ROCKFORD — Phone numbers to several Winnebago County offices will be temporarily re-routed Monday to accommodate an upgrade in phone service.
In an attempt to have the least public impact, the AT&T upgrade will take place Monday when most county offices will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Winnebago County Chief Information Officer Gus Gentner said.
Alternate communication arrangements have been made with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and Corrections, Coroner, Animal Services, Juvenile Detention Center, and River Bluff Nursing Home.
The following phone numbers have been assigned to these departments during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday:
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office: 779-548-0921
Winnebago County Corrections: 815-246-2869
Winnebago County Coroner: 815-317-6834
Animal Services east of the Rock River: 779-548-0798
Animal Services west of the Rock River: 779-548-0907
Juvenile Detention Center: 779-548-0928
River Bluff Nursing Home: 779-548-0913
After 4 p.m. all Winnebago County phone services and numbers will be restored, and the temporary phone numbers will be discontinued.
Visit the Winnebago County and Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office websites (wincoil.us and winnebagosheriff.com) for a list of temporary phone numbers for each department. Winnebago County Government and Winnebago County Animal Services have also placed contact information on their Facebook pages.
Chris Green: 815-987-1241; cgreen@rrstar.com; @chrisfgreen