From prairie to the White House: Inside a Tribe’s quest to stop a pipeline
By Ernest Scheyder & Valerie Volcovici Reuters CANNON BALL, N.D./WASHINGTON – Three days after guard dogs attacked Native Americans protesting an
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4 quotes from the first Clinton-Trump debate, explained
By Chad Williams, Emily J. Blanchard, Richard Painter & Valerie Hudson The Conversation Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump faced off for
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Illinois observes its first Gold Star Families Day
Illinois mothers who lost children in service to the U.S. military have a day in their honor, and now the
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Hands-on solar workshop comes to Oregon
The Illinois Renewable Energy Association is offering a Hands-on Photovoltaic (PV) class for persons interested in adding solar electricity options to
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In ruling’s wake, how to raise juror pay deliberated anew
The question of how to increase jury pay in Illinois without hitting taxpayers’ wallets is back after last week’s Illinois
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Ogle County electronics recycling drop-off, Friday
The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will again be conducting an electronics recycling drop-off event this Friday, 9
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Donald Trump and the return of seditious libel
This year, for the first time since at least Richard Nixon, the leader of one of our major political parties
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2016 RAMI nominations
Nominations for the 2016 RAMI (Rockford Area Music Industry) Awards are now open! Like last year, there are three separate
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5 key debate moments that altered presidential races
By Robert Speel The Conversation Every presidential election year in my American Political Campaigns and Elections course, I get an opportunity
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Student-loan debt advocacy group slams employer-aid bill
A student-loan debt advocacy group said a central Illinois congressman’s idea to allow employers to help employees with student-loan debt
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Rockford City Market: Sept. 23
Last month, the Rock River Development Partnership received a Double Value Coupon Program grant through LINKUp Illinois. Electric benefit transfer
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‘Rolling with Rotary’ – West side sidewalk-to-sidewalk cleanup project
From the Rockford Rotary Rotarians from Chicago, Rockford, Loves Park and Cherry Valley will join forces with the Westgateway Coalition
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FAFSA timeline moves up for incoming college students
By Beth Pinsker Reuters NEW YORK – What does a pug looking at a computer have to do with the Oct.
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RSO announces opening night, Oct. 1
The Rockford Symphony Orchestra is set for its Opening Night performance, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Coronado Performing
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Amid state’s political darkness, a bright spot in criminal justice reform
By Austin Berg Illinois News Network Not much is going right in Illinois. It’s home to the worst population loss
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