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Dick Durbin joins RFD for celebrations
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) officials were joined today by Senator Dick Durbin and other state and local leaders at a news conference to recognize and celebrate the most recent projects and accomplishments the airport has achieved, further enhancing growth and economic opportunities within the region.
At the news conference, leaders celebrated RFD’s numerous initiatives that have positively impacted jobs, enhanced the region’s reputation and further driven the area’s economic development efforts. In addition to Durbin, representatives from RFD were joined by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, Winnebago County Chairman Joe Chiarelli, Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury, and Machesney Park President Steve Johnson.
ROCKFORD The Winnebago County Board is developing a capital improvement plan that could finally seal the fate of the downtown Public Safety Building, which has sat mostly vacant and in limbo for years.
Last week, County Board members took the first step toward addressing the capital plan when they unanimously approved an ordinance to pump $3 million in fees collected from garbage haulers into the capital budget.
Funding from the federal COVID-19 relief package will also bolster the plan, which County Board Chairman Joe Chiarelli said was an overdue need. I don t know if we have ever had one, but it is something that my administration identified early on as something that was needed, Chiarelli said.