Indigenous Peoples Day

It's official, October 12th in Rockford has been declared Indigenous People's Day. Monday is still widely recognized as Columbus Day by a lot of places around the United States. However, like many cities, Rockford is making the change to recognize indigenous people...

States and school districts around the country are making the move away from Columbus Day toward other commemorative events, and now Rockford schools will take a day off on Election Day instead.