rockford

Yikes. This is not the kind of notoriety you want when you're a small town in the middle of nowhere.

Rockfordians love to eat, no doubt about it. Where do we love to grab a bite to eat during our lunch break, though?

The city of Rockford, Illinois taxed us a bit too much and now has a $31 million surplus. What do you think should be done with that huge sum of money?

It looks like there are about to be a lot more grocery options in both Missouri and Illinois. According to official sources, there are grand openings happening in the middle of November for new Aldi stores in both Missouri and Illinois.

Their milk chocolate chip cookies are to die for. If that sounds over-dramatic to you, you probably haven't had one of their cookies. The reason for my excitement is I've just learned they're opening a brand new Illinois location next week and I'm hoping that means there are more to come.

In the last 30 years, many people have had big expansion dreams for Rockford, Illinois, and here are 5 that we really wish would come true.

Not that our state, which has laws against mispronouncing Joliet as Jolly-ette, or giving dogs a cigar has anything to look down its nose at, but our friends behind the cheddar curtain have some interesting ideas about cheese legalities and other things.

Don't say I didn't warn you about one of the worst potholes to exist in Rockford.

You'd think that this would be an easily answered question. If my plate, or plates were stolen, I'd probably think of myself as being the victim in that scenario. However, an Aurora man found out that things sometimes are just not that clear-cut.

You know the feeling of always wanting to adopt another cat, but you know you definitely shouldn't do it? It's like baby fever, but with pets.