Antique Dealers Association’s 53rd annual show Feb. 16-17

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — The Northern Illinois Antiques Dealers Association (NIADA) will host its 53rd annual show from
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon will not seek re-election

Online Staff Report Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) has announced she will not seek re-election in 2014, but will likely
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

Park District names 2012 Employee, Team of the Year

Online Staff Report The Rockford Park District announced that Project and Governance Manager Karen Weis was selected as the Rockford Park
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Curbside lane of Auburn Street from Sherman to Latham closed until March 8

Online Staff Report Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13, the westbound curbside lane of Auburn Street will be closed daily from Sherman Street
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Transcript of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address

Editor’s note: Following is a full transcript of President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, delivered Tuesday, Feb.
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Man faces sentencing for December 2011 armed robbery

Online Staff Report Vernon L. Smith, 32, was found guilty of armed robbery after a jury trial, Winnebago County State’s
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February 12, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Dr. Lipsky to resign as regional dean of U of I College of Medicine

Online Staff Report After nearly 10 years of dedicated service, Martin Lipsky, M.D., regional dean of the University of Illinois College
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Laid-off Sensata worker to be Bustos’ State of the Union guest

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-17, announced Feb. 11 that Dot Turner, a laid-off Sensata Technologies
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February 11, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Illinois Sheriffs’ Association opposes increased gun control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns to rally in Washington, D.C.

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association (ISA), at their Winter Training Conference, adopted a resolution that mirrors
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February 11, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

Rockford’s Riverwalk design recognized by American Council of Engineering

Online Staff Report LISLE, Ill. — The City of Rockford, along with McClure Engineering Associates, were awarded a Special Achievement Award
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February 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford man gets 26 years for running drug-trafficking operation

Online Staff Report Steven T. McDowell, 38, of Rockford, has been sentenced to more than 26 years (315 months) in prison
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February 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Winter storm claims lives of three local elderly men

Online Staff Report The recent winter storm has claimed the lives of three local elderly men, the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office
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February 8, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Additional charges for four teens charged with Jan. 31 robbery of pizza delivery driver

Online Staff Report The four male juveniles — three age 15 and one age 16 — charged with the Jan. 31
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Teen found with drugs, stolen rifle following Feb. 5 crash also was in possession of five cell phones, wig

Online Staff Report Tuesday, Feb. 5, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested a 16-year-old male with possession of
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February 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Four arrested on drug charges in Belvidere

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Four Belvidere, Ill., men are in custody after a search of a residence in the
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February 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Rockford declares snow emergency for Feb. 7-8

Online Staff Report The City of Rockford Public Works Department has declared a city-wide snow emergency beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday,
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Tuskegee Airmen at Rockford’s Memorial Hall Feb. 9

Online Staff Report Two documented original Tuskegee Airmen — members of the Chicago “DODO” Chapter — will appear at Rockford’s Veterans
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Amateur sports complex to open in former Ingersoll building in fall 2014

Online Staff Report One of the largest indoor amateur sports complexes in the Midwest will open its doors on the
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February 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Sports News | 1 Comment

Belvidere woman faces drug, child endangerment charges

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Sheena Kesler, 27, of Belvidere, Ill., was arrested Feb. 5 after allegedly selling cocaine to
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February 7, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Department of Justice, 14 states join Illinois in suing Standard & Poor’s

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s (D) lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s proceeds in Illinois,
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Regional ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition Feb. 12 at Jefferson

Online Staff Report Rockford Area Arts Council has announced a regional contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Feb. 12,
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Ethnic Heritage Museum salutes Black Historical Fraternal Organizations

• Dinner set for Feb. 9 at Rockford College, exhibit opens Feb. 10 at museum Online Staff Report Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum (EHM)
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Free Girl Scout Cookie tasting Feb. 8 in Rockford

Online Staff Report Girl Scouts of the USA has declared Friday, Feb. 8, as the first-ever National Girl Scout Cookie
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Vibe Entertainment | 1 Comment

jf. gaziano & beatmerchants in ‘Jazz at Emerson’ Feb. 7

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will feature jf. gaziano & beatmerchants as part of the Jazz at
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100-day anniversary of Superstorm Sandy marked with call for action on global warming

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — As communities in New Jersey and New York struggle to rebuild 100 days after Superstorm Sandy
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Local housing market has best January in six years

Online Staff Report The local housing recovery continues as Rockford Area Realtors sold 232 properties in January, the most homes sold
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Teen involved in Feb. 5 crash found in possession of drugs, cash and stolen rifle

