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Illinois receives nearly $25 million from largest-ever health care fraud settlement

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined her state counterparts and the federal government July 2
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Restrictions in place on Rock River for July 4 holiday

Online Staff Report Winnebago County Sheriff Richard A. Meyers announced the following restrictions for the Rock River Wednesday, July 4: • Effective
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Beloit, Wis., man dies following motorcycle accident on Perryville Road

Online Staff Report Christopher Fanizzo, 23, of Beloit, Wis., was killed Sunday, July 1, when he lost control of his motorcycle
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July 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lotteries to determine ballot position for two forest preserve district seats

Online Staff Report Winnebago County Clerk Margie M. Mullins has announced two lotteries will be conducted to determine the ballot position
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July 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Schult pitches Slammers past RiverHawks

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Joliet’s Jim Schult tossed 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and Kyle Maunus hit
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July 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 90 years for 2011 aggravated criminal sexual assault

Online Staff Report Nathan Bell, 61, was sentenced June 29 to 90 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by
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June 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford man arrested on cannabis charges after search of Arthur Avenue apartment

Online Staff Report During the past several weeks, members of the Rockford Police Department have been conducting an investigation into
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June 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford man charged with June 8 armed robbery of Cash Store on South Alpine

Online Staff Report Filbert B. Mendoza, 31, of Rockford, has been arrested and charged with armed robbery with a handgun in
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June 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford City Market sees record 15,378 visitors so far this season

Online Staff Report Attendance levels in the first four weeks of the Rockford City Market season have exceeded the pace set
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June 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Herrera’s record night lifts RiverHawks to victory

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Javier Herrera became the first player in team history to hit for the cycle,
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June 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Comptroller: ‘Obamacare’ could cost state as much as $2.4 billion over six years as more enroll in Medicaid

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (R) warned lawmakers June 28 that the Supreme Court’s ruling to
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

‘Obamacare’ narrowly upheld by Supreme Court in 5-4 decision

By Shauna Ubersox Staff Writer In a close 5-4 ruling Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

With temperatures expected near 100, area agencies offer tips to stay cool, safe

Online Staff Report With temperatures expected to reach triple digits today, Thursday, June 28, the Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) and
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police warn far east-side residents of increase in residential burglaries

Online Staff Report The Rockford Police Department is encouraging residents on the city’s far east side to be vigilant in securing
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Chicago’s NATO costs still being tabulated

By Jayette Bolinski and Stephanie Fryer Illinois Statehouse News CHICAGO — It’s been more than a month since Chicago hosted the international
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 7 1/2 years for possession with intent to deliver cocaine

Online Staff Report Kevin Jones, 26, pled guilty to the offense of possession with intent to deliver 1-15 grams of cocaine
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Regardless of Supreme Court ruling on ‘Obamacare,’ health care costs going up

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Listening to experts and advocates of all political stripes, it seems health care
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 3 Comments

Madigan, states announce settlement over deceptive exploitation of veterans’ education benefits

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined several of her counterparts, U.S. senators and federal
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Rock River Valley Blood Center in need of blood donors prior to July 4 holiday

Online Staff Report To ensure an adequate summer blood supply, Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is asking healthy individuals to
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)

State police arrest nine for DUI in Winnebago County

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander, Captain James Alexander, announced the following arrests were made
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Jim Hughes to run for Rockford mayor

Online Staff Report James “Jim” Hughes will announce his candidacy as a Democratic candidate for mayor of Rockford at Memorial Hall
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June 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Shapiro named acting U.S. attorney in Chicago

By Jayette Bolinski Illinois Statehouse News CHICAGO — A federal prosecutor with 40 years of experience was named interim U.S. attorney for
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June 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Man pleads guilty to five counts of delivery of a controlled substance

Online Staff Report Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced June 22 that Jeremy Arthurs, 34, pled guilty May 18 in
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June 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Grand jury finds use of deadly force justified in Jan. 28 officer-involved shooting death

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County Integrity Task Force has completed a thorough investigation of the officer-involved shooting that occurred Jan.
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June 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

RiverHawks down Grizzlies 5-1

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Jet Butler hit a three-run homer and Ziggie VanderWall pitched six scoreless innings Monday
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June 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Demolition of Rockford’s Tapco building set for June 20

