Winifred Baker

Statement about State Flag Contest

Rockford Hills (City Hall) – Over a month ago we launched a long process of renewing what our state symbols mean to our current citizenry, starting with finding our new state animal and state flower in the Cougar and Poppy, ending with the recent competition for a new design for our state flag. After weeks […]

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Statement about State Public Defender

Rockford Hills (City Hall) – On November 4th, the Governor’s office was contacted by current State Public Defender Raphael Messi to advise he would be stepping down from the role to move towards other projects on December 5th. Under Mr. Messi’s care, his Defenders have watched over the rights of countless cases, and the office […]

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Statement about State Attorney

Rockford Hills (City Hall) – We are pleased to announce our imminent nomination of the new State Attorney. We started this process several weeks ago on notification of State Attorney Ashbrook’s retirement. We thank her again for the effort she has put into her work and her dedication to the field. This is a significant […]

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