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...

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...

PRESS RELEASE Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2024 Contact: Carlos Molina / Mike Ackerman Winnebago County Highway 815-319-4000 Due to annual freeze / thaw cycles, the roadways are beginning to soften up. The road departments are now posting signs on roadways that temporarily restrict use from heavy trucks. Winnebago County will be po...

 Press Room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/16/2024 Contact: Prafull Soni Winnebago County Highway Dept. Office: (815)319-4028 Fax: (815)319-4001 N. Perryville Road Lane Closure The outer southbound lane of N. Perryville Road between Rock Cut Crossings and Zenith Parkway will be closed for utility work. The work is scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 1...

To assist in serving voters for the upcoming March 19, 2024 General Primary Election, the Winnebago County Clerk's Office announces an additional in-person voting location beginning next week on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. For Winnebago County residents residing outside of City of Rockford limits, early in-person voting will take place at the Har...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Danielle Grindle February 2, 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 preparation for the upcoming March 19, 2024 General Primary Election, the Winnebago County Clerk's Office announces that early in-person voting will begin on Thursday, February 8, 2024. For Winnebago ...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 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. – Recently, the Winnebago County Board approved the appointment of Board Member John Sweeney (R-20) to the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority (QCREDA). QCREDA is one of ten Regional ...

Due to the current winter weather conditions, all Winnebago County Government offices and Circuit Court offices will be CLOSED on Friday, January 12, 2024. All court cases impacted by the closure will be rescheduled. Please use caution due to the dangerous road conditions and stay safe. Further updates, if necessary, will be posted at wincoil.gov&n...