Philippe Cousteau speaks at Earth Day Awards

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-123981207731986.jpg’, ‘Photo by Frank Schier’, ‘Pictured with he East High School Key Club as the winners of Hutchcroft Environmental
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Javier Jimenez exhibits silk screen art at Kortman Gallery

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-123981215526413.jpg’, ”, ”); StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-123981219631593.jpg’, ”, ‘Pictured are two untitled screen prints by Javier Jimenez, on display at Kortman Gallery.‘); Rockford
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Charlotte’s Web presents Tanglefoot in ‘Farewell Tour’

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-1239812250319.jpg’, ‘Photo provided’, ‘Tanglefoot’s “Farewell Tour” will be presented at 8 p.m., Friday, April 17, at Mendelssohn Performing Arts
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Crossword: Information Please

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-123981188330717.jpg’, ”, ”); StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-12398119014981.jpg’, ”, ‘Last week's crossword answer.‘); Across 1 Desert watering hole 6 Warty amphibian 10 Pitch a tent 14 American Red Cross founder Barton 15 German carmaker 16 Part
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’Hogs begin playoffs against Admirals April 16

After an 80-game grueling regular season came to a close last Saturday night, the Rockford IceHogs are extremely happy they
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Severson Dells Notes: Something fishy

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-12398123272608.jpg’, ‘Photo provided by Byron Forest Preserve’, ‘Jessica Camling is all smiles after her catch.‘); I don’t fish, although it
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YMCA hosts open house April 18

One of the crown jewels of the Rock River Valley is having an open house this Saturday, April 18. The
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Health Department now offering nicotine replacement patches

OREGON, Ill.—Ogle County Health Department is now offering nicotine replacement patches (NRT) through “Break the Habit” program. To qualify for
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‘Eating to Lower Your Cholesterol’ offered by OSF St. Anthony Medical Center

Presented by the registered dietitians of OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, a one-session class called “Eating to Lower Your Cholesterol”
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Raw Energy: Eat raw, live longer

It begins with enzymes, chlorophyll, eating simply and sleeping well, drinking pure water and the power of our thoughts. How
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Green Expo set at Rockford College April 20

A Green Expo featuring products and services aimed at improving the environment will be at Rockford College from 4 to
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Many positives and a few negatives from White Sox’s first week

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-12398123772608.jpg’, ”, ”); Opening week in Major League Baseball has come and gone for the Chicago White Sox, and there
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Mourning Perry’s collapse at the Masters

As I sit and write this, a little more than three hours have passed since Angel Cabrera outplayed Kenny Perry
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Realtor.Rock: Realtors increase awareness of first-time buyers’ tax credit

StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-123981241731986.jpg’, ”, ‘Pat Callan‘); As sweet of a deal as the forgivable $8,000 first-time home buyers’ tax credit seems to
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Madigan urges federal regulators to push for mortgage modifications

CHICAGO—Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Feb. 2 called on the Office of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and
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Midwest cities feel auto industry pain

Just how grim life in industrial and manufacturing towns will be in the wake of an all-but-dismantled U.S. auto industry
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Majority of people killed in teen crashes are not teens

AURORA, Ill.—The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes continue to be people other than teen drivers themselves, according
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Talk, tour and enjoy treats at Beloit Regional Hospice

BELOIT, Wis.—Beloit Regional Hospice will host an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at their offices
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Earth Talk: Exploring the ‘green cities’ movement

Dear EarthTalk: What is the “green cities” movement? —John Moulton, Greenwich, Conn. Best described as a loose association of cities focused on
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Tube Talk: Guiding Light fades away after 72 years

I really feel for daytime fans. As if dealing with income taxes doesn’t make this time of year annoying enough,
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Literary Hook: The Clearing offers poetry camp

Each spring, we begin our series about writers’ offerings at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin. Many people in the
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Poetry Foundation: Seamus Heaney’s celebrated elegy

Seamus Heaney is likely the best-selling English-language poet alive. Famous, at this point, for being famous (he received the Nobel
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Auditions for Pec’s The King and I April 20-21

PECATONICA, Ill.—Pec Playhouse Theatre has announced open auditions for its summer musical, The King and I, a well-loved classic by
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Wine shipping would raise $1-$3 million for state

SPRINGFIELD– A bill recently introduced into the Illinois House of Representatives would help reduce the current state budget deficit by
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Illinois residents asked to fill out online survey

“Together We Can… Tell Us How” is a statewide survey launched on March 1 by the University of Illinois Extension
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Gas prices for the week of April 8-14, 2009

Regular Mid. Premium Diesel E-85 Rural Oaks Phillips 66- Rural & Prospect $2.13 $2.18 $2.23 BP- Highcrest & Alpine $2.12 $2.17 $2.22 Mobil- Highcrest & Alpine $2.13 $2.18 $2.23 Amoco- 1030 E. State St $2.13 $2.25 $2.32 Mobil- 1334 E. State
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