ROCKFORD — In a matter of minutes tonight, Rockford aldermen reversed a vote from last week — which knocked the proposed 2012 budget off balance — and put to rest worries that pink slips would be issued by the end of the year. A compromise was brokered between Dec. 5 and today that turned an …Read the full article

By Corina Curry Ald. Carl Wasco, D-4, plans to make it official Tuesday night: He will run for state representative next year.Wasco sent an invite to his announcement party over Facebook this afternoon.”Friends and family, please join me for my official kick-off for the 68th District of the Illinois House of Representatives. I would be …Read the full article

By Corina Curry ROCKFORD — City leaders gave aldermen an update on the financial status of two public safety pension funds this morning, but City Council members made no decisions on 2012 contribution levels. Aldermen are weighing three options to balance the 2012 budget: to fully fund public safety pensions or reduce funding by $1.5 …Read the full article

By Marissa Alter ROCKFORD (WREX) - Rockford has a balanced 2010 budget but there are questions whether it will stay that way. Alderman Carl Wasco calls it a bare bones spending plan. There are no immediate job cuts, but it includes, for the most part, hiring and wage freezes. “12 ayes, 1 no, Your Honor.” “We …Read the full article