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Rockford students team with artist to celebrate hometown pride with new mural

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Students from five Rockford Public School District middle schools are teaming up with professional artist Dustin Eckhardt to create a mural at Hillman Elementary.

The design is the result of a survey that asked students what makes them proud of Rockford.

“It’s cultural diversity, community. A sense of taking care of the environment and sustainability. And then play. You know, like high energy. Just sports and other artist reliefs and things like that,” Eckhardt said.

There’s also a portion of the mural for students to leave their own, personal touches.

Meet the Rockford artist beautifying neighborhoods with murals

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Jesse Leach is a Rockford artist looking to beautify neighborhoods with new murals. You can find him at the corner of Charles Street and Center Terrace in Rockford, working on a mural he calls 'Food For Thought.' It was commissioned by the owners of Da Catch,…

June 12, 2025

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Local students’ artwork featured in Rockford Art Museum’s 84th Young Artist Show

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Artwork made by students from local schools was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Rockford Art Museum's 84th annual Young Artist Show. A child from each grade level, from kindergarten to 8th grade, received a recognition award and a goody gift bag during the presentation. Artwork…

April 7, 2025

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Back to School 2025: Here’s when Rockford-area students head back to class

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — We may be in the dog days of summer, but local school districts are preparing to greet returning students for the 2025-2026 school year. We compiled a list of local school start dates for Rockford and the surrounding area. BELVIDERE DISTRICT #100: Thursday, August 21stBOYLAN CATHOLIC…

July 15, 2025

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