Hinshaw & Culbertson acquires Buckley Companies, attorneys from Nicolosi & Associates

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Paul S. Nicolosi and Gino Galluzzo, former managing partners of Nicolosi & Associates, LLC, have joined
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April 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Teachers return to classrooms April 2 following two-day strike

Online Staff Report Rockford teachers returned to their classrooms today, Monday, April 2, following a two-day strike, the first by Rockford
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April 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State’s attorney to review results of Integrity Task Force investigation of Jan. 28 police-involved shooting death

Online Staff Report Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced March 30 that the Winnebago County Integrity Task Force has completed
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Teachers’ strike triggers emergency meeting of Rockford Board of Education at 7 p.m., March 30

Online Staff Report The Rockford Board of Education (BOE) will meet at 7 p.m., tonight, Friday, March 30, in closed session
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Tickets on sale March 31 for AirFest concert featuring Cheap Trick

Online Staff Report Tickets for the June 1 Rockford AirFest kickoff concert featuring Cheap Trick at the BMO Harris Bank Center
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Cameras to be allowed in courtrooms in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle and Stephenson counties

Online Staff Report Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and 15th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Val Gunnarsson announced March
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Tribute to African-American women March 31 at Rockford’s Memorial Hall

Online Staff Report The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW), Rockford Section, will present the Second Annual “A Tribute to
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State Rep. Jefferson backs bill aimed at spurring redevelopment along Rock River

Online Staff Report To improve and encourage growth in Rockford’s downtown and riverfront area, state Rep. Chuck Jefferson, D-Rockford, is backing
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Earth Hour March 31 encourages ‘lights out’ from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in support of environment

Online Staff Report Earth Hour is a global initiative that invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn off their lights
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Nation & World | Comments (0)

State Police arrest 12 for DUI in March in Winnebago County

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander Lt. Jeff Bain announced the following arrests were made
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Teachers’ strike could last multiple days, CAPA auditions canceled

Online Staff Report Teachers in Rockford Public School District 205 could remain on strike for multiple days, according to reports. Meantime,
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 8 Comments

AT&T, Verizon to prohibit third-party ‘cramming’ charges

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan commended two national telephone companies for implementing bans to end a
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 2 Comments

U of I president to get golden parachute after he steps down July 1

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former University of Illinois President Michael Hogan will get a soft landing after
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Illinois House pushes for ban on sex with corpses

By Stephanie Fryer Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Necrophilia is not illegal in Illinois. Not yet. A measure outlawing fornication with
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s unemployment rate drops to 12.8 percent, no longer highest in state

Online Staff Report Rockford’s unemployment rate has dropped to 12.8 percent and is now the second-highest in the state behind the
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Boylan to compete in March 30-31 state mock trial competition

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Boylan Catholic High School will participate in the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) High School Mock Trial
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

March 30 Rock River Classic All-Star night moved to Rockford Lutheran as a result of District 205 teachers’ strike

Online Staff Report As a result of a strike by teachers in Rockford Public School District 205, the March 30 Rock
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Rockford teachers on strike: District says two sides close to an agreement, Tea Party to protest strike

Online Staff Report Teachers in Rockford Public School District 205 began their strike today, Thursday, March 29. The Rockford teachers’ union —
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 9 Comments

Attorney General supports bill to protect against tax refund anticipation loans, checks

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) commended Senate lawmakers March 28 for unanimously passing a
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man who stomped on girlfriend guilty of two counts of aggravated domestic battery

Online Staff Report Robert Norton, 42, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated domestic battery after a bench trial in
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

New restaurant to open in former Paragon space in early summer

Online Staff Report A new restaurant is scheduled to open early this summer in the former Paragon restaurant space at 205
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Bill to prevent recyclable metal thefts passes state House

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — House Bill 3825, designed to tighten regulations and penalties regarding recyclable metal purchases, passed the
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Teachers’ union to meet with school district at 1 p.m., March 28, as possible strike looms

Online Staff Report The Rockford teachers’ union will meet with members of the Rockford school district at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 2 Comments

County to re-tabulate votes in six precincts from March 20 primary

Online Staff Report Primary election votes from six precincts in Winnebago County will be re-tabulated beginning at 2 p.m., Friday, March
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State park fees needed for maintenance, according to advocates and lawmakers

