Pritzker selects Rockford to be 1 of 5 state-designated cultural districts

Pritzker selects Rockford to be 1 of 5 state-designated cultural districts

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Governor JB Pritzker has selected Rockford as one of five areas to be considered a cultural district in Illinois. The chosen area for the cultural district is home to Rockford's first neighborhood, located in the Southwest corridor of the city. "We don't want to compete with Chicago or with any of the other things because there are going to be five of them... we just wanted one out of those five, and Chicago could have th…