This Week in the Stateline: Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara talks downtown development

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about three downtown development projects being aided by city funding. 

Podcast: Mayor Tom McNamara talks about public safety initiatives after year-end crime data release

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the city's public safety initiatives after the year-end crime data was released earlier this week. They also talked about Rockford ranking on the Wall Street Journal's em

Podcast: Mayor Tom McNamara talks about public safety initiatives after year-end crime data release

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the city's public safety initiatives after the year-end crime data was released earlier this week. They also talked about Rockford ranking on the Wall Street Journal's em

Podcast: Transform Rockford

Wally Haas, the executive director of Transform Rockford, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about what the nonprofit organization is up to now more than a decade after its launch. "We're always there when the community needs us, w

Podcast: Better Business Bureau warns of scams rising during tax season

Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to warn residents about a surge in scams and fraud that come with tax season. Taxpayers lost $5.7 billion across the c

Podcast: Recapping Rockford's 2023 with Mayor Tom McNamara

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline for an annual end-of-the-year wrap up of news that came out of City Hall. The nearly half-hour recap covers economic development, property taxes, public safety and crime, workforce devel

Podcast: How Discovery Center can help keep kids active over holiday break

Ann Marie Walker joins Steve Summers and Ryan Sartori on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the latest news for the Discovery Center Museum, including the retirement of longtime executive director Sarah Wolf at the end of January. They also discuss

Podcast: Mayor Tom McNamara talks surplus spending, lobbying in Springfield

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the city's plan to spend surplus funding and what City Council will ask its lobbyist to advocate for in Springfield.

Podcast: Mayor McNamara recaps Stroll on State, new Entertainment District and more

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to discuss last weekend's Stroll on State, funding for local nonprofits, the winner of the mayor's Christmas card contest, the city's upcoming capital improvement plan and the city's

Podcast: Mayor Tom McNamara talks Stellantis, homebuilding incentives and more

Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the deal to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant and add a new electric battery plant. They also discuss a new program that rebates property taxes to encourage new homebuild