By Anthony Brino Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Those interested in visiting state parks in Illinois may have to pay
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Obama administration aims to set carbon pollution standards for new power plants

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed March 27 historic new limits on carbon pollution from
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March 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Rockford teachers set to begin strike March 29

Staff Report Teachers in Rockford Public School District 205 are set to go on strike for the first time since 1984
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March 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 11 Comments

Report finds modest gains in Illinois, America’s college attainment rates

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) joined education experts in the nation’s capitol March
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March 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Rockford Public Schools superintendent sends letter to teachers regarding possible strike

Editor’s note: Rockford Public School District 205 Interim Superintendent Dr. Robert Willis sent the following message to District 205 teachers
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March 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 14 Comments

Teachers’ union, school district offer views of contract negotiations

Editor’s note: Members of the Rockford teachers’ union — the Rockford Education Association (REA) — and the Rockford Public School
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March 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 5 Comments

Illinois Treasurer’s Online Unclaimed Property Auction runs March 26-April 1

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Treasurer’s Online Unclaimed Property Auction begins at 10 a.m., Monday, March 26, and
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March 26, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Hundred Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin in Rockford March 25

Online Staff Report A Hundred Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin will begin at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 25, at Rockford City
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 8 Comments

Roof of vacant Midway Theatre in downtown Rockford collapses

Online Staff Report The roof of the long vacant Midway Theatre in the 700 block of East State Street in downtown
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Madigan calls for debt reduction for Fannie, Freddie borrowers

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency March 23 to
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Library workers’ union to take vote of no confidence in library director March 23

Online Staff Report The library workers’ union, AFSCME Local 3350, will hold a special meeting March 23 to conduct a vote
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Roscoe Police arrest two for burglary to motor vehicle

Online Staff Report ROSCOE, Ill. — Roscoe Police have arrested two suspects for burglary to a motor vehicle. Benjamin R. Schoenhardt, 18,
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lt. Gov. supports Complete College reform package

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D), state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, state Sen. Michael Frerichs,
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

State Rep. Jefferson helps save tax caps as forest preserve tax rate bill fails

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher and Brandon Reid Assistant Editor House Bill 4752 was defeated in the Illinois House of Representatives by a
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks arrested for DUI, hit-and-run

Online Staff Report Former Chicago White Sox closer and current Boston Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks was arrested in Ft. Myers,
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

County to seek compensation from company that supplied flawed election ballots

Online Staff Report Winnebago County will seek compensation from the company that supplied ballots for the March 20 primary election that
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Forest preserve makes quiet move on tax caps

• The Rock River Times exclusive: proposed tax increase keeps controversy rolling for the new forest preserve district board By Frank
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 6 Comments

Free golf kick-off March 24 at Elliot Golf Course

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District will host its annual free golf season kick-off from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March
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March 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

‘Rally for Religious Freedom’ public protests, rallies in Rockford March 23

Online Staff Report One of the largest united Christian public protests and rallies in American history will be taking place this
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 2 Comments

‘Army of Fleabag Dreamers’ art exhibit opens March 23 at Rockford College

Online Staff Report Rockford College will host an exhibition titled “Army of Fleabag Dreamers” March 23-April 20 in the Rockford College
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Kantorei joins Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus for ‘Real Men Sing’ concert March 23 in Rockford

Online Staff Report The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus will share the stage with Kantorei — The Singing Boys of Rockford in
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Illinois primary: Final results, county ballot flaw raises questions and read Kinzinger’s victory speech

Editor’s note: Following are the final results from the Tuesday, March 20, Illinois primary election. Included after the election results
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Bill to ban ‘cramming’ on phone bills passes state House

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded House lawmakers for their unanimous support of legislation to ban
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Rockford RiverHawks unveil new logos, website

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — The Rockford RiverHawks will have a new, updated look when they take the field
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Van Matre HealthSouth rehabilitation hospital receives national recognition

Online Staff Report Van Matre HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital has received top recognition from Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR) for
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)

Report: Affordable Care Act making health coverage more accessible to young adults

Online Staff Report Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, young adults were much more likely to be uninsured and
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)


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