Candidate for Winnebago County Board chairman questions ballot counting

Editor’s note: Mike “C” Castronovo, Republican candidate for Winnebago County Board chairman, sent The Rock River Times the following e-mail
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

AccuWeather: Chicago experiences seven consecutive days of record high temperatures

By Meghan Evans AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports Chicago has set seven record highs in a row with temperatures
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Romney wins Illinois, Manzullo defeated and other local primary election results

Online Staff Report Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) cruised to victory in his quest for the Republican nomination for president
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

One suspect arrested, another sought in March 20 robbery of North Main Associated Bank

Online Staff Report One woman has been arrested and another suspect is wanted in connection with a March 20 robbery of
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Oregon Woman’s Club’s 62nd Annual Antique Show March 24-25

Online Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — The Oregon Woman’s Club will present its 62nd Annual Antique Show from 9 a.m to
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

March 23 ‘Diva’s Night Out’ kicks off Goodwill’s Diva Dress Sale

Online Staff Report Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois will host its Third Annual “Diva’s Night Out” Fashion Show beginning at 6
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Election Day: County Clerk’s Office discovers flaw in ballots, but assures votes will be tabulated

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County Clerk’s Office has discovered an issue with some of the county ballots as a result
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March 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Student debt crisis: Madigan says costs will ‘produce a generation of students saddled with crushing debt’

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) testified in a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary
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March 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Bracelet fund-raiser March 20 for families of Belvidere girls lost in Feb. 24 car accident

Online Staff Report A bracelet fund-raiser in remembrance of Thalia Arredondo and Brenda Gutierrez, the 16-year-old best friends from Belvidere who
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Illinois 10th least corrupt state in nation, according to new study

Online Staff Report Just days after Illinois’ second-straight former governor began a prison sentence for corruption charges, a comprehensive study released
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Peyton Manning to sign with Broncos, Tim Tebow may be traded

Online Staff Report Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning is headed to the Denver Broncos, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on SportCenter March
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Rockford man killed in motorcycle accident

Online Staff Report Michael A. Fischer, 21, of Rockford, was killed Sunday, March 18, when he was thrown from his motorcycle
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Urban Ministries’ Good Friday Walk for Justice April 6

Online Staff Report Rockford Urban Ministries’ (RUM) annual Good Friday Walk for Justice will begin at 9 a.m. on Good Friday,
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

St. Paul Lutheran hosts ‘Kindergarten Round Up’ March 21, reduces tuition by 42 percent

Online Staff Report St. Paul Lutheran School, 811 Locust St., Rockford, will host a “Kindergarten Round Up” from 3:15 to 6
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March 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum in Rockford March 19; Mitt Romney a possibility, too

Online Staff Report Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., will visit the Venetian Club in Rockford at 9 a.m., Monday, March
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March 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 2 Comments

Rockford’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party set for March 17

Online Staff Report The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which is free to the public, will begin at 3 p.m., Saturday, March
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March 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

AccuWeather: More than 1,200 record highs set in the U.S. as warm spring temperatures persist

By Meghan Evans AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports more than 1,200 record high temperatures have been set
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March 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Park District responds to lawsuit filed by Nelson Knitting Company building owner

Online Staff Report The owner of the Nelson Knitting Company building, 909 S. Main St., has sued the Rockford Park District
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Winnebago County Housing Authority designated as a High Performer Agency

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County Housing Authority (WCHA) has been designated as a High Performer Agency by the United States
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Federal agencies release first interim report on Asian carp environmental DNA results interpretation

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) released March 15 the first interim report
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Blagojevich begins 14-year prison sentence

Online Staff Report Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) will begin his 14-year prison sentence for corruption charges Thursday, March 15. The
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Tour of Rockford’s Coronado Theatre March 20; reservations required

Online Staff Report The Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society will offer a tour of Rockford’s historic Coronado Theatre beginning at
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Community> Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Park District gives top executive 2.5 percent raise, approves Summer Challenge Program

Online Staff Report Tim Dimke, executive director of the Rockford Park District, will receive a 2.5 percent raise after the Rockford
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lt. Gov. wants hearing on proposed sand mine near Starved Rock

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) is advocating for more transparency and public input as a
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Illinois gets ‘B-’ in annual report on transparency in government spending

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois received a “B-” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund reports flat investment returns for 2011

