After weeks of uncertainty and a debate over whether taxpayer funds should help a national food chain, the Rockford City Council voted 9-4 Monday night to approve a $200,000 economic incentive for a planned McDonald's at 4103 W. State Street.
The Rockford City Council will take a second vote next week on a $200,000 public subsidy tied to a planned McDonald’s at W. State Street and Springfield Avenue.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — McDonald's is seeking a permit to build a new location in Rockford, adjacent to a busy grocery store. An application for a special use permit to create a drive-thru McDonald's restaurant at 1869 North Perryville Road, near Meijer's grocery store, is under consideration by the city's…