Police arrest two suspects in series of armed robberies on Broadway

Online Staff Report Between March 12 and March 15, patrol officers and detectives from the Rockford Police Department and inspectors from
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March 18, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Stone’s Hallmark on South Alpine robbed at knifepoint

Online Staff Report A man armed with a knife robbed the Stone’s Hallmark store at 2508 S. Alpine Road just before
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March 15, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Residency matches announced for graduating medical students

Online Staff Report After four years of determination and hard work in medical school, graduating students learned where they will spend
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Jefferson moves bill to protect survivors of sexual crimes to house floor

Online Staff Report March 13, state Rep. Chuck Jefferson, D-Rockford, passed his bill out of the House of Representatives with bipartisan
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March 15, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

State Police arrest 12 for DUI between Feb. 22 and March 13 in Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago counties

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander, Captain Jeff Bain, announced the following arrests were made
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Machesney Park man arrested on cannabis charges after being stopped on I-90

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — At approximately 3:25 p.m., Thursday, March 14, an Illinois State Police District 16 Trooper
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March 15, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police in search of two suspects in second stabbing on Broadway

Online Staff Report Shortly after 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 14, members of the Rockford Police Department responded to a local hospital
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March 15, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Bill aims to expand, modernize locks and dams on Mississippi, Illinois rivers

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.,
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Auburn student faces aggravated battery, resisting arrest charges after fleeing police

Online Staff Report A 16-year-old Auburn High School student has been taken into custody by Rockford police after leading officers on
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford metro area’s unemployment rate 13 percent in January

Online Staff Report The Rockford metro area’s unemployment rate rose to 13 percent in January, after dipping to 11.2 percent in
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford school board forum March 19 at Sullivan Center

Online Staff Report Candidates running for a seat on the Rockford Board of Education will participate in a forum from 6:30
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Rockford’s Bishop Malloy to celebrate special Mass of Thanksgiving for new pope March 18

Online Staff Report Bishop David J. Malloy will celebrate a special Mass of Thanksgiving in honor of newly elected Pope Francis
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Juvenile captured after leading police on a nearly mile-long foot chase

Online Staff Report A juvenile has been taken into custody by Rockford police after leading officers on a nearly mile-long foot
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford police to crack down on drunk driving over St. Patrick’s Day weekend

Online Staff Report Rockford police have announced they will be conducting special patrols this St. Patrick’s Day holiday to crack down
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Illinois groups praise Speaker Madigan for supporting fracking moratorium

By Environment Illinois SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One day after nearly a hundred concerned citizens converged on Springfield, Ill., to call for
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

March 18 forum at Beloit College to focus on political reform issues

Online Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — Critical political reform issues will be discussed at a public forum from 6:30 to 8
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March 14, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Regional Science Olympiad at Rock Valley March 16

Online Staff Report Hundreds of area students will test their wits and creativity Saturday, March 16, when they compete in the
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Sosnowski advances bill to crack down on uninsured motorists

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Belvidere, passed a bill out of committee March 13 that would
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Sycamore man arrested on cocaine charges

Online Staff Report Eduardo Almanza III, 26, of Sycamore, Ill., has been arrested on multiple drug charges by the Belvidere
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Bishop Malloy issues statement on election of new pope

Online Staff Report Catholic cardinals in the Vatican City selected Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, cardinal from Argentina, as the new pope
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Illinois groups call on Springfield for state moratorium on fracking

By Environment Illinois Illinois citizens from all parts of the state who are concerned about the impact that fracking would have
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Group seeks support in stopping the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’

Editor’s note: The following was sent to The Rock River Times via e-mail from Food Democracy Now!, a grassroots group
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Thurgood Marshall wins first place in state chess championship

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Thurgood Marshall School finished first in the junior high section at the 2013 Illinois K-8 Chess Championships
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Park District Board of Commissioners shares annual report for 2012

Online Staff Report At its March 12 meeting, the Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners received and affirmed an annual report
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Cabello, Sacia join House Republicans in fight against gang activity

