BREAST Yard Sale in Town May 26-June 17 in Oregon, Ill.

By Karen Virnoche OREGON, Ill. — The annual BREAST Yard Sale in Town hit a milestone last year. To date,
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living> featured | Comments (0)

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful partners with Camera Craft for the annual Nature Photography contest seminars

Staff Report Loves Park, Ill. — Camera Craft offers two photography seminars in May in support of the Keep
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

One Green Thing: Travel a ‘greener’ way (or maybe with just less hassle?)

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Blood Center offers Hot Dog Wednesdays, Ice Cold Slushies

Staff Report Beginning Wednesday, May 30, and running through Wednesday, Aug. 29, Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) will feature “Hot
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living> featured | Comments (0)

Rockton farmers’ market runs May 23-Oct. 31

Staff Report ROCKTON, Ill. — Rockton Chamber of Commerce and Rockton United Methodist Church will offer a farmers’ market from 4-7
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Breast-fed babies’ gut microbes contribute to healthy immune systems

By Phyllis Picklesimer Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of ACES News and Public Affairs URBANA, Ill. — A new multi-university study
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Great recession reflux amounts to more hunger among seniors

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — A new study
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living> featured | Comments (0)

Charter Fitness offers free gym pass to military on short-term leave

Staff Report CHICAGO — Charter Fitness, with a location at 5825 E. Riverside Blvd., Rockford, is giving a free gym pass
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Memorial weekend cookout to benefit Alzheimer’s Association

Staff Report DIXON, Ill. — Individuals can enjoy grilled sandwiches over the holiday weekend and support a charitable organization at a
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

How to determine if your tree has Emerald Ash Borer

By Susan Jongeneel Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in Living> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

‘Animal Mania’ event at Lockwood Park May 19

Staff Report Rockford Park District will host “Animal Mania” at Lockwood Park, 5201 Safford Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

SwedishAmerican hosts SAM’s Safety Fair May 19

Staff Report The second annual SAM’s Safety Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 19, on the
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center open house May 20

Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — The Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Pakasa) invites Rockford-area residents to its ninth annual open house
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Park District offers guided trail tours at Lockwood, Page parks

Staff Report Enjoy traveling along scenic trails through Rockford Park District’s Lockwood and Page parks without riding a horse! Guided trail
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Study sheds light on importance of human breast milk ingredient

By Phyllis Picklesimer Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of ACES News and Public Affairs URBANA, Ill. — A new University of
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

FitMe Wellness partners with Hazzard Free Farm

Staff Report FitMe Wellness has unveiled its latest program geared toward the improved health and wellness of the Rockford community. Starting
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Wild Ones to host program on beneficial and invasive insects

Staff Report Wild Ones — Rock River Valley Chapter, will host Dr. Phil Nixon, a University of Illinois educator specializing
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Raw Energy: GMOs: The untold risks in our food

By Brenda Richter Grocery stores offer more than 40,000 products, the majority of which are processed foods. According to the
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford> Raw Energy | Comments (0)

May is Fitness Month

Courtesy of National Park Service Happy Physical Fitness Month! We, here at Conservation + Recreation, are really excited about the nationwide
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Paddling News: Rescue me! Thursdays topics to be offered throughout May

By Tom Lindblade Illinois Paddling Council President Illinois Paddler’s Council’s Paddlers’ Patrol is again sponsoring Rescue Me! Thursdays. (RM!T) will be offered
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Crusader benefits from Pink Ribbon Debit Card

Staff Report Riverside Community Bank launched a Pink Ribbon Debit Card May 8 with a portion of the proceeds from the
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Living> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Sinnissippi Audubon Society offers ‘Birding for Beginners’ May 16 at Rock Cut

Online Staff Report Sinnissippi Audubon Society will lead a “Birding for Beginners” event at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, at Rock
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May 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living | Comments (0)

Rockford company offers natural products from Yucatan Peninsula

Staff Report A new wholesale business, created from a vacation to Mexico, has landed in Rockford. Enfuego Productions specializes
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Winnebago County Forest Preserve District conducts inventory of rare turtles

Staff Report The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District (WCFPD) will begin working with biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Curves women’s gyms to give away 30-day memberships to non-members May 13-19

