/21/12 - The YMCA of Rock River Valley will hold its first annual Apprentice Contest concluding with a one-year internship with the Y and $3,000 given in college scholarships.
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Illinois Exports Up, Continuing Strong Run
Last Updated: 11:01 PM 05/18/12 - Exports from Illinois increased 17% in the first three months of 2012.
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Diamond Pet Food Issues Another Recall
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 05/18/12 - Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling another type of dog food because of potential exposure to salmonella.
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Illinois Exports Rose 17% in 1st Quarter
Last Updated: 3:42 PM 05/18/12 - Illinois exports rose more than 17 percent in the first quarter to their highest level in more than a decade. -
Facebook's IPO One of World's Largest
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 05/17/12 - Investors in an initial public stock offering that values Facebook at $104 billion.
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Skechers to Pay $45 Million Settlement for Misleading Customers
Last Updated: 11:29 PM 05/16/12 - Skechers has been ordered to pay $45 million for falsely advertising their rocker-bottom shoes make you lose weight and get in shape.
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Groundbreaking Held for Bank Expansion
Last Updated: 11:09 PM 05/15/12 - More than 15 years ago, Riverside Community Bank set up shop in Rockford and on Tuesday the company announced it is growing.
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JPMorgan's CIO Steps Down
Last Updated: 1:50 PM 05/14/12 - JPMorgan Chase says its chief investment officer is retiring after a $2 billion trading blunder.
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TIFF district proposal for East State Street area
Last Updated: 10:52 PM 05/13/12 - The city of Rockford is losing millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs to abandoned buildings in the Stateline.
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25 Local Companies Looking for New Workers at Job Fair
Last Updated: 11:37 PM 05/09/12 - Around 25 local companies from Freeport to Rockford and Belvidere were all under one roof looking for new employees.
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Teen Summer Job Fair
Last Updated: 12:00 AM 05/10/12 - Thursday is national Summer Job Fair Day and one organization is giving teens still looking for work a leg up on the competition.
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Job Fair Wednesday at the Tebala Shrine Temple
Last Updated: 11:12 PM 05/08/12 - The Rockford Register Star holding a job fair from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Omarrian Jones Guilty of Murder
Last Updated: 4:21 PM 05/09/12 - Omarrian Jones has been found guilty on all 27 counts against him, including the 2009 murder of Rey and Letitia Cardino.
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City of Rockford Approves Financial Help for Local Bars
Last Updated: 11:21 PM 05/07/12 - Rockford City Council doled out federal money to help some new bar owners get up and running.
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Governor's Tax Bill Up $3,300 as IL Rate Climbs
Last Updated: 10:24 PM 05/04/12 - Gov. Pat Quinn's Illinois tax bill jumped more than $3,300 in the first year of the state's higher income tax rate
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Growth Dimensions: Bio Based Auto Parts
Last Updated: 11:37 PM 05/03/12 - It's a marriage of two stateline strengths: Automotive meets Agriculture.
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Ignite Speaks: Rockford Summer Fun
Last Updated: 11:36 PM 05/03/12 - The young professionals group Ignite talks about what they are most looking forward to doing in the Forest City once the weather is nice.
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"Transforming Transportation for Tomorrow" Upcoming Construction Projects for the Rockford Area
Last Updated: 11:38 PM 05/03/12 - Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider stopped by the Forest City Thursday to unveil the $9.2 billion proposal.
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Kinzinger Host Town Hall With Members of the Rockford Area Association of Realtors
Last Updated: 11:41 PM 05/03/12 - Congressman Adam Kinzinger was in Rockford Thursday afternoon meeting with members of the Rockford Area Association of Realtors.
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Gov. Quinn Will Approve Child-Care Legislation
Last Updated: 12:18 AM 05/19/12 - After weeks of uncertainty, local child care providers will get paid after all.
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Illinois Treasurer Rutherford Visits Belvidere
Last Updated: 11:12 PM 05/02/12 - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford stopped by Infrastructure Defense Technologies Wednesday.
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Chinese Delegation Visits Rockford Lutheran High School Class
Last Updated: 12:04 PM 05/08/12 - A Chinese delegation from Yucheng High School were in the Forest City Wednesday visiting students at Lutheran High School.
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Illinois House Panel Targets Retiree Health Care
Last Updated: 10:42 PM 05/02/12 - An Illinois House committee wants to take away a perk for government retirees who get a big break on health insurance.
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Program for Long-Term Jobless to End May 12
Last Updated: 10:40 PM 05/02/12 - Illinois' dropping unemployment rate will trigger the end of a federal program for the long-term jobless in Illinois.
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UPDATE: Treazured Memories Opens in Downtown Rockford
Last Updated: 11:20 PM 05/01/12 - Treazured Memories opened up shop on West Jefferson Street just around the corner from the Coronado Theater.
