Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, just about an hour and half from Rockford, has an indoor ice skating rink. Wouldn't it be cool if CherryVale had one too?
If you're a Rockford tax payer, you may want to check this out. Some of all our sales tax is going to a development plan, not an actual physical improvement, but a "let's see if we can make this better" type of plan. By the way, not all city leaders are on board.
If you didn't get a chance to go ice skating in the outdoors at Navy Pier this summer, well now you have no more excuses not to go. The rink will stay open through October.