Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2024 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815/319-4029 Seal Coating (Chip Seal) Auburn Rd. from Meridian Rd. to Winnebago Rd. (Burritt Township) Winnebago Rd. from Saunders Rd. to Telegraph Rd. (Burritt Township) The above listed roads will be under construction for seal coating (chip sea...

 Winnebago County Traffic Safety Action Plan Addressing Traffic Safety Concerns in Winnebago County Winnebago County together with Region 1 Planning Council (R1PC) are in the process of developing a Safety Traffic Action Plan for Winnebago County. This is being funded by a federal SS4A (Safe Streets For All) grant. Public engagement is very im...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2024 Contact:Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Bell School Road Construction Phase II Phase II of the Bell School Road construction project will start on Monday July 15, 2024, including reconstruction of the Bell School Road/Guilford Road intersection...

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...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4018 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Elevator Road Construction Construction will start on Elevator Road on Monday June 3, 2024. The project limits are from just West of Willow Brook Road to County Line Road. The work will consist of aspha...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4018 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Latham Road Resurfacing Latham Road from Owen Center Road to La Maine Drive, just West of IL Route 2, will be under construction starting on Wednesday May 15th, 2024. The work will consist of asphalt paving, a...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2024 Contact: Mike Ackerman Winn. County Highway Dept. 815-319-4029 WHITE SCHOOL ROAD CLOSURE White School Rd, just South of the intersection with Prairie Hill Road, will be closed starting on Tuesday May 7, 2024 for a Culvert replacement. The work will be completed by Friday May 10, 2024, but the durat...

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...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4018 Fax: (815)319-4001 Mulford Road Resurfacing Pavement resurfacing on South Mulford Road, between Blackhawk Road and Baxter Road, will start on May 2, 2024. This project is a cooperative effort between Cherry Valley Townshi...

Date: April 23, 2024 Topic: 2024 Memorial Day Events, Downtown Rockford IL Contact: Museum Director Scott Lewandowski | (815) 969-1999 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who: Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum & Winnebago County Veterans Association Where: Downtown Rockford Illinois When: Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2024...

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...

Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2024 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4028 Fax: (815) 319-4001 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. - The westbound right turn lane of E. Riverside Blvd. between Bell School Road and Galleria Drive will be closed for utility work. The work is scheduled to start on Monday, April...

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 April 1, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. -- Construction will start on Monday April 8, 2024, for the latest extension of the Perryville Bike Path from Anjali Way to Willow Brook Lane in Machesney Park. The Perryville Road east side shou...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 Contact: Andy Limberg Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815) 319-4000 Fax: (815) 319-4001 Bell School Road Improvements Beginning Monday April 8, 2024, work will start on the Bell School Road improvement project from Argus Drive to Royal Troon Drive, located just north of Guilford Road. The work will consis...

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...