Rockford man reported missing Jan. 4 found dead in Ogle County barn Jan. 10

Online Staff Report The body of 52-year-old Rockford resident Francisco Hernandez was found in an abandoned farmhouse off Edson Road in
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Snow sculpting competition rescheduled for Jan. 25-28 at Rockford’s Sinnissippi Park

Online Staff Report The 26th Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition — originally scheduled for Jan. 18-21 at Sinnissippi Park, 1401 N.
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Juvenile Detention Center, Rock River Academy employee charged with sexual abuse of two minors

Online Staff Report Ellis W. Simmons, 33, an employee at the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center and the Rock River Academy,
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January 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 2 Comments

Rock Valley College Faculty Association addresses ongoing contract dispute

Editor’s note: The following release was issued Jan. 5 by Linden Griesbach, chairman of the Rock Valley College (RVC)
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January 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

More than 180 citations made in statewide disability parking crackdown

Online Staff Report The Secretary of State Police issued 187 citations during a statewide crackdown on people who illegally park in
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January 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Adoption information meeting Jan. 8 at Saint Anthony Medical Center

Online Staff Report Children’s Home + Aid Society of Illinois will hold an adoption information meeting from 1 to 3 p.m.,
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January 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Guilford teacher charged with aggravated battery involving student

Online Staff Report Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced Jan. 5 that Aaron P. Oetting, 36, a teacher at Rockford
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January 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 3 Comments

Madigan: Winnebago woman stole $1 million from Wirtz Beverage in Rockford

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) announced Jan. 5 charges against a Winnebago woman for allegedly
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January 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Carlos Zambrano traded to Miami, Cubs get Chris Volstad in return

Online Staff Report Carlos Zambrano will not get his wish to “remain a Cub for life.” The Chicago Cubs have
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January 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Police in search of Rockford man who was last seen Jan. 3

Online Staff Report Winnebago County Sheriff’s Police are in search of a Rockford man who was last seen by his
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January 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Postal Service meeting tonight (Jan. 5) to address moving Rockford mail processing to Madison, Wis.

Online Staff Report A public meeting to discuss the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to move mail processing operations from Rockford to
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January 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Area Realtors: Sales down 3.8 percent in 2011, lowest decrease since start of housing recession

Online Staff Report Rockford Area Realtors (RAR) sold 3,213 homes and condos in 2011, 3.8 percent lower than the 3,341 properties
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January 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Home & Garden> Local News> Real Estate News | Comments (0)

JT’s Bourbon Street Grille owner upset with city after request to stay open past midnight on New Year’s Eve denied

Online Staff Report Anthony Foreman, owner of JT’s Bourbon Street Grille at 1407 N. Main St., Rockford, is upset with the
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December 30, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Sheriff’s Office offers free rides home from New Year’s Eve celebrations

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office will offer its annual “Sheriff’s New Year’s Eve Ride Home Program” from 11
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December 30, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Elliot Golf Course open New Year’s Eve Saturday, Dec. 31

Online Staff Report Golfing at a Rockford Park District course in December isn’t always an option, but for one day this
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December 30, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

New motor vehicle laws take effect in January

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Illinois State Police (ISP) will begin enforcing new motor vehicle laws
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December 30, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

New laws backed by Illinois Attorney General take effect Jan. 1

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — New laws to crack down on repeat methamphetamine offenders and to strengthen the Illinois DNA database
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December 30, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Former Pecatonica Fire Department employees charged with theft, conspiracy to commit theft and forgery

Online Staff Report Two former employees of the Pecatonica Fire Department have been arrested and charged with theft, conspiracy to commit
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December 29, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Santorum surges in Iowa while Romney and Paul remain out front

Online Staff Report With Iowa’s Jan. 3 first-in-the-nation caucuses less than a week away, the race for the Republican nomination
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December 29, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Pre-New Year’s Eve party at Prairie Street Brewhouse Dec. 30

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Prairie Street Brewhouse, 200 Prairie St., will offer a pre-New Year’s Eve celebration beginning at 7 p.m.,
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December 29, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Dec. 28 rally in support of Rock Valley College instructors

Online Staff Report A rally in support of Rock Valley College (RVC) instructors — who have been without a contract since
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Roscoe man arrested on child pornography charges

Online Staff Report Randolph Lovelace, 53, of Roscoe, Ill., was arrested on three counts of child pornography Dec. 22, the Roscoe
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

