A week after a long-anticipated vote on the redevelopment of the former Barber-Colman campus went off the rails with aldermen accusing one another of lying and making disingenuous statements, we get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rockford activists, elected officials and area residents are rallying their support behind a $430M redevelopment project that was ...

ROCKFORD -- "I think the prayer was a fire starter it was the spark and now we have a flame, and we have excited people moving forward and even with the down vote there are still individuals saying ...

The future of Rockford's Barber-Colman site remains uncertain after a Rockford City Council vote squandered a $430 million chance to eliminate a vast eyesore along a major city gateway Monday night.

ROCKFORD -- On Tuesday, Rockford's Planning and Development committee approved the proposed Barber Colman project, which -- if approved by the city council, will begin construction this summer.

If a $400 million deal for the redevelopment of the sprawling former Barber-Colman factory campus disintegrates, the aging buildings there could face a wrecking ball. City administration has for weeks ...

"Well, they shake their heads and they look at me, as if I've lost my mind… " — John Lennon, "Watching the Wheels" Music inspires us, soothes us and unites us. The unity part is most appropriate as we ...

In the days after the Rockford City Council’s recent vote in favor of a Project Labor Agreement for the proposed Barber-Colman development, there have been many articles, social media posts, and ...

ROCKFORD, IL — Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and Joshua Jeffers of J. Jeffers & Co. on Feb. 17 announced the resumption of the massive estimated $430 million historic redevelopment project at the former ...