Just 12 percent of engineers around the world are women. Rockford based Collins Aerospace is working to change that by breaking down the stigma that is just for boys and introducing girls to the industry.
Owner Jenny Ralston says she’s come a long way from making skin care in her grandmother’s kitchen and can’t thank the City Market enough for giving her the platform to begin her business that’s grown so much over the last decade, even during a health crisis.
While COVID-19 still dominates talk this February, every other year the second month is the peak month of flue season. But one local doctor says this year’s flu season is almost non existent.
Madigan resigned his seat as a state representative one week ago, little more than a month after surrendering the gavel as Speaker of the Illinois House.
Retail stores across the country spent 2020 on a financial rollercoaster and were forced to find unique ways to sell their products. But the National Retail Federation says that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Illinois’ 22nd District seat now sits empty just 72 hours after being filled as former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s pick to replace him in the house didn’t work out.
UWPD is searching for a 48-year-old Rockford, Illinois, woman who has not been seen since walking out of American Family Children’s Hospital early Tuesday afternoon.