Rockford News

Halfway Through Rockford City Marke t - Come see your favorite first session vendors before they leave!

5th Annual Rock River Off-Season Competition Gives Back!  R2OC to Offer Scholarships, Grant Money as Event Expands to 36 Teams

A Weekend Full of Markets - City Market, Vintage Market and North End Market taking place this weekend

RACVB Announces New Board Officers and Members -  David Anderson Elected As Board Chair

Rockford City Market Full of Greens! Local Vendors Weekly Offering Fresh Produce

ECNL Tournament Hosted In Rockford For First Time - One of the largest tournaments in Rockford projected to bring $2,520,000 EEI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 Rockford, IL — Mercyhealth

MMA Fighter Corey Anderson headlines RACVB’s Sport Stories Event -  Guest panelists include Toronto Raptor Fred VanVleet, Team USA Boxing Champion Angel Martinez and NJCAA Champion...

Premier SuperCopa Bringing Game to Stateline Area - Prestigious tournament to attract more than 15,000 people to the area

Shop The Blocks During Rockford City Market Brining Community Together for Entertainment and Fun!

City Market Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend Entertainment, Food, and Fun for All Ages

Chill Out and Have Fun in the Sun this Summer in the Rockford Region -  RACVB lists Summer Love activities and events to enjoy this season

2017 Rockford City Market Season Opening Vendors, Musicians and Activities Return for an Eighth Season

Fred VanVleet & RACVB to Host First FVV Summer Camp & Fan Fest, June 23-25 - Kids kindergarten – high school are encouraged to take part in basketball camp; Families encouraged to...

Rockford Region Sites & Attractions See Increase in 2016 Attendance Numbers - More than 7.6 million guests experienced the Rockford region in 2016

Memorial Day Weekend to Feature Multi Sports Festival at UW Health Sports Factory -  American Cornhole Organization Tournament and America’s Team Table Tennis Championships to be held;...

A Final Farewell to the Downtown Sculptures -  The public is invited to write thank you notes at Spring ArtScene

RACVB Wins Best Tourism Marketing and Best Branding Initiative at IL Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism -  Campaigns highlighting Cheap Trick’s Rock & Roll Hall of...

Play Big, Win Big - Sports tournaments collectively generate an estimated economic impact of $985,500

Jehovah’s Witnesses to Bring Regional Convention Back to Rockford - This multi-weekend event is expected to draw 15,000 attendees to the region

U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships to be Held in Rockford -  Skating teams, visitors to spend an estimated $630,000

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls Bowlers Compete for State Finals -  Visitors to spend an estimated $103,000 in the region

RACVB & RAEDC to Highlight Rockford’s Growing Economy on SiriusXM Radio -  Prestigious business show Knowledge@Wharton will focus on latest business trends in the Rockford region...

RACVB Celebrates National Plan for Vacation Day -  Rockford region residents and visitors are encouraged to plan their time off

FVV All-Star Party Fundraiser to Help Youth Sports Events in Rockford -  Party features meet & greet opportunity with VanVleet

RACVB’s Forest City Beautiful Keeps on Growing - Community Foundation of Northern Illinois awards grant to project aimed at beautifying downtown Rockford

Tough Mudder Weekend of Events in August 2017 -  Rockford chosen as one of six locations for new event; to be featured in 2017 through Tough Mudder and CBS Sports partnership

GoRockford.com nabs Gold MarCom Award -  RACVB’s redesigned website launched in May 2016

Stroll on State 2016 Breaks Records with 75,000 in Attendance

Fred VanVleet Announced as RACVB’s First Sports Tourism Ambassador -  New sports marketing campaign launched: Bring Your Game 2 Rockford (BYG2RKFD)

Holiday Events Light Up Downtown Rockford this Season -  River Lights, Shop on State, 12 Bars of Christmas return better than ever