Open Letter to Rockford Restaurants: Please Open on Sunday Nights!

We get it, there aren't a lot of people walking around downtown Rockford looking for restaurants on Sunday nights... but half of the problem is we know nothing is open. Let's fix it. 

There are so many things in life we can't fix, I don't even want to list them here because that's not what this story is about. This story is about something we can fix, downtown Rockford restaurants being open on Sunday late afternoon and nights.

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We are incredibly lucky to have so many great restaurants in Rockford. Up and down State Street and almost every other street imaginable, it's pretty delicious in the 815.

But, after about 2 p.m. on Sunday, it's tough to find a non chain restaurant to hang with your friends or family. It's even harder the closer you get downtown... but it would be awesome if this wasn't the case.

Every year there are more apartment buildings being built downtown, yet the bars and restaurants stay closed on Sundays. Why? The apartment dwellers would love somewhere to eat!

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Just last Sunday my neighbor and I were looking for somewhere to go and every place we wanted to head to was closed all day on Sunday, or closed at 2 p.m. We happened to want to grab a drink at 3. We ended up at the Embassy Suites, which is open every day thankfully!

While we had a good time there, it would be great to have more options.

Let's Do 'Summer Sundays,' in Rockford This Year!

I know that the spots are closed because business isn't booming on Sundays, but what if, we made it boom?! I'm thinking 'Summer Sundays,' the first Sunday of every month this summer, we get the bars and restaurants to stay open and we pack the businesses?

Who's with me?