FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: Mike Ackerman July 24, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4029 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Seal Coating (Chip Seal) WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Durand Road – from Best Rd. to Patterson Rd. (Durand Township) Fritz Road – from Wheeler Rd. to Crowley Rd. (Durand Township) The Above listed roads will be under construction fo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Prafull Soni July 22, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4028 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. E. Riverside Blvd. Lane Closure WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Riverside Boulevard eastbound outer lane, between Galleria Drive and Bell School Road, will be closed for construction of a right-turn lane and other work related to a future deve...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contacts: Mike Ackerman July 21, 2026Phone: (815) 319-4000 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Seal Coating (Chip Seal) WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Yale Bridge Road - from Boswell Rd. to Anderson Rd. (Laona & Shirland Township) The Above listed road will be under construction for seal coating (chip seal). Work will start Wednesd...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Nelson Hatheway July 21, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4037 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Pecatonica Road HIPR WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Pecatonica Road between Edwardsville Road in the town of Seward and 12th Street in the village of Pecatonica, will be under construction starting on Monday July 27th, with an antici...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Vir Patel or Mike Roscoe July 21, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4000 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Perryville Road Maintenance Operations WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Perryville Road between Harlem Road and IL Route 173 will be under construction starting on Monday, July 27, 2026. The work will consist of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Ackerman July 14, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4000 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Seal Coating (Chip Seal) WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Yale Bridge Road - from Boswell to S. Bluff Road (Rockton Township) The Above listed road will be under construction for seal coating (chip seal). Work will start Thursday, July 16th, an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contacts: Mike Ackerman July 10, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4000 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Seal Coating (Chip Seal) WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Roscoe Road - from IL Route 2 to Owen Center Road (Owen Township) Gleasman Road - from IL Route 2 to Owen Center Road (Owen Township) The Above listed roads will be under construction f...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Carlos Molina or Karl Jacobson June 16, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4000 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Roscoe Road Bridge Closure WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – The Roscoe Road bridge over the Rock River will be closed starting the week of July 6th until the end of November, 2026 for structural repairs...

BOARD OF REVIEW EXAM: The Illinois Department of Revenue will administer a State-wide Board of Review Exam at 11:00 a.m., on July 15, 2026, at the Winnebago County Administration Building, located at 404 Elm St., Room #303, Rockford, IL 61101. Interested individuals should register for the exam by contacting Nancy Bleile at 815-319-4236 / NBleile@a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Karl Jacobson/Highway Dept. May 11, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4018 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Roscoe Road Culvert Replacements WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL. – Roscoe Road, between IL-2 and Clearwing Lane, will have Seven (7) pipe culverts replaced starting on May 18th, 2026 with an expected completion date of June 5, 2026;...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Nelson Hatheway/Highway Dept. April 30, 2026 Phone: (815) 319-4037 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Harrison Avenue Resurfacing WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL. – Harrison Avenue, between Mulford Road and Perryville Road, will be under construction starting on Monday May 4th with an expected completion date of June 12th, 2...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Prafull Soni April 30, 2026  Phone: (815) 319-4028 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Old River Road Closure Old River Road will be closed to traffic just South of the intersection with Roscoe Road, in the village of Roscoe, on Tuesday May 5th and Wednesday May 6th, 2026 for paving and pavement markings. This is part ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Prafull Soni April 22, 2026  Phone: (815) 319-4028 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Prairie Hill Road Bridge over I-90 The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that they will be performing deck and other repairs on the Prairie Hill Road bridge over I-90, starting on April 27th, 2026 and an anticipa...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Karl Jacobson April 21, 2026Phone: (815) 319-4018 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Old River Road Closure Old River Road will be closed to all traffic just South of the intersection with Roscoe Road, on Friday April 24th for a culvert replacement. This is part of the Old River Road widening project currently un...

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  Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2026 Contact:Karl Jacobson Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Old River Road Pavement Widening Pavement widening will take place on Old River Road just South of the Roscoe Road intersection beginning April 20, 2026. The project is expected to be completed by ...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2026 Contact:Nelson Hatheway Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4037 Fax: (815)319-4001 Rockton Avenue Culverts Replacement Culverts will be replaced on Rockton Avenue at the Gleasman Road intersection. Work will start on April 20th with an expected completion date of May 8th, 2026; however, th...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2026 Contact: Carlos Molina Winn. County Highway Dept. 815/319-4000 2026 SPRING WEIGHT POSTINGS UPDATE As of Friday, March 13th, 2026 the spring weight postings will no longer be enforced by Winnebago County. 

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Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT March 4, 2026 Contact: Carlos Molina Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING S. PERRYVILLE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (HARRISON AVENUE TO E. STATE STREET)  The Winnebago County Highway Department announces that an Open House Public Meeting...