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Instant Tax Service holds toy, food and clothing drive Dec. 23
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Instant Tax Service will hold a toy, food and clothing drive from noon to 4 p.m., Friday,
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Loves Park man arrested on heroin, cocaine charges
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Deon A. Conley, 30, of the 100 block of Pennsylvania Ave., Loves Park, was arrested and charged with
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Victim of South Fourth Street homicide died of stab wound
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Terry Johnson, 47, who was found dead in the back yard of a house at 1802 S. Fourth
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Dec. 21 service memorializes homeless who died in past year
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A local observance of the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, at
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JT’s Bourbon Street Grille hosts free Christmas buffet
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Wednesday, Dec. 21, JT’s Bourbon Street Grille will host its Second Annual Free Christmas Buffet at 7
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Police investigate possible homicide after man found dead in back yard on South Fourth Street
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Rockford police are investigating a possible homicide after a man was found dead in the back yard of
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Ron Paul leads Iowa polls, still third in national polls
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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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Bears’ Johnny Knox out for rest of season, playoff hopes dim
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Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox will miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury to
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Edgebrook merchants accept donations for Rosie’s Birthday Club through Dec. 24
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Four Edgebrook shopping center merchants are accepting donations for Rosie’s Birthday Club through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
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HUD, VA to provide permanent housing, support to 60 homeless vets in Illinois
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CHICAGO — U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Illinois legislators extend biodiesel program for five years
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Members of the Illinois House and Senate recently approved the extension of the state’s biodiesel
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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.
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CHICAGO — Illinois State Police are
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$1.6 million FEMA grant to assist Winnebago County in removal of 12 Edgemere Terrace homes
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CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $1,667,191 in Hazard
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Dec. 20 busiest mailing day for Postal Service
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The Postal Service expects to deliver 16.5 billion cards, letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The busiest
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Reservations required for Dec. 20 tour of Coronado Theatre
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The Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society will offer tours of Rockford’s Coronado Theatre at 7 p.m., Tuesday,
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Federal bill that would have allowed robo-calls to cell phones rejected
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CHICAGO — After overwhelming opposition mounted by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D), Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
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Winnebago County candidates face objections at Dec. 16, 19 hearings
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The Winnebago County Electoral Board will meet at 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 16, to hear objections to the
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Government shutdown possible if funding talks break down
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Congress faces the threat of a partial government shutdown if it fails to pass a funding bill by
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U.S. ends war in Iraq
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Speaking at a ceremony from a fortified concrete courtyard at the airport in Baghdad Dec. 15, U.S. Secretary
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Ron Paul gaining ground in early primary states
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Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, appears to be gaining ground in the early primary states
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Postal Service to delay decision on closures until May 2012
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will not close any post offices or mail
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Christmas with Kantorei Dec. 20 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
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Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, will present a performance of “Christmas with Kantorei” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,
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Busy Winter Days at Discovery Center Dec. 20-23, 26-30
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The kids will soon be out of school for their winter break. But that doesn’t mean it’s “tis
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Dec. 17 rally opposes closing of Rockford’s Postal Service processing center
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A rally opposing the proposed closing of the Rockford United States Postal Service (USPS) processing center at
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Time magazine names ‘The Protester’ 2011 Person of the Year
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Time magazine has named “The Protester” the 2011 Person of the Year.
The magazine cited dissent across the
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Illinois tax talks far from over despite tax breaks passing
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers’ decision to push through controversial tax breaks comes at a time
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Drug Free Rockford warns about new high-alcohol drink
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Drug Free Rockford would like to make parents and community members aware of a sugary, high-alcohol drink
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Free hearing evaluations, hearing aid trials offered during holidays
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Sleigh bells ringing, children singing and all the other happy sounds of the holiday season. The question is:
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Auditions for TownSquare Players’ ‘The Odd Couple’ Dec. 18-19
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. — TownSquare Players (TSP), the oldest community theater group in McHenry County, has scheduled open auditions
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Newt Gingrich vows to support constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, has
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State Police share summary of November enforcement activity
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PECATONICA, Ill. — During the month of November, Illinois State Police (ISP) District 16 Troopers handled 1,863 incidents,
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Sheriff’s Department investigates murder of man, 61, also the victim of two other recent crimes
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At approximately 12:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the area of 7800
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Fed crackdown on online food stamp fraud empowers Illinois
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Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The federal government is trying to crack down on abuse of food stamp
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Report shows nearly a third of Illinois residents poor or low-income
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CHICAGO — Poverty, worse in Illinois today than during the recession, grew from pre- to post-recession by 16
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Attorneys general unite against federal bill that would allow robo-calls to cell phones
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CHICAGO — Joined by her state counterparts from across the country, Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on Congress
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Byron Civic Theatre holds auditions for ‘Mister Roberts’ Dec. 11
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BYRON, Ill. — Auditions for Byron Civic Theatre’s production of Mister Roberts will be at 6 p.m., Sunday,
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Police investigate Dec. 8 murder on Hiatt Drive
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Shortly after 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, members of the Rockford Police Department responded to the 6900 block
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Postal Service public meeting delayed yet again — to Jan. 5
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A public meeting to discuss the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to move mail processing operations from Rockford
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Rockford man arrested after police seize 112 cannabis plants from his basement
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Mark P. Stroud, 41, of the 1300 block of Linda Ave., Rockford, was arrested after law enforcement officers
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State Police not required to release FOID information, court rules
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois State Police officials announced Dec. 8 they are not required to release the names
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Wachovia, Wells Fargo to pay $58.7 million for bid-rigging schemes
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CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Dec. 8 a $58.75 million multistate settlement with Wells Fargo
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Manzullo votes for bill to require congressional approval of ‘major regulation’ proposed by federal agencies
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) voted for legislation Dec. 7 to rein in the growing federal
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Ron Paul a hit on Twitter, report shows
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Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is a hit on the online social networking site
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Mark Buehrle to join Ozzie Guillen in Miami
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Mark Buehrle, who has spent his entire 12-year career with the Chicago White Sox, signed a $58 million,
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Rockford man arrested in Dec. 7 armed robbery on Highland and East State
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Vernon L. Smith, 30, of Rockford, has been arrested in the Dec. 7 armed robbery of an individual
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Chicago man arrested in 2010 Rockford murder
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Clifton D. Wyatt, 24, of Chicago, has been arrested and charged with the Nov. 4, 2010, murder of
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Three arrests made following revoked FOID card sweep
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Local law enforcement agencies conducted a revoked Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card operation Dec. 7 as part of
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Ruling bans Nicor from telemarketing ComfortGuard pipe-maintenance program
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After years of warning consumers about an overpriced and rarely used pipe-maintenance program marketed by Nicor, the Citizens
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Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption charges, says he’s ‘unbelievably sorry’
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, 54, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, Dec. 7, on
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Holiday Toy Drive Breakfast Dec. 8 at Rockford Memorial Hospital
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A group of area professionals will distribute hundreds of toys to pediatric patients at Rockford Memorial Hospital Thursday,
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