ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In anticipation of Monday’s holiday, hundreds of people gather Downtown Rockford Saturday for the 49th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This long-standing tradition started ...

Eight of the city’s most well-known people participate in a violin competition as part of The Music Academy’s 40th ...

The Irish Marching Society led the parade through downtown Rockford, and people from all around the stateline came to ...

Led initially by Edward Charles Pickering, the team was composed of women for the simple fact that they could be paid half what male employees would require. The often-tedious work involved measuring ...