WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. - A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Thursday, October 3, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the July 13 - 16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Illinois and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at the center to...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – To assist in serving voters for the upcoming November 5, 2024 General Election, the Winnebago County Clerk's Office announces an additional in-person voting location beginning next week on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. For Winnebago County residents residing outside of City of Rockford limits, early in-person voting will take...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. –Thursday evening, Board Members voted to approve the $73.5 million general fund budget to pass the fiscal year budget for 2025. "It's imperative that we provide the funding needed to maintain and i...

APPLY NOW: Homeowners and renters in Winnebago County affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on July 13 - 16, 2024, may now call or go online to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA. If you have insurance coverage for the damage to your property, first file a claim. If you have uninsured or underinsured losses, apply for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – In preparation for the upcoming November 5, 2024 General Election, the Winnebago County Clerk's Office announces that early in-person voting will begin on Thursday, September 26, 2024. For Winnebago Co...

Winnebago County, IL. – A new school year means new beginnings and fresh starts for high school students as they begin the 2024-2025 school year. The Chairman and Mayor's Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is seeking high school students who are looking to build problem solving skills and have leadership potential. All high school students in Winnebago...

This year the community is invited to the Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial to observe the 23rd anniversary of 9/11. There will be a brief ceremony and wreath placement near the steel beams followed by a moment of silence. The gathering is open to the public, elected officials, department heads and all first responders across Winn...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Winnebago County Clerk Lori Gummow informs Winnebago County residents that per Illinois Election Code (10 ILCS 5/19-2) election offices across the state are now mandated to send all registered voters a Vote By Mail (VBM) application. Beginning this week, registered Winnebago County voters residing outside of City of Rockfor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Danielle Grindle June 3, 2024 Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – In observance of Flag Day on June 14, the Winnebago County Clerk's Office in partnership with Veterans Memorial Hall will be accepting worn and dilapidated flags for proper retirement, beginning Monday, June...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Following the tragedies that took place in Rockford last month when four innocent citizens lost their lives during a senseless brutal attack, several heroes are recognized at the Winnebago County Board mee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ROCKFORD, Ill. - Winnebago County Board Chairman Joe Chiarelli celebrated Earth Day by honoring the team at Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA) for their continued environmental stewardship. Specifically, Chairman Chiarelli re...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Winnebago County Clerk's Office is "going green" in honor of Earth Day on April 22, 2024. Winnebago County Clerk Lori Gummow will be giving away tree seedlings on Monday, April 22 to anyone that purcha...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Rockford Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee has awarded Winnebago County with the Surface Transportation Block Grant in the amount of $4,457,107 to partially fund the South Perry...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Following the General Primary Election on March 19, 2024 Winnebago County Clerk Lori Gummow announces the official certification of the election results, which are now posted on the County Clerk's website ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Following the State of Illinois' disaster declaration establishing resources to assist foreign migrants in the sanctuary city of Chicago, the Winnebago County Board approves a resolution outlining the Coun...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Regional Office of Education serving Boone and Winnebago Counties has implemented Alternative Education Programs for some of our county's most challenging and vulnerable middle and high school aged stu...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – A Public Test of the DS200 Digital Scan Precinct Tabulation machines will be conducted on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 10 a.m. at the Winnebago County Administration Building, 404 Elm Street, Room 303 i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 29, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. –As some may already be aware, yesterday afternoon February 28, 2024, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter ruled to remove Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump from the upcoming March 19, 20...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Danielle Grindle February 28, 2024 Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Join us at River Bluff Health & Rehabilitation for an upcoming Nursing & CNA Job Fair to learn about available job openings & positions at our facility: DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 TIME: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. LOC...

Chief Judge John S. Lowry and Winnebago County Chairman Joseph Chiarelli are pleased to announce that the Winnebago County Courthouse, located at 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, will partially reopen to the public on January 9, 2023. Individuals will be able to access the offices of the Winnebago County State's Attorney, Winnebago ...