From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star Podcast
1) Chemtool Industrial Fire Complete News Conference (06/16/21)
The Rockford Register Star's coverage of the Chemtool industrial fire incident in Rockton, Illinois. Several representatives from emergency responders and the health department briefed reporters ...Show More
2) Not Just a Game with MMA star Corey Anderson
The former Hononegah wrestler, and UFC fighter, Corey Anderson, is now working his way up the Bellator ladder and recently advanced to the semifinals of the light heavyweight Grand Prix, with a $1M pr...Show More
3) First Free Rockford Worship Band sings "Amazing Grace"
The First Free Rockford Worship band performs during a community prayer event at the intersection of South Main Street at Morgan Street Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Rockford. Brother Carlos Chacon, South...Show More
4) Kathy Reum Searches for Her Son
Kathy Reum is looking for closure. Her 28-year-old son, Patrick Michael Reum, was last seen around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 walking out of his house in the 400 block of South First Street in Rockford&rs...Show More
5) Not Just a Game with Iowa wrestler Tony Cassioppi
Tony Cassioppi, the former Hononegah wrestler who won two state titles with an undefeated record back in his high school days, is starting to make some noise at the top college level now, too. Cassiop...Show More
6) Not Just a Game with Tom Guse, Zack Derus and Ethan Ackerman
Head coach Tom Guse and point guard Zach Derus talk about Lutheran's undefeated boys basketball season, and what they could have done with a state tournament this year, during this week's "Not Just a ...Show More
7) Not Just a Game with Sister Stephanie Baliga, the Running Nun
Sister Stephanie Baliga used to run competitively for Auburn and then the University of Illinois, but now she does it to help fund the Mission of Our Lady of Angel and its food pantry that feeds over ...Show More
8) How to make an award-winning snow sculpture with Fran Volz
Fran Volz carves a mermaid out of snow on the empty lot at the corner of North Church Street and John Street on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Rockford. Volz, a professional sculptor, bought the property...Show More
9) Not Just a Game with Anthony Billups, CHAPTER 2
Anthony Billups, the former Hononegah star pitcher who transformed into an artist and musician in the Nashville, Tennessee, scene, talks about his mural-painting business as well as his music career. ...Show More
10) Not Just a Game with Anthony Billups, CHAPTER 1
Anthony Billups was a star pitcher for Hononegah back in the late-90s and early 2000s, and went on to pitch his way through college. But a car accident and temporary blindness set him on a path toward...Show More