Here's the winner of Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 15-19

Guilford High School junior Sarrah Hijazi is the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 15-19. Hijazi received 48% of the vote in our Student of the Week poll. Read More

Business celebrates 10 years of shining light in downtown Rockford

Jim Hagerty writes about business, growth and development and other general news topics for the Rockford Register Star. Email him at jhagerty@gannett.com. Read More

Time to vote for the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 8-12

We publish a list of Student of the Week finalists every Monday at rrstar.com and every Tuesday in the Rockford Register Star. Readers can vote online as many times as they wish until 11 a.m. Thursday ... Read More

Barb Berman had a heart for Rockford and its people

Barb Berman retired as the executive director of the local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, but how most people know her is through her 30+ years of volunteering. In her retirement, ... Read More

Vote now for the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 15-19

We publish a list of Student of the Week finalists every Monday at rrstar.com and every Tuesday in the Rockford Register Star. Readers can vote online as many times as they wish until 11 a.m. Thursday ... Read More

Here's the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 1-5

Hononegah High School's Ben Klink is the winner of the Rockford Register Star's Student of the Week poll for April 1-5. More than 1,700 people voted, and Klink collected 50% of the vote. Read More

Auburn student's art marks entrance to Rockford area's sole wildlife rehabilitation center

Hoo Haven has a nice new, much larger sign to mark its country entrance, and it has an Auburn student to thank. Read More

Here's who won Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for March 18-22

Freeport senior Kyla Reisenbichler is the winner of the March 18-22 Rockford Register Star Student of the Week poll. She collected 1,356 votes to clinch a narrow victory over Guilford's Rolando ... Read More

Here's the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week, March 25-29

Boylan Catholic High School's Monika Toltzman is the winner of the March 18-22 Rockford Register Star Student of the Week poll. Toltzman received nearly 73% of the votes cast in this week's poll. Read More

Here's the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 1-5

Hononegah High School's Ben Klink is the winner of the Rockford Register Star's Student of the Week poll for April 1-5. More than 1,700 people voted, and Klink collected 50% of the vote. Klink, a ... Read More