Dear Editor I want to thank a young man who recently offered his help. I am in my 80s and was visiting Dr. Mette’s office in downtown Rockford. I had my walker, but fell. This young man, obviously from Rockford, ran up to me from out of nowhere asking if I was alright. I knew [...]

My wife and I recently moved to Rockford this past summer. I got my voting changed around, and it said to go to the Fire Station, but the address was on Monroe. I walked over to the Fire Station, but no sign was out front. A bit confused, so I walked over to the Monroe [...]

Dear Editor I read the article in the Nov 1st paper about fracking. It would appear that representative for this program have a smooth  and soothing list of answers to question about this “process”.  Then why are a lot of states and  neighborhoods and even single individuals fighting oil companies tooth and nail?  There are [...]

Dear Editor: I’m supporting Gail Mancewicz in her bid for City Council. Many of my friends and neighbors are also supporting Gail. Gail wants to see that residents of Rockford have a voice at their City Council meetings. She doesn’t have a personal business interest within the City – she’s just a resident. There are [...]

We had a sewer backup in April 2012 and the City of Rockford was great through the whole thing.  Attached is the letter sent to the city and was wondering if you could put this in the Squire to show all the residents what a great City we live in!   Dear Michael Young, Staff [...]