The privately financed plaque is dedicated to the demolished structure and its 99 years of history. It was unveiled Saturday in Rotary Park.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Kathryn Lazzara.

13-WREX meteorologist John Jurgens says our seemingly never-ending summer may become more tolerable by next week.

This school year, our teacher correspondent is Kelcey Dodd. She’s a kindergarten teacher at Spring Creek Elementary in Rockford. Kelcey's in her first-year as a teacher, so we’re going to be checking in on her every month as she figures things out.

We pack up our gear and head to Rockford to catch a concert from Nashville's Watson Twins.

Rock River Current journalistKevin Haas provides us with a quick Rockford news roundup.

Many organizations are celebrating America250’s “Power of Place” with art. The creators of a Woodstock festival will use an upcoming event to help people learn more about the city.

On Aug. 24, the Town of Cortland announced it ended its contract with automatic license-plate reader manufacturer Flock Safety in favor of a proposal by Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body cameras and in-car camera systems.

Illinois was awarded over $700 million in a multi-state settlement with Meta over child social media addiction. The money is supposed to be used for youth mental health and online training programs. The Illinois Federation of Teachers — which is made up of over 200 local unions — wants that money sent to schools. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin spoke to IFT’s Kurt Hilgendorf about the proposal…