Chief Pankow has served as Rockford's first female Fire Chief since 2021. If she is appointed by the State Senate, she will ...

Rockford's Michele Pankow will be the first woman in the state of Illinois to serve as the State Fire Marshal. Gov. JB ...

"The heartbeat of Pride Month lies not just in celebration but also in honoring the legacies that made such joy possible," ...

"Some guy that came here was a man from Rockford, Illinois. I don't think that was it. [The other belief is], the street out here, people used to cross it all the time, walking on rocks and stuff.

Michele Pankow, Rockford's first female Fire Chief, is set to become Illinois' first female State Fire Marshal on July 14th, ...