Online Staff Report OAK BROOK, Ill. — After a year of frequent and sometimes dramatic swings in the financial markets, investment
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Brandon Marshall: Bears knew prior to trade of alleged incident at New York nightclub

Online Staff Report Chicago Bears General Manager Phil Emery said in a statement the team was aware prior to the March
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | 1 Comment

Rally against cutbacks at Rockford Public Library at 5 p.m., March 14

Online Staff Report Stand Up! Rockford will host a rally outside Rockford Public Library’s Main Branch, 215 N. Wyman St., at
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Prep Basketball: Rockford Auburn Knights slay giant Warren team, head to Peoria

By Matt Nestor Prep Sports Reporter Auburn led 18-10 after the first quarter. They only led 22-20 at the half. As Gurnee Warren
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | 1 Comment

Prep Basketball: Lions blitz Rockford East to move down state

By Matt Nestor Prep Sports Reporter Going into their IHSA Class 3A Super Sectional matchup, the Rockford East E-Rabs assumed they would
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

March 15 MoveOn rally at East State, Mulford to target federal housing funding policies

Online Staff Report Local MoveOn.org members will hold a “Save Our Homes” rally at 5 p.m., Thursday, March 15, in front
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

March 16-17 Northwest Illinois Quilt Expo brings quilters to Freeport for a cause

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Join vendors, speakers and attendees from the tri-state region for the first Northwest Illinois Quilt
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Community> Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Police release name of suspect in March 2 bank robbery

Online Staff Report Rockford police have identified 26-year-old William Joseph Farrell as the suspect in the March 2 robbery of the
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March 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Bears trade for receiver Brandon Marshall

Online Staff Report The Chicago Bears have acquired Pro-Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall through a trade with the Miami Dolphins
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March 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

School district releases ‘Myths & Facts’ document regarding contract negotiations

Editor’s note: The following press release was distributed by Rockford Public School District 205 March 13. The release is in
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March 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford teachers’ union files intent to strike notice

Online Staff Report The Rockford Education Association (REA) filed its official notice of intent to strike with the Illinois Educational Labor
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 9 Comments

Six arrested in Rockford following prostitution operation

Online Staff Report Six individuals have been arrested following a March 10 operation by the Rockford Police Department’s M3 Streets Team
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

National foreclosure settlement filed in federal court

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged distressed borrowers to call on her office to help determine
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

March 13 open house to address cleanup of Avon Street manufactured gas plant

Online Staff Report ComEd will host an informational open house to explain the environmental cleanup of a historic former manufactured gas
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Food film festival in Byron March 14

Online Staff Report BYRON, Ill. — Wednesday, March 24, area citizens are invited to attend a food film festival at
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Easter Bunny arrives at CherryVale Mall March 17

Online Staff Report The Easter Bunny will arrive at CherryVale Mall, 7200 Harrison Ave., Rockford, at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 17. The
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Prep Basketball: East, Auburn move on to DeKalb; Lutheran falls in semis

By Matt Nestor Prep Sports Reporter For most teams, a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter of a sectional final means you
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March 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

City to consider East State TIF district; public meeting March 22 at YWCA

Online Staff Report The City of Rockford is considering implementing a tax increment financing (TIF) district along a portion of the
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March 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

March 12 community forum to address proposed changes at Roosevelt, Page Park schools

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor A community forum to address proposed changes to the alternative education programs at Rockford’s Roosevelt Alternative High
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March 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lt. Gov. touts strip club surcharge during visit to Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, Inc.

Online Staff Report Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) visited a Rockford crisis center Friday morning, March 9, to advocate for
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March 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

Red Mango frozen yogurt, smoothies store opens in Machesney Park

Online Staff Report Red Mango, a frozen yogurt and smoothies store, has opened a second Rockford-area location — in Machesney Crossings
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March 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Quit-smoking classes begin March 14 at health department

Online Staff Report Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) will begin a new series of 90-minute classes to help people stop smoking
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March 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | 1 Comment

Rockford Area Realtors hit first-ever nine-month sales run

Online Staff Report For the first time since monthly statistics have been collected dating back to 1998, the Rockford housing market
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March 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Strip club surcharge passes state Senate committee, Lt. Gov. in Rockford March 9 to support bill

Editor’s note: Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) will visit Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, Inc., at 10 a.m., Friday, March
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March 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Screening of local horror film March 11 at Freeport’s Lindo Theatre

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — The Darkening, a feature-length film that was shot in the Rockford and Freeport areas, will
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March 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)


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