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Frontier Airlines to Cut 11 Flights from Milwaukee
Last Updated: 10:44 PM 04/30/12 - Frontier Airlines says it will cut 11 flights out of Milwaukee and put 125 workers on furlough effective June 1.
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District 205 Budget Shown for 2012 and 2013
Last Updated: 10:40 PM 04/26/12 - District 205 is looking at a surplus, that's if the state pays the District's bills on time.
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Chrysler VIP Keynote Speaker at Annual Growth Dimensions Spring Banquet
Last Updated: 11:27 PM 04/25/12 - Chrylser"s Brian Glowiak was the keynote speaker at Belvidere's Annual Growth Dimensions Spring Banquet.
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Savant Capital Group & The Monitor Group Combine Firm
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 04/25/12 - Savant Capital Group is joining forces with The Monitor Group, creating Savant Capital Management LLC.
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Rumors Swirl of Smaller iPad, Which Jobs Detested
Last Updated: 11:14 PM 04/19/12 - Rumors of a smaller iPad, or "iPad mini" have percolated ever since the first iPad was launched two years ago.
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Valli Produce Opens Rockford Location
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 04/19/12 - Valli Produce is now open for business in the former old time Pottery on East State Street in Rockford.
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Public Meeting to Stop Winnebago Landfill Expansion
Last Updated: 10:52 PM 04/18/12 - An emotional meeting tonight for Stateline residents in one neighborhood who met to brain storm how to stop the Winnebago Landfill from expanding.
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Bankrupt Airline Direct Air to Liquidate Assets
Last Updated: 11:26 PM 04/16/12 - According to media outlets in Massachusetts, a bankruptcy judge has ordered Direct Air into a forced liquidation.
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GOP Derails Senate 'Buffett Rule' Taxes on Wealthy
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 04/16/12 - Senate Republicans derailed the Democratic "Buffett Rule" bill Monday.
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Treasure Hunters in Town Looking for Antiques and Collectibles
Last Updated: 11:31 PM 04/13/12 - The Treasure Hunters will be in town Saturday until 4:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on East State in Rockford.
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Smart Devices Installed Winnebago County Vehicles
Last Updated: 11:43 PM 04/10/12 - Some Winnebago County squad cars, utility vehicles and heavy duty vehicles were installed with smart emissions reducers
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Chrysler Recalling Jeep Compass and Patriot
Last Updated: 10:19 PM 04/06/12 - Chrysler is recalling two Jeeps made right here in Belvidere, because gas tank valves could leak and cause a fire in a crash.
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Tribune Broadcasting and DirecTV reach 5-year deal
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 04/04/12 - DirecTV and Tribune Broadcasting say they have struck a deal ending an impasse that since Sunday blacked out some channels carried by the satellite television provider in major U.S markets. -
Illinois Comptroller Launches Data Website
Last Updated: 11:02 PM 04/03/12 - The Illinois comptroller's office has launched a data website that gives users a daily snapshot of the state's finances, employee salaries and contracts.
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Allegiant to Charge Passengers for Using Bin Space
Last Updated: 11:48 PM 04/02/12 - Allegiant Air will charge passengers $35 to carry their own bag on board the plane and stow it in an overhead bin.
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EPA Moves Closer to Approval of 15% Ethanol Gas
Last Updated: 12:01 AM 04/03/12 - The federal government has taken another step toward wide distribution of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol by allowing manufacturers to register as suppliers.
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Credit Card Security Breach
Last Updated: 10:39 PM 03/30/12 - A warning for credit card users, federal authorities are investigating a security breach that may have exposed the accounts of Visa and MasterCard customers.
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DairyHaus Opens for the Season
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 03/30/12 - The DairyHaus in Rockton officially opened for business for its 29th Summer Friday.
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GO GLOBAL: Forest City Gear
Last Updated: 11:19 PM 03/29/12 - The final business we focus on actually even goes beyond global. Forest City Gear in Roscoe makes gears for equipment as far away as the Mars Rover.
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Illinois House Approves Austere Spending Limits
Last Updated: 10:48 PM 03/29/12 - Virtually all parts of state government would be forced to cut spending under a budget outline approved by the Illinois House.
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RAEDC Launches Strategy to Generate Jobs
Last Updated: 12:02 AM 03/29/12 - The Rockford Area Economic Development Council launches it's three year strategy to generate and retain 4,500 jobs in the Rockford region.
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GO GLOBAL: Midwest Aero Support
Last Updated: 12:02 AM 03/29/12 - We continue our look at local companies going global with an area airline manufacturer who's had an international strategy since the very beginning.
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Dodgers Reach Deal with Magic Johnson Group
Last Updated: 11:12 PM 03/27/12 - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced an agreement to sell the bankrupt team for $2 billion.
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Online Illinois Lottery Tickets Net $15K First Day
Last Updated: 11:02 PM 03/26/12 - Illinois Lottery officials say the first day of online lottery tickets brought in more than $15,000 in sales.