Online Staff Report Both state Rep. Jim Sacia, R-Freeport, and state Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, joined Republicans in the
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‘Brooklyn Boy’ opens at Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble Theater March 15

Online Staff Report Eric Weiss has finally hit the big time. His latest novel is a best-seller and tomorrow he flies
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Consignment sale at Tebala Shrine Center March 14-16

Online Staff Report More than 100 consignors and counting. That’s how many Rockford-area families are preparing to take advantage of
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State attorney general recognizes Sunshine Week

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — In recognition of Sunshine Week (March 10-16), Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) has released details
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Lipsticks created by Rockford mayoral candidates benefit charity

Online Staff Report This April 9, Rockford can vote for their favorite mayoral candidate in colorful style with Colorlab Cosmetics’
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March 12, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford school receives 400 bilingual books from Comcast

• Fairview Early Childhood Center one of five schools chosen nationwide Online Staff Report Comcast has partnered with Vme and Santillana to make
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Nicholas Conservatory manager to retire March 15

Online Staff Report The woman who led numerous beautification efforts throughout the Rockford community and also manages Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens
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Rockford’s own Rick Nielsen, ‘Rick’s Picks’ exhibit on ‘American Pickers’ tonight, March 11

Online Staff Report Cheap Trick guitarist and Rockford native Rick Nielsen, along with his Burpee Museum of Natural History exhibit, “Rick’s
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Rockford February home sales highest in five years

Online Staff Report Local monthly housing statistics for February show a market trending from a buyer’s to seller’s market at the
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March 11, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Danica has disappointing day at Las Vegas, Kenseth wins on 41st birthday

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor After blowing a tire, wrecking and finishing 39th in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 March 3, former
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March 11, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Sports News | Comments (0)

Two fugitives wanted in Tennessee arrested in the area of Broadway and Ninth in Rockford

Online Staff Report Friday, March 8, Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies assisted members of the United States Marshal’s Service in the apprehension
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Alleged cocaine dealer arrested at his 1427 W. Jefferson St. residence

Online Staff Report Members of the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information from a concerned citizen that crack cocaine
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FBI search of NIU campus police station focused on records dating back to 2005

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Further details have emerged regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ (FBI) Wednesday, March 6, search
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March 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Transcript of Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey’s 2013 State of the City address

Editor’s note: Following is the full text of Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey’s State of the City address, titled “Pathways to
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March 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 12 years for striking gas station attendant with car in 2012

Online Staff Report Mathew Anderson, 34, was found guilty after a jury trial Jan. 23 and was sentenced March 1
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U.S. Rep. Bustos to open Rockford office on North Church within the month

Online Staff Report U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., announced March 7 that she will open a Rockford congressional office at 119
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March 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Nationwide unemployment rate drops to 7.7 percent, 12 million remain unemployed

Online Staff Report Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down from 7.9 percent
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March 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 27 years for 2011 crash that killed two

Online Staff Report Raymundo Zamarripa, 23, was sentenced March 7 to a total of 27 years for aggravated driving under
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Sweden House Lodge building condemned

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Sweden House Lodge, 4605 E. State St., has been condemned by the City of Rockford Construction and
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Boone County Sheriff’s Department releases February statistics, list of DUI offenders

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has released the following information for the month of February: • Deputies
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Statewide unemployment rate at 9 percent in January

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — More people resuming their job search and entering the workforce pushed the January 2013 unemployment rate
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

West State road closures in effect March 11-14

Online Staff Report Construction will resume on the U.S. Business Route 20 (West State Street) Sunset Avenue to Kent Creek Water
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Public School District’s credit rating upgraded

Online Staff Report Standard & Poor’s has raised the credit rating for Rockford Public Schools from A+ to AA-. The rating
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Suspect in rural Winnebago County burglaries in custody after arrest in Ogle County

Online Staff Report A suspect in a series of recent residential burglaries in rural Winnebago County is in custody after being
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

North Korea threatens ‘pre-emptive nuclear attack’

Online Staff Report NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman’s recent visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apparently
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

U of I College of ACES to lead consortium of universities to aid Iraq

By Leslie Myrick News and Public Affairs, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — A consortium
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March 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)


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