Hundreds of fans “surrendered” to the allure of meeting rock legend Rick Nielsen Friday night at the 53rd Avenue Hy-Vee in ...

Cheap Trick, Rockford, Illinois’s greatest musical export, released their fourth studio album, “Dream Police” on Sept. 21, 1979.

Cheap Trick was formed in Rockford in 1973 by Robin Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A huge, 62-foot replica guitar monument to Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen has arrived at Hard Rock Casino Rockford, ready to be installed.

It may be cold outside, but Elk Grove Village officials were thinking warm thoughts with their announcement of the 2025 ...

Legendary rock band Cheap Trick will perform on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., in the Hard Rock Event Center at the Seminole Hard ...

Cheap Trick formed in the mid-'70s in Illinois with a bag of power-pop tricks cribbed from bands like the Beatles and Badfinger. But guitarist Rick Nielsen was also a fan and student of the era's ...

17) village board meeting, which will include performances by Cheap Trick, O.A.R., Scotty McCreery and Bachman-Turner ...