State Police remind motorists to be extra cautious as kids head back to school

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police are reminding communities and motorists to take the necessary safety precautions in
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

District 205 administrative offices to move to former AMCORE headquarters on Seventh Street

Online Staff Report Rockford Public School District 205 administrative offices will be moving to the former AMCORE Bank headquarters, 501 Seventh
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State police announce July 22-Aug. 22 DUI arrests

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander Lt. Martin Zamudio announced the following arrests were made
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

‘Latinos Stand Up’ mural to be unveiled Aug. 26 in Belvidere

Online Staff Report The unveiling of a mural created by the Boone County Youth Program, “Latinos Stand Up,” will take place
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

YWCA offers Basic Computer Skills Training, Microsoft courses starting Aug. 27

Online Staff Report The YWCA is offering three new computer skills trainings. The first, Basic Computer Skills Training, is a
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

School board to consider purchasing former AMCORE headquarters as new District 205 administration building

Online Staff Report Rockford Public School District 205 Board of Education is expected to vote at its meeting Aug. 23
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August 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Statehouse News: Unpaid superintendents to get day in court

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s (D) decision to cut funding for the state’s 44
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August 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center to screen ‘Farmageddon’ documentary Aug. 26-29, 31

Online Staff Report FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Venice, Calif., armed law enforcement officers — federal, state and
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August 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Regional News | Comments (0)

Park District to unveil 2011 Golf Hall of Fame inductees Aug. 25

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District will unveil its slate of 2011 Golf Hall of Fame inductees at a news conference
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August 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial Committee to announce new development Aug. 24 for 10th anniversary ceremony

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial Committee will announce Aug. 24 a new development for the
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August 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Value of Illinois farmland is up — way up

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — Although home values
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August 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Statehouse News: Republicans talk unity, while divides still plague candidates

By Benjamin Yount Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — While Illinois Republican leaders talked of party unity, candidates and county chairmen addressed
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August 22, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Rockford, Cherry Valley extend boundary agreement for another 20 years

Online Staff Report The City of Rockford and the Village of Cherry Valley have extended their current annexation/boundary agreement for an
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 25 years for possession with intent to deliver 100 grams of substance containing cocaine

Online Staff Report Jermaine C. Tidwell, 31, was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Woman guilty of two counts of aggravated battery, one count of mob action to a 12-year-old child

Online Staff Report Terricka Purifoy, 24, was found guilty Aug. 18 of two counts of aggravated battery and one count of
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

The Rock River Times, Illinois Press Association victorious in landmark Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against District 205

Click here to read the judge’s Memorandum and Order Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Press Association (IPA) was
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

CoCo Key water park offers $5 admission in exchange for donated school supplies Aug. 22-26

Online Staff Report CoCo Key of Rockford is pitching in to help needy school children in the Rockford area. Rockford’s giant
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Discovery Center hosts garage sale Aug. 19-20

Online Staff Report Have you ever wondered what treasures are in the basement of Discovery Center Museum? This is your time
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Sports Card, Crafts and Collectibles Show at CherryVale Mall Aug. 19-21

Online Staff Report CherryVale Mall will host a Sports Card, Crafts & Collectibles Show Friday-Sunday, Aug. 19-21. The Sports Card, Crafts &
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August 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Pencils in the Park backpack, school supply giveaway rescheduled for Aug. 19 at Davis Park

Online Staff Report The annual Pencils in the Park event — originally to be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at Davis
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August 18, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Jodi Beach Trio performs free concert at Tinker Aug. 21

Online Staff Report The Jodi Beach Trio will perform a free concert from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, at
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August 18, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Statehouse News: Democratic county chairmen confident in 2012 prospects

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Partisan turmoil in Washington, D.C., and here isn’t discouraging Illinois Democratic faithfuls’ confidence
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August 18, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

July Illinois home sales up 18.4 percent from a year ago

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS (IAR) latest report, statewide home sales (including single-family
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August 18, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Winnebago County tourism spending up 9.6 percent, exceeding statewide growth rate

Online Staff Report According to new figures released by the State of Illinois, visitor spending in Winnebago County increased 9.6 percent
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Witness in Barmore shooting guilty of three unrelated counts of disorderly conduct

Online Staff Report Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced Aug. 17 that Marissa L. Brown, 19, was found guilty
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Morgan Street Bridge to be closed for construction for two years beginning Aug. 18

