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The graffiti is gone. Roughly a year after the building was sold, work is progressing to its final stages.

ROCKFORD — A plan to transform the former Kmart on East State Street into a global grocery market and food hall has been put on hold due to issues financing the project, according to one of the developers and the alderman of the ward.

ROCKFORD — A new restaurant is coming to the longtime home of RBI Bar and Grill on Perryville Road later this summer.

Here’s an explanation of what happened with Saturday’s grand finale — and why parts fired long after it was set to conclude.

ROCKFORD — The developer behind a proposed data center at the south end of the city already has a tax incentive agreement in place with the state, according to records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

ROCKFORD — The brothers behind Olivo Taco and other businesses are preparing to open a new international grocery store in the former Save-A-Lot space on South Alpine Road.

ROCKFORD — Hard Rock Casino Rockford plans to break ground this year on its long-awaited hotel and convention center, which is targeted to open in late 2027.