Online Staff Report The demolition of the Tapco building in downtown Rockford is scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 20. City and
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June 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford garden walk set for Wednesday, June 20

Online Staff Report The Council of Rockford Gardeners will present their 2012 garden walk from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June
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June 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Home & Garden | Comments (0)

Rockford man arrested on heroin, cannabis charges

Online Staff Report The Rockford Police Department’s Gang Unit has been deployed to southwest Rockford as a result of an increase
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June 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

TRRT’s Amerock series wins Illinois Press Association award for best News Reporting Series

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor Contributing Writer Richard S. Gubbe and The Rock River Times have been awarded first place for best
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June 15, 2012 | Also published in Amerock & Water Contamination Series> Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Cig tax to go up $1, cuts to be made to Medicaid beginning July 1

By Jayette Bolinski Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed off on a cigarette tax hike and
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June 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Division-leading Boomers rally to beat RiverHawks 3-2

Online Staff Report SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Schaumburg rallied for three runs off the Rockford bullpen in the eighth inning Thursday, June
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June 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Governor at Rockford’s Clock Tower June 15 to sign bill to protect letter carriers

Online Staff Report Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) will be in Rockford Friday, June 15, to sign into law a bill
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Sinnissippi Golf Course celebrates 100 years with specials June 15-22

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District invites golfers to join the week-long celebration of Sinnissippi Golf Course’s 100th birthday, Friday-Friday, June
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

RiverHawks Stadium to host high school All-Star Game June 15

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — RiverHawks Stadium will be showcasing some of the best high school baseball players in
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson at Coronado July 26; tickets go on sale June 15

Online Staff Report Two icons of American music, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson, come together for a landmark evening of
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | 1 Comment

Angry Birds at Rockford’s Discovery Center June 15

Online Staff Report Ready, aim, launch! Rockford’s Discovery Center Museum kicks off its Family Friday series with Angry Birds from 11
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Rockford police investigate June 13 west-side robberies

Online Staff Report Rockford police are investigating two June 13 robberies, one that occurred near Arthur Avenue and Avon Street and
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Park District board approves short-term lease of Windsor Lake in Loves Park

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners approved a short-term lease June 12 with Ed Carlson Sr. and family
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Dixon man faces child porn charges

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced June 13 the arrest of a Lee County man
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Millwright injured during 2005 re-tooling of Belvidere’s Chrysler Assembly Plant reaches $3.4 million settlement

Online Staff Report Apprentice millwright James Susan, who lost his left hand in 2005 when he attempted to take a measurement
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Four shows of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’ remain June 14-16 at Rockford’s BMO Harris Bank Center

Online Staff Report Following its opening-night performance, four performances remain of Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam at Rockford’s BMO Harris Bank
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

RiverHawks unable to complete sweep, fall 12-5

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — The Rockford RiverHawks fell 12-5 to the Windy City ThunderBolts Wednesday, June 13, but
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June 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Three arrested after drugs found at Charles Street apartment

Online Staff Report Members of the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information from an anonymous citizen that they believed
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford man arrested on cannabis, possession of stolen property charges

Online Staff Report Erich D. Tresemer, 36, of Rockford, has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Rescue Mission gets perfect score in state audit of recovery program

Online Staff Report Rockford Rescue Mission received a perfect score in a recent audit conducted by the Division of Alcoholism and
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lee pitches RiverHawks past ThunderBolts

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Mike Lee pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Michael Hur had a go-ahead
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

State police arrest nine for DUI in Jo Daviess, Winnebago and Stephenson counties

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander Capt. James Alexander announced the following arrests were made
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June 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Hur’s big night lifts RiverHawks

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Michael Hur’s two-homer night and Ziggie VanderWall’s strong outing on the mound Monday, June
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June 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Rockford man involved in May 29 motorcycle accident dies

Online Staff Report Leroy McFadden, 34, of Rockford, was pronounced dead at Rockford Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit at 11:28 a.m.,
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June 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man guilty of May 2008 murder, sexual assault of woman

Online Staff Report Edward Johnson, 33, was found guilty June 7 of four counts of first-degree murder, two counts aggravated criminal
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June 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)


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