Online Staff Report Beginning Thursday, Aug. 18, the Morgan Street Bridge will be closed for two years to all traffic
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Board of Election Commissioners executive director to retire Sept. 9

Online Staff Report Nancy Strain, executive director of the Rockford Board of Election Commissioners, has announced her retirement effective Sept.
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Aug. 19 deadline for Sept. 10 Durand Biker Bash and Chili Shoot Out

Online Staff Report DURAND, Ill. — Deadline to enter the Sept. 10 Durand Biker Bash and Chili Shoot Out chili
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

TV’s ‘The Biggest Loser’ hosts contestant search in Chicago Aug. 20

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — NBC’s popular reality series The Biggest Loser is launching a 13-city, cross-country search to find new
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Park District hosts volunteer open house Aug. 23

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District will host a volunteer open house at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, in the board
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August 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Free event Aug. 18 offers information about 25th CROP Hunger Walk

Online Staff Report Learn how the CROP Hunger Walk helps people in Haiti, and around the world, and pick up sponsor
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August 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Five area non-profits named finalists in $15,000 office technology makeover contest

Online Staff Report Five area non-profit organizations have been named finalists in RK Dixon’s $15,000 office technology makeover contest. Careers, Etc., GiGi’s
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August 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Still time to enter sweepstakes for free groceries for a year from Illinois Farm Families

Online Staff Report BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Tens of thousands of Illinois consumers have learned that a chance to win “Free Groceries
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August 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | 1 Comment

Chicago Rockford International Airport Board hires search firm to fill executive director position

Online Staff Report The Greater Rockford Airport Authority (GRAA) Board of Commissioners announced it has hired a search firm to find
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Kelly Steward & Band concludes Sinnissippi’s free summer concert series Aug. 16

Online Staff Report Kelly Steward & Band will perform in this year’s final Sounds of Summer free concert at Sinnissippi Park
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Two Beloit, Wis., residents arrested for possession of $1.4 million worth of cocaine

Online Staff Report Illinois State Police District 16 state troopers, in conjunction with the State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT),
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rock Valley College hosts Aug. 16 open house for Karl J. Jacobs Center for Science and Math

Online Staff Report Rock Valley College (RVC) will host an open house for the opening of the Karl J. Jacobs Center
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Aug. 17 Holistic Moms Network meeting explores probiotics

Online Staff Report The Holistic Moms Network will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, at
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)

Aug. 19 deadline for Monroe Arts Center photography contest

Online Staff Report MONROE, Wis. — Monroe Arts Center (MAC) is focusing on your best shots. Enter your photographs of favorite
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August 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Energy Fair Aug. 13-14 at Ogle County Fairgrounds in Oregon, Ill.

Online Staff Report The 10th Anniversary Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair is set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14,
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Glory days of Harlem Amusement Park explored at Midway Village Aug. 13

Online Staff Report The glory days of Harlem Amusement Park — the sights and sounds of the 1920s — will be
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Rockford man arrested for delivery of crack cocaine, cannabis

Online Staff Report State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) arrested a Rockford resident for delivery of crack cocaine and delivery of
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Loves Park man arrested on cannabis charges

Online Staff Report State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT), in conjunction with Loves Park Police, arrested a Loves Park man
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford Rescue Mission in urgent need of meat donations

Online Staff Report Rockford Rescue Mission is running out of meat — beef, poultry and pork — and is issuing a
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Two arrested after police investigation reveals cannabis operation

Online Staff Report Members of the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information that the occupants of 1506 Garden Court were
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Bookerfest features live entertainment Aug. 13-14 at Booker Washington Center

Online Staff Report Booker Washington Center is hosting Bookerfest from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14, on
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August 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Kaitlyn Mary Miller Memorial Golf Outing Aug. 12 at Swan Hills

Online Staff Report Friday, Aug. 12, Keith Country Day School and the Miller family will host the Fourth Annual Kaitlyn
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August 11, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

‘Race for Hunger’ events benefit Rock River Valley Food Pantry

Online Staff Report Windsor Auto Sales in Loves Park, Ill., is hosting several “Race for Hunger” events to support the Rock
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August 11, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Aug. 12 event at Katie’s Cup focuses on preventing malaria

Staff Report The public is invited to hear the story Little Things Make a Big Difference: A Story about Malaria at
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August 11, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man arrested, charged with first-degree murder for Jan. 22 shooting death

Online Staff Report Antwan T. Maxey, 26, was arrested Aug. 10 and charged with first-degree murder for the Jan. 22 shooting
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August 11, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)


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