First Rockford Group purchases land near Chicago Rockford International Airport

Online Staff Report First Rockford Group, Inc., announced the acquisition of the former Danaher Motion building at 4301 Kishwaukee St. in
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State police arrest 12 for DUI between Nov. 21 and Dec. 26

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander Lt. Martin Zamudio announced the following arrests were made
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Two key traffic laws to take effect Jan. 1

Online Staff Report Two pieces of legislation supported this year by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will take effect as
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: Penalties plague IceHogs in Milwaukee

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist The Rockford IceHogs will soon embark on a seven-game road trip, and if the team plays the
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December 27, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Post Offices open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve; Rockford’s Harrison branch closes at 3:30 p.m. both days

Online Staff Report BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. — All Post Offices throughout the northern Illinois area with 600, 602 and 610, 611 ZIP
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December 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

91.9 million expected to travel during holidays

Online Staff Report HELENA, Mont. — AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the
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December 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Durand teacher gets four years probation for child porn, indecent solicitation charges

Online Staff Report Brett Meier, 43, pled guilty to the charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child Dec.
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December 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Park District offers winter break activities

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District has plenty of ways for students on winter break to stay busy, and for families
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December 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Former Winnebago High teacher charged with sexual assault of student

Online Staff Report Thomas Odon, 24, a former band teacher at Winnebago High School, has been charged with two counts of
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December 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Red Cross had 137 big U.S. relief operations in 46 states in 2011

Online Staff Report The American Red Cross helped thousands of people whose lives were forever changed by disasters, including tornadoes, floods,
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December 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)

Anderson Packaging and associates donate $111,000 to Rockford area charities

Online Staff Report Anderson Packaging, a business unit of AmerisourceBergen Consulting Group, has raised $111,000 for area charities in its Fifth
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December 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

EPA issues landmark standard for mercury, air toxics pollution from coal-fired power plants

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever nationwide standard for mercury
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

$335 million settlement reached with Countrywide/Bank of America over discriminatory lending

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced Dec. 21
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | 4 Comments

Woman sentenced to four years for aggravated identity theft

Online Staff Report Elizabeth Schmidtke, 27, pled guilty to aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to four years in the Illinois
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 15 years for residential burglary

Online Staff Report Joey Harris, 39, pled guilty to residential burglary and was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Jesse White notes 9 percent decrease in alcohol-related fatalities, reminds drivers to be safe during holidays

Online Staff Report Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White noted that alcohol-related fatalities have decreased by 9 percent from the previous
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Instant Tax Service holds toy, food and clothing drive Dec. 23

Online Staff Report Instant Tax Service will hold a toy, food and clothing drive from noon to 4 p.m., Friday,
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Loves Park man arrested on heroin, cocaine charges

Online Staff Report Deon A. Conley, 30, of the 100 block of Pennsylvania Ave., Loves Park, was arrested and charged with
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December 20, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Victim of South Fourth Street homicide died of stab wound

Online Staff Report Terry Johnson, 47, who was found dead in the back yard of a house at 1802 S. Fourth
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December 20, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Dec. 21 service memorializes homeless who died in past year

Online Staff Report A local observance of the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, at
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December 20, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

JT’s Bourbon Street Grille hosts free Christmas buffet

Online Staff Report Wednesday, Dec. 21, JT’s Bourbon Street Grille will host its Second Annual Free Christmas Buffet at 7
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December 20, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police investigate possible homicide after man found dead in back yard on South Fourth Street

Online Staff Report Rockford police are investigating a possible homicide after a man was found dead in the back yard of
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Ron Paul leads Iowa polls, still third in national polls

Online Staff Report U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, now leads the race for the Republican nomination for president — in Iowa. Iowa’s
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 10 Comments

Bears’ Johnny Knox out for rest of season, playoff hopes dim

Online Staff Report Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox will miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury to
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Edgebrook merchants accept donations for Rosie’s Birthday Club through Dec. 24

Online Staff Report Four Edgebrook shopping center merchants are accepting donations for Rosie’s Birthday Club through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

HUD, VA to provide permanent housing, support to 60 homeless vets in Illinois

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Illinois legislators extend biodiesel program for five years

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Members of the Illinois House and Senate recently approved the extension of the state’s biodiesel
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Drunk driver travels 11 miles in wrong direction on Edens Expressway; listen to 911 calls

NOTE: Links to 911 calls are included at the end of this article. Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois State Police are
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December 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)


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