Online Staff Report At approximately 9:27 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, an Illinois State Police trooper witnessed a motor vehicle crash at
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February 5, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police investigate Feb. 5 death of man on Buchanan Street

Online Staff Report Shortly before 8 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, members of the Rockford Police Department responded to the 1100 block
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Homeless man charged after allegedly stabbing woman in parking lot of North Main Walgreens

Online Staff Report Jordan J. Filer, a 20-year-old homeless man, has been charged with attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery with
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February 5, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Memorial’s REACT helicopter program returns to service

Online Staff Report Rockford Memorial Hospital’s REACT helicopter program resumed full air and ground transport service Sunday, Feb. 3. Operations had been
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February 5, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

68-year-old Rockford man suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by vehicle

Online Staff Report A 68-year-old Rockford man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the
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February 5, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Burpee Museum names Maureen Mall new executive director

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Burpee Museum of Natural History, internationally recognized for its paleontology field expeditions and exhibits, announced Feb. 4
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February 4, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

It felt like a cold January, but how cold was it?

By Brian Edwards Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For many residents of the North, it felt like a frigid month of
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February 4, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Rockford garbage collection delayed because of snowfall

Online Staff Report The garbage collection in the City of Rockford will be delayed Monday, Feb. 4, because of the 5-inch
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February 4, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Four teens charged in Jan. 31 armed robbery of Rockford pizza delivery driver

Online Staff Report Four male juveniles — three age 15 and one age 16 — have been charged in the Jan.
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford woman sentenced to 30 months for March 2012 robbery of Associated Bank

Online Staff Report Latoya Shaunta Burrows of Rockford has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for the March 2012
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Feb. 4 public meeting to address ideas for Alpine Hills Adventure Park & Golf Center

Online Staff Report The Rockford Park District invites the community to hear about the development plans and provide design ideas for
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Attorney Iain Johnston selected to fill vacancy created by retirement of U.S. Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney

Online Staff Report Chief Judge James F. Holderman announced Feb. 1 that attorney Iain David Johnston has been selected by the
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Black History Month Sale and Display at JustGoods throughout February

Online Staff Report Rockford Peace & Justice Action Committee will host a special sale of civil rights and black memorabilia
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Folk/country singer/songwriter Michael Johnson at New Mendelssohn Hall Feb. 3 for Charlotte’s Web Concert Series

Online Staff Report The Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center’s next Charlotte’s Web performance with Michael Johnson will take place at 7:30
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

12.3 million remain unemployed in U.S., as unemployment rate remains unchanged at 7.9 percent

Online Staff Report Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Two Poplar Grove men charged with felony retail theft after thousands of dollars in stolen Walmart merchandise discovered

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Derrick Fiegel, 30, and Kameron Morris, 29, both of Poplar Grove, Ill., were arrested Jan.
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February 1, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Durbin, Bustos discuss Thomson prison with Federal Bureau of Prisons director

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jan. 31, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., discussed the
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January 31, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

U.S. Rep. Kinzinger in Rockford Feb. 1, hosts area traveling office hours Feb. 5-6

Online Staff Report U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who represents the Rockford area as part of the new 16th Congressional
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January 31, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Forreston man dies following electrocution at Rockford Lowe’s Distribution Center

Online Staff Report At around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, Rockford Fire Department received a medical call at Lowe’s Distribution Center,
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January 31, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Free pancakes at IHOP Feb. 5 as part of Children’s Miracle Network fund-raiser

Online Staff Report Batter up, breakfast lovers! IHOP, one of America’s most popular family-friendly restaurants, known for “everything you love about
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January 31, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Local News> Nation & World | 1 Comment

$120 million national settlement reached over faulty foreclosure practices

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Jan. 31, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined with 45 of her counterparts to announce
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January 31, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

SwedishAmerican, Rosecrance partnernership aims to improve continuum of mental health care services

Online Staff Report Wednesday, Jan. 30, SwedishAmerican and Rosecrance Health Network announced a new partnership aimed at improving the continuum of
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January 30, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Local News | 1 Comment

Benefit for REACT helicopter crew fund Jan. 31 in Loves Park

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — The Hope and Anchor Pub, 5040 N. Second St., Loves Park, Ill., will host
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January 30, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Battle of the Badges blood drive Jan. 31 in Belvidere

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Thursday, Jan. 31, Belvidere Police and Fire departments will host blood drives in their semi-annual
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January 30, 2013 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)


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