SEGMENT #1: Rockford Area Arts Council Exec Dir Mary McNamara Bernsten 

Mary McNamara Bernsten, Executive Director of the Rockford Area Arts Council recaps the easy way to shop local artists and shops this year through their website ArtsForEveryone.com/Shops. She also outlines the nomination process for the upcoming March 7th Rockford Area Arts Council Art Awards. She wraps up this segment outlining and detailing the recent purchase of the Old Armory Building on North Main and  what lies ahead for the renovations.

SEGMENT #2 : Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Xmas Recycling Tips with Director Corinne Sosso 

The segment outlines all of the items this Christmas season presents for recycling with KNIB. Everything from old aluminum foil, to cookie cutters, to real and fake trees are covered in this segment. More details at KNIB.ORG.  

SEGMENT #3: Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara

In this segment, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara discusses the latest Economic Development news of new businesses, and how the new Library and other developments in 2024 made a difference. He also outlines the recently opened Household Hazardous Waste Site that was closed since 1995.  He outlines his pride and wonderment for the graduating class of 125 at Goodwill, and wraps with his thoughts on participating in the recent 83rd Remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day with WW2 Vets at Hard Rock.