Good morning, Rockford.

River Bluff Health and Rehabilitation will host a free trick-or-treat at 3 p.m. on Oct.

29 at 4401 N. Main St., where costumed children can visit residents to collect treats; candy donations may be dropped off at the facility's front desk beforehand.

Learn about restorative justice and help shape a new youth Community Panel at Restorative Ripple: Part 2 on Oct.

28 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the RPL Nordlof Center, where organizers (City Violence Prevention Coordinating Council, Youth Services Network, Winnebago County State’s Attorney, and NAMI Northern Illinois) will offer a restorative circle, Q&A, and free food.

Lifescape Community Services (705 Kilburn Ave.) received the Governor’s Engaging Aging Award from the Illinois Department of Aging on Oct.

26 for its work serving seniors and adults with disabilities across 11 northern Illinois counties.

Machesney Park singer-songwriter McKenna Faith Winters signed with WLDCRD Untapped after winning two Josie Music Awards this year, and the management deal with founder Tarra Stubbins will guide her next releases and career moves.

Rockford artist Timothy Griffith won Best of Show at the Moments in Monochrome awards judged Oct.

9 at the Coliseum Museum in downtown Oregon, and the exhibit (80 works by 43 artists) runs through Nov. 14 with visitors able to vote for a People’s Choice winner when the show closes.

Gas prices in Rockford jumped 30 cents per gallon to start the week, rising to an average of $4.90 — the second-highest start this year.

The increase followed operational issues last week at the ExxonMobil Joliet refinery that supplies the Midwest, and the company is working to resolve them.

A nine-student graduate Spanish translation class at Northern Illinois University is translating the comic book Camp Kids in Motion (FLST 684), and the English book will have an official launch in early Nov. at NIU's Founders Memorial Library.

Anchors Sydni Stoffregen and Alyssa Kelly visited Skateland Rocks at 4843 Stenstrom Rd. as the rink celebrates National Roller Skating Month; skate lessons run each Saturday for beginners, and on Oct.

31 the rink will host a family session 2 to 4 p.m., a glow session 6 to 9 p.m., and an adult all-night skate 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Local boxer Julian Lugo will make his pro debut on Saturday, Oct.

31 at Hard Rock Casino Rockford's Rock the Ring: Halloween Havoc, facing Anthony Steele; the card includes three title fights, doors open at 5 p.m., and attendees must be 21+ (7801 E State St.).

IDOT began converting the intersection of Illinois 70 and Illinois 75 (just south of Durand) to a four-way stop on Oct.

26, installing stop signs, pavement markings and new signage; work is expected to be completed by 3 p.m. today, weather permitting, and message boards will alert drivers for one week.

A new ticketless parking system debuted Monday at Chicago Rockford International Airport (2 Airport Circle), letting registered travelers sign up once for automatic payment on exit with emailed receipts; rates remain $8 in advance/$9 day plus a service fee, and the first two hours stay free.