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Rock House Kids Christmas gift drive now under way

Staff Report Rock House Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reaches 200-plus street and at-risk children ages 4-18 each week
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Holiday Shoppe hours weekdays and Saturdays at new location

Staff Report The Children’s Holiday Shoppe, which supports the MotherHouse Crisis Nursery program of Children’s Home + Aid, has adjusted
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Rockford Art Museum launches Year-End Drive

Staff Report Rockford Art Museum’s annual Year-End Drive is vital to the success of the museum each year. Yoiur support
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Chemtool Incorporated is an official drop zone for Operation Support Our Troops America

Staff Report Chemtool Incorporated and JA Frate are joining forces with Operation Support Our Troops America (OSOT), which is a
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Garbage collection and yard waste update

Staff Report The City of Rockford would like to remind citizens of the annual changes to garbage and yard waste
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Rescue Mission’s Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 21, donations needed

Online Staff Report Once again this year, Rockford Rescue Mission will provide a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for their
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November 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Group forms in response to police-involved shooting deaths, Nov. 19 march planned

Online Staff Report Justice for Our Children, a local group created in response to recent police-involved shooting deaths in Rockford, is
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November 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Downtown Rockford ‘Holiday Stamp-ede’ shopping game kicks off Nov. 17 with event at Stewart Square

Online Staff Report A group of 14 downtown Rockford retailers and art galleries are partnering to offer a “Holiday Stamp-ede” shopping
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November 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Volunteers to pack Holiday Meal Boxes for the hungry Nov. 17 — donations needed

Online Staff Report Saturday, Nov. 17, more than 50 volunteers will work together at Northern Illinois Food Bank’s (NIFB) Northwest Center,
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November 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford women seek turkey donations to help New Jersey hurricane victims

Online Staff Report Two area women are asking businesses and individuals in the Rockford area to donate turkeys to help Hurricane
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November 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Investigation into Nov. 1 police-involved shooting death in the hands of Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office

Online Staff Report Investigation into the Nov. 1 officer-involved shooting death of 31-year-old Demetrius Bennett of Rockford will be conducted by
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

One in custody, another sought in connection with Nov. 12 shooting on South School Street

Online Staff Report One suspect has been arrested and another is at large in the Nov. 12 shooting that occurred in
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Memorial services for Katrina Smith set for Nov. 16-17

• Autopsy shows Katrina Smith died as a result of blunt force trauma Staff Report Memorial services for Katrina A. Smith, the 30-year-old
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

‘The Rock River Times’ celebrates 25 years — part 1

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor We’ve come a long way in 25 years with you, the readers, following our progress from
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | 1 Comment

Director of L.A. Trade Tech College foundation resigns amid scandal that could involve former RVC president

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor Rhea Chung, executive director of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College foundation, has resigned amid an
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

‘A Local Holiday Market’ at Rockford College Regents Center Dec. 8

Staff Report “A Local Holiday Market 2012” is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, at Rockford College Regents Center,
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Grand Re-Opening Nov. 17 for Habitat ReStore at North Towne

Staff Report Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity (RAHFH) ReStore is celebrating its Grand ReStore Re-Opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Second Annual Downtown Holiday begins

Staff Report Happy Holidays in Rockford! It’s time for the Second Annual Downtown Holiday. The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

World War II veteran featured at Nov. 15 Camp Grant meeting

Staff Report The Friends of Camp Grant will hold their meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Camp Grant
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Christine Swanberg wins Mayor’s Arts Award for Community Impact

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Christine Swanberg, longtime Rockford poet and writing mentor, received the Lawrence E. Gloyd Award for Community
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

U.S. Cellular launches 4G network in Rockford Nov. 15

Staff Report U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM), in conjunction with its partner, King Street Wireless, is launching a 4G LTE network, and
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Nominating petitions for RVC Board accepted Dec. 17-24

• Three of seven board seats to be filled in April 9, 2013, election Staff Report Nominating petition forms for the April 9
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Police respond to shots fired at Anderson and Johnston, find crashed abandoned vehicle with rear window shot out

Online Staff Report Rockford Police responded to the intersection of Anderson Street and Johnston Avenue Tuesday, Nov. 12, in response to
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November 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Katrina Smith case ruled a homicide after autopsy shows she died of blunt force trauma

Online Staff Report Katrina A. Smith, the Machesney Park, Ill., woman who was missing for nearly three weeks before her
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November 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Mayor’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Program Nov. 18 at Rockford College

Online Staff Report Rockford Interfaith Council presents the 23rd Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Program, with the theme “From Compassion to
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November 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Body found near Byron, Ill., Nov. 9 is that of missing Machesney Park woman

Online Staff Report The body of missing 30-year-old Machesney Park, Ill., woman Katrina A. Smith was found in the Rock River
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November 10, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Man faces sentence of natural life after being found guilty of 2006 murder

Online Staff Report Franklin D. Lofton, 27, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder after a jury trial
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Female body found in Rock River near Byron, Ill.

Online Staff Report BYRON, Ill. — A female body has been found in the Rock River near the intersection of Route
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Local News | Comments (0)

Free lunch for veterans, active military at Texas Roadhouse Nov. 12

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Texas Roadhouse, 7240 Walton St., joins Texas Roadhouses nationwide in offering a free lunch to military veterans
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Local TV personality Jeannie Hayes, 29, dies after brief battle with leukemia

Online Staff Report Jeannie Hayes, producer and anchor of WREX’s weekday noon newscast and host and producer of 13 Cares Sunday
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Man injured after Nov. 8 home invasion on Montague Street

Online Staff Report A Rockford man was punched in the mouth and left with a cut lip after three men broke
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Second of three suspects in May 22 murder of teen at Auburn Street BP in custody

Online Staff Report Rico Jefferson, 22, one of three men charged with the May 22 killing of a Rockford teen
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November 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man who led police on multi-county chase following 2011 crime spree fould guilty Nov. 7

Online Staff Report Cornelius D. Boles, 27, was found guilty Nov. 7 following a two-week jury trial of the offenses
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November 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

19-year-old shot in 800 block of 10th Avenue

Online Staff Report A 19-year-old man was shot in a drive-by shooting in the 800 block of 10th Avenue in Rockford
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November 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

‘Bainport’ to be dismantled Nov. 9, although Sensata workers pledge to continue protests

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Despite their best efforts, the “Bainport” encampment set up at Stephenson County Fairgrounds by workers
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November 8, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

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