• Gyms in Rockford area to offer week-long Open House events including free fitness assessment Staff Report Curves women’s gyms in the
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Angelic Organics to be featured in Chicago Film Premiere May 17

Staff Report CHICAGO — Green Living Project (GLP), the leading film production and marketing company focused on global sustainability-related stories, has
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Crimson Pointe hosts ribbon-cutting for Active Health Center May 17

Staff Report With the baby boomer population on the cusp of aging, the health care industry places weight on innovative ideas
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Rosecrance Flower Day May 10

Staff Report Rosecrance Flower Day at Gensler Gardens marks the official start of the planting season and raises funds for
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Sojourn House sponsors online raffle for Madison Quilt Expo Weekend

Bids to be taken May 14-18 with proceeds benefiting Freeport substance abuse treatment facility Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Sojourn House is
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

May 21 deadline to apply for Farmers’ Market Promotion Program

Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An advocate for local foods, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) is urging local food producers
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Article promoting infant formula denies value of breastfeeding

By Dawn Russell, RN, BSN, IBCLC This column is being written in response to an article in the March 7-13
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May 9, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | 2 Comments

University of Illinois Extension presents ‘Bug Invaders of the Foreign Kind’

Online Staff Report Invasive insects are a result of the movement of humans around the globe. Introductions of them into
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May 3, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Tri-Countty Gun Club holds open house May 5

Online Staff Report The Tri-Countty Gun Club, Inc. will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May
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May 3, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

New committee members needed for Walk To End Alzheimer’s

Online Staff Report DIXON, Ill. — New committee members are needed to help plan the 18th Annual Rock River Walk To
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May 3, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

EMT training offered through RVC Community & Continuing Education

Online Staff Report RVC Community & Continuing Education is once again offering a training course in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
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May 3, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Metals & Electronics Drive May 5 at Machesney Park Mall

Staff Report Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) will host a Spring Metals & Electronics Drive from 9 a.m. to 3
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Living> Naturally Rockford | Comments (0)

Rock River Archaeological Society to host weekend at Horicon Marsh May 5-6

Staff Report HORICON, Wis. — The Rock River Archaeological Society is hosting its annual historical educational weekend event May 5-6. All
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Rockford’s FitMe Wellness marks one-year anniversary

Staff Report FitMe Wellness, 2595 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, is celebrating its one-year anniversary serving the community as a forward-thinking health
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Free hearing exams for women offered May 14-18

Staff Report Professional Hearing & Audiology Clinic is joining the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) and the U.S. Department of Health and
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Keep the future looking bright by wearing shades

Staff Report CHICAGO — Some may remember the lyrics to the 1980s song “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.”
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Four things for parents to remember in medical emergencies

By University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics MADISON, Wis. — No one wants her child to end up in the emergency
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

SwedishAmerican hosts stroke awareness program May 3

Staff Report SwedishAmerican Health System will present “Stroke Awareness: Ask The Experts,” a free community presentation, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Health & Fitness> Living | Comments (0)

Park District considers mountain bike trail system

Staff Report At the April 24 Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, the board received an initial report about creating
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Living> Online Exclusives> Sports News | Comments (0)

Swede’s offers revolutionary hip replacement surgery

Staff Report Rockford’s SwedishAmerican Hospital is the first facility in northern Illinois to offer anterior approach hip replacements — a tissue-sparing
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May 2, 2012 | Also published in Living> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Prairie Preservation program and dinner April 29

Online Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — Plan to attend the The Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County’s annual banquet at the
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Rockford elementary schools celebrate Arbor Day

Online Staff Report To many children, trees are valued for shade on a hot day and may be a good branch
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Storm-chaser shares stories at Midwest Museum of Natural History April 26

Online Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Learn the ingredients for a perfect storm from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Health and healing benefits offered through Qigong class

Online Staff Report Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m., tens of thousands of cities, in more than 70 nations, will
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Women’s self-defense class offered in Leaf River starting May 1

Online Staff Report LEAF RIVER, Ill. — Gallowglass Academy will offer a four-hour self-defense class for women at Leaf River’s River
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)

Youth on the move — shoes for the homeless!

Online Staff Report Carpenter’s Place has an exciting Global Youth Service Day project that is great for church youth groups,
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April 25, 2012 | Also published in Living | Comments (0)


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