Cherry Valley News

Someday Rockford is going to have one of the finest highway systems in the country.

We have a "Dancing with the Stars" wannabe in our midst! 23 News reporter Alice Barr is performing in a dance competition at Burpee's annual fundraiser this Saturday.

CHERRY VALLEY &#8212 Three buses filled with exotic dancers from the Satin Dolls Gentleman's Club descended on the Cherry Valley Golf Course Monday morning for their annual golf outing.

Kimberli Gander planned to spend Sunday with family and friends tubing the Kishwaukee River.

It was a busy afternoon for local firefighters, after multiple water rescues along the Kishwaukee River.

The Rockford Health System: Emergency Medical Services/REACT uses medical helicopters and ground transport to transfer critically ill or injured individuals, including trauma patients, cardiac patients, ...

Mid-morning strong, heavy winds brought down trees and power lines, mostly in southwest and southeast Rockford, but including New Milford and Cherry Valley; mostly along the US 20 Bypass corridor.

“It's called AstroPlay, and it's completely infilled with rubber pellets, an industry standard.”

Environmental groups call material harmful By Colleen Vest Posted: 4/24/08 Section: News Media Credit: Ned Mulka A posted sign states 'Closed for season' at the southwest corner of Stadium and First streets in ... via The Daily Illini

“Depending on where it hits, what tower it hits, it may come to the correct call center. It may not.”

Calling 911 from a cell phone may make you harder to find. It took police a little longer to reach the victim at this week's home invasion in Stillman Valley , because the 911 call was sent to the wrong call ... via WTVO Rockford

Two Village Council members said they will look at traffic and tax revenue generation, as well as building design, in deciding whether to accept the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve a ... via The Advocate

“When the interchange was first constructed many years ago, it was not designed to handle the kind of traffic we see today”

Drivers still will be able to use four lanes between the state line and Cherry Valley, Ill., this summer. via The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, ...

“We cooperated so we wouldn't have it staggered and drivers wouldn't have construction for eight years in a row”

Short-term pain for long-term gain. That's how the Illinois Tollway characterizes the next two years for Interstate 39-90 south from the Wisconsin state line to the Cherry Valley interchange at Rockford -- aka ... via The Capital Times

Robert 'Terrific' Collins, 66, of 3720 Lincoln St., Wisconsin Rapids, died Wednesday morning, Feb. via WisInfo

“Ninety percent of all titles offered by these big-name companies would be considered morally objectionable by the majority of mainstream Americans”

January 14, 2008 / CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. - Parents Leslie and Michael Tuttle understand the difficulty in finding good films for their 8- and 5-year-old sons to watch. via Catholic.net

This letter is being written after a great deal of thought by Dominic Iasparro, Steve Pirages, Ted Getty and Tim Ferguson. via WIFR

“I'm going to go toward Cherry Valley”

Developing downtown Rockford is a major movement right now. But two local business owners say there's a big roadblock standing in the way... literally. via WIFR

“There is no threat right now that we know of other than we know al Qaeda intends to do us harm, they've said as much in several different forums”

Shopping malls could be the next target for a possible terrorist attack. According to the FBI, al Qaeda is looking to disrupt the US economy, and for the past two years has been planning to strike shopping ... via WTVO Rockford

“We're honored that Con-way has chosen LaSalle as the site for construction of its largest Freight Assembly Center”

Con-way Freight announced today that it is substantially increasing its capacity in the Northern Illinois area with construction of two major new facilities in LaSalle and Rockford. via Layover

A female bulldog missing since last week from a temporary shelter set up by TAILS Humane Society in DeKalb has been returned. via Daily Chronicle

Mrs. Robert H. McCarthy , 85, of Rockford, IL died. on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at P.A. Peterson Home, after a brief illness. via WisInfo