Posts by Doug Hessong

GRCC Government Affairs Committee Supports TIF District on Rockford’s South side It’s often said that if you do what you love, then success will follow. Sounds simple, right? However, simple doesn’t necessarily mean easy. Chasing your dreams can be a tale of setbacks, thwarted hopes, and maximum effort with little reward. But Paul Sletten proves…

GRCC Government Affairs Committee Supports TIF District on Rockford’s South side In 2008, I found myself newly graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University, a semester earlier than the traditional four-year experience, mostly friendless, and tired of binging Netflix alone on my newly purchased adult couch. Growing up in Byron, I had known the commercial side of…

GRCC Government Affairs Committee Supports TIF District on Rockford’s South side As four travel companions and I piled into a minivan outside our rented home on the big island of Hawaii, we happily chatted about our morning spent snorkeling, getting fitted for gear at the surf shop, and gliding among the corral at Captain Cook…