By Elizabeth Davies RRSTAR.COM Posted Feb 10, 2010 @ 06:00 AM ROCKFORD — Once a week, Ed Westervelt sits down with a foreign student in...

Posted: 5:44 PM Feb 4, 2010 The expansion of the nursing program at Rockford College will double the number of students that can enroll. The...

From press release Rockford College hosts its Visit Day for prospective students from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, in the college’s Burpee Center. The...

Posted: Feb 03, 2010 9:16 PM CST By Marissa Sherer ROCKFORD (WREX) - Rockford College's nursing program goes through an expansion. The school is doubling...

By Mike Wiser RRSTAR.COM Posted Jan 28, 2010 @ 09:04 AM Last update Jan 29, 2010 @ 12:17 AM ROCKFORD — A top attorney in...

Posted: 6:42 PM Jan 25, 2010 Reporter: Kristin Burke They're a part of one the most brutal recessions in U.S. History. And now many local...

Posted: Jan 25, 2010 9:26 PM CST ROCKFORD (WREX) - The leader of a media watchdog group visits Rockford College to encourage more students to...

RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS Posted Jan 22, 2010 @ 12:30 AM Dozens of representatives from social service agencies in the Rock River Valley gathered Thursday in...

From press release State Rep. Chuck Jefferson (D-Rockford) will recognize National Blood Donor Month by supporting the 10th annual Rock & Roll Up Your Sleeve...

BusinessRockford.com Staff Reports Jan 20, 2010 @ 06:27 PM   ROCKFORD — Several organizations are holding a strategy meeting Thursday at Rockford College with the...

Posted: 11:16 PM Jan 20, 2010   Reporter: Chip Brewster Email Address: Chip.Brewster@wifr.com "I never imagined moving out here initially." Richard Konieczko used to live...

From press release Maverick Media’s Rock station 104.9 The X Rocks and the Rock River Valley Blood Center are proud to bring you The 10th...

By Sean F. Driscoll GateHouse News Service Posted Jan 18, 2010 @ 12:19 PM When Francois O’Leary was a freshman at Rockford College, it didn’t...

Posted: Jan 18, 2010 7:33 AM CST Updated: Jan 18, 2010 10:59 PM CST    UNDATED (WREX) - Local leaders are pushing people to use...

From press release Rockford College hosts an art exhibit called "Secrets,” a print exchange between artists from the U.S. and Britain, from Jan. 29 to...

From press release Rockford College hosts two speakers this month who will cover the gamut from censorship in the media to our belief in democracy....

Posted: Jan 12, 2010 10:21 AM CST Updated: Jan 12, 2010 10:21 AM CST ROCKFORD (WREX) - The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois establishes the...

BusinessRockford.com Staff Reports Jan 02, 2010 @ 05:09 PM   Beritt Mills joined the aesthetician group at High Maintenance Salon & Spa, 4401 Peak Drive,...

RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS Posted Dec 16, 2009 @ 11:05 PM Last update Dec 17, 2009 @ 12:50 AM ROCKFORD — The 20 semifinalists have been...

Posted: 5:52 PM Dec 10, 2009   They're four higher education leaders battling for the same students, but uniting for a common purpose.   The...

By Cathy Bayer RRSTAR.COM Posted Dec 10, 2009 @ 09:46 PM Last update Dec 11, 2009 @ 10:54 AM ROCKFORD — Improving the Rock River...

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 @03:16pm CST (Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D) announced today that they have...

By Cathy Bayer RRSTAR.COM Posted Dec 09, 2009 @ 10:00 PM ROCKFORD — Leaders of the community’s higher education systems will meet Thursday to discuss...

RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS Posted Dec 03, 2009 @ 06:14 PM Last update Dec 04, 2009 @ 12:37 AM Rockford College, 5050 E. State St., is...

By Mike DeDoncker Posted Dec 01, 2009 @ 10:11 PM HealthyRockford.com ROCKFORD — A new HIV education project was launched in Winnebago County today while...

BusinessRockford.com Staff Reports Nov 28, 2009 @ 09:58 PM Entrepreneur magazine listed Rockford College, 5050 E. State St., among colleges and universities in the U.S....

By Robert L. Head SPECIAL TO RRSTAR.COM Posted Nov 21, 2009 @ 03:55 PM In difficult economic times, we carefully weigh the value of a...

Posted: Nov 16, 2009 12:25 AM CST Updated: Nov 16, 2009 12:25 AM CST    By Jeannie Hayes ROCKFORD (WREX) - With Sunday's cooler temperatures,...

Reported by: Alex Shabad Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 @08:24pm CST "Amcore Bank, destroying dreams, fulfilling nightmares, one customer at time”, those are signs Paul Benson’s...

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor   As Sounds Of Good News (SOGN) Productions nears its 30th anniversary, founder Carl Cole (Mr. C) shared some of...

By Geri Nikolai RRSTAR.COM Posted Nov 11, 2009 @ 06:00 AM When John A. Howard talks about his 11 months in combat during World War...

From press release Measure 5 String Ensemble from the Music Academy of Rockford College will be the third performance of the Wesley Willows Concert Series,...

From press release U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-16) will bring together 143 students from 37 high schools across northern Illinois Thursday, Nov. 12, for his...

As we approach the 30th anniversary of Sounds of Good News (SOGN) Productions, founded on the day after Thanksgiving in 1979, Carl A. Cole (Mr....

By Lisa Glowinski   The 1970s cult hit “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be shown at Rockford College’s Maddox Theatre at 11:59 p.m. Friday....