Editorial. Vote yes on home rule
Rockford needs home rule; it’s that simple. Without it, the city’s interest rates will continue to climb, our industries will continue to miss opportunities, our citizens will continue to pay more for less.
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Editorials
Editorial. An annually pointless bill
Joe Sosnowski’s HB4298, a carbon copy of his five other previous attempts, would require the state’s nearly 7,000 bodies of government to be solely responsible for posting this vital public information and foot the bill for maintaining accessible databases for the public to peruse.
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Editorial: Four months of a new Times
Four months ago, on Feb. 15, readers saw a new version of The Rock River Times. We made a promise
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Editorial: Whitman project Morrissey’s last stand
The long-rumored redevelopment of the Whitman Street/North 2nd Street interchange was finally revealed Tuesday night. It’s a plan 50 years
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Vote McNamara for mayor
For the first time in more than a decade, a new name will adorn the offices on the 8th floor
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Amerock a timely reminder of how good gov’t works
The ongoing game of political football over Gorman Co.’s plans to turn the ex-Amerock building into a massive downtown hotel
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Brian Leaf | 1959-2017
By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor Rockford has lost another great friend and ally: Brian Leaf, the longtime Register Star reporter and
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City Beat: Plows cover bus-goers’ paths
By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor It’s a common theme anywhere in the Midwest: you clear your driveway or sidewalk and
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Endorsements: Vote Clinton for President
Editor and Publisher Frank Schier, whilst battling lung and brain cancer, took a few moments from his treatment to dictate
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Endorsements: Representatives to the Illinois General Assembly
People love to talk about “change candidates” nowadays. They can fall in both main parties, maybe pop up from a
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Endorsements: Winnebago County Board
Where does one even begin with the current Winnebago County Board? Omnishambles might be under-performing in describing its work over
Read moreEndorsements: Fitzgerald for Coroner
Speaking of change that Illinois needs, here’s what should be a non-political appointee position of a local legislative body taking
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Endorsements: Vote Bustos for Congress
Democrat Cheri Bustos has served the 17th District admirably since being elected to the House for the first time in
Read moreEndorsements: Vote Mendoza for Comptroller
Leslie Munger has self-identified as Bruce Rauner’s “right-hand” in the first term governor’s failed executive. For a position that should
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Endorsements: Vote Duckworth for US Senate
Incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has never been one to eschew his own party’s leadership, bucking Republican standards to score
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