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Aug. 31 Rockford City Market features music by One Less Tenor, activities by Severson Dells and Zumba demonstrations

Online Staff Report Rockford City Market will be open Friday, Aug. 31, and continues until Oct. 12. However, this is the
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August 31, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Public School District 205 receives financial honor

Online Staff Report For the second consecutive year, Rockford Public School District 205 (RPS 205) has received the Certificate of Excellence
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Nominations due Sept. 7 for La Voz Latina ‘Community Member of Distinction’

Online Staff Report La Voz Latina, a local organization devoted to empowering Latino youth and adults through education and training, seeks
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Local News | Comments (0)

Sensata workers to speak out against ‘Romney economy’ as Republican presidential nominee delivers acceptance speech

Online Staff Report Workers at Freeport’s Sensata Technologies plant have just returned from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., where
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 1 Comment

Antitrust settlements proposed in e-book price-fixing case

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 54 other state and territorial attorneys general Aug. 29 in
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

One in custody, two sought in May 22 Auburn Street BP murder

Online Staff Report Shortly after 8 p.m., May 22, Rockford police patrol officers responded to the BP Amoco gas station
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford police investigate hit-and-run on South Second Street that left man dead

Online Staff Report At around 1:12 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, police received a call stating a man, later identified as Michael
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 2 Comments

School district creates positions to support high school academies

Online Staff Report Two new positions at the Rockford Public Schools will support college and career readiness and the emerging high
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police in search of man who exposed himself to a woman on Stone Bridge Bike Path

Online Staff Report At approximately 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 26, a female walking the Stone Bridge Bike Path, east of I-90
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Area Republicans to rally at Giovanni’s Aug. 30 for final night of Republican National Convention

Online Staff Report The Republican National Convention will close Thursday, Aug. 30, following a week of national party speakers. That night
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford to host travel media conference in August 2013

Online Staff Report More than 125 travel journalists from around North America will visit the Rockford Region next year as part
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Restrictions in effect on Rock River over Labor Day weekend

Online Staff Report Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers has announced the placement of certain restrictions on the Rock River in Winnebago
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rock River Sweep from Janesville to Black Hawk Island Sept. 8

Staff Report Rock County Parks, Rockton volunteers, Rock River Enterprises and Homeowners Association, WTVO-17/WQRF-FOX 39, and The Rock River Times are
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Paddle and Trail celebrates second anniversary with community events

Staff Report Paddle and Trail is celebrating its second anniversary by hosting a free open house at the Regional Activity Center
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Founders Market — Reshaping the South Main Corridor

Staff Report If you haven’t been to Founders Market this summer, you might want to check it out. This emerging
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Rockford Human Services announces start of LIHEAP energy assistance program

Staff Report The City of Rockford Human Services Department, along with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Garbage collection schedule delayed because of Labor Day holiday

Staff Report The garbage collection for City of Rockford residents on Monday, Sept. 3, and the remainder of that week
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Local United Way 211 information referral line debuts

Staff Report United Way of Rock River Valley, in partnership with PATH, Inc., and United Way Illinois, launched Aug. 24
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Governor vetoes gambling expansion, local leaders vow to continue push for casino

Online Staff Report Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) vetoed a bill Aug. 28 that would have expanded gambling and allowed for
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August 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Teen sentenced to 12 years for armed robbery of Mulford Check’n Go Cash Store

Online Staff Report Will Evans, 19, was sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections Aug. 27 for
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to seven years for November 2011 armed robbery of J&J Still in South Beloit

Online Staff Report David Cunningham, 29, has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for armed
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 55 years for January robberies of Burger King, Dollar General

Online Staff Report Melvin D. Bankhead, 40, was sentenced Aug. 24 to a total of 55 years in the Illinois
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Two face drug charges, another arrested after search of 16th Avenue residence

Online Staff Report Members of the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received complaints from concerned citizens about drug activity at
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Three arrested on drug charges after search of Island Avenue residence

Online Staff Report Members of the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 835 Island Ave. Detectives
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Loves Park man charged with DUI after hitting State Police squad car

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — At approximately 10:06 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, a motorist crashed into a parked Illinois
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

12 arrested for DUI between July 17 and Aug. 26

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander, Capt. James Alexander, announced the following arrests were made
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

10 arrested in Aug. 24 prostitution sting

Online Staff Report Rockford Police Department M3 Street Team conducted a prostitution operation in Rockford Friday, Aug. 24. The operation targeted
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 44 years for 1998 murder, 30 years for 2008 drug deal

Online Staff Report Richard L. Brown, 40, pled guilty Aug. 8 to the offense of first-degree murder and was sentenced
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August 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Rockford man arrested on cocaine, heroin and cannabis charges

Online Staff Report The State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) arrested a Rockford resident for possession with the intent to
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August 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

5,000 free backpacks to be distributed at ‘Pencils in the Park’ Aug. 25

Online Staff Report Five thousand backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed from Life Center, 921 W. State St., Rockford,
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August 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Emergency Preparedness Fair for those with special needs at Harlem High School Aug. 25

Online Staff Report MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. — An Emergency Preparedness Fair for those with special needs and their caregivers will be held
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August 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Local News | 1 Comment

Burglar shot by homeowner after attempting to steal yard tools from garage

Online Staff Report At approximately 12:20 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, Winnebago County sheriff’s police deputies responded to the 2900
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 4 Comments

Woodward’s $200 million Loves Park expansion to bring 660 jobs, double workforce by 2021

Online Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — A Rockford original, aerospace company Woodward, Inc., announced Aug. 23 its Loves Park plant
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford’s unemployment rate at 11.8 percent in July

Online Staff Report The Rockford metropolitan area again had the highest unemployment rate in the state in July — 11.8 percent
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

ACT scores remain below state average in Rockford’s public schools

Online Staff Report Graduates of Rockford Public Schools (RPS) in 2012 who took the ACT test in their senior year had
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Road construction begins Aug. 27 on East State Street between Alpine and Mulford

Online Staff Report Construction crews will begin making pavement repairs on East State Street between Alpine and Mulford roads Monday, Aug.
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Sensata workers protest at Romney campaign event in Bettendorf, Iowa

Online Staff Report Workers facing outsourcing by Bain Capital at the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Ill., and supportive community members
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 5 Comments

17th annual gathering honors mounds, breaking of new ‘Trail’ — part two

Editor’s note: The first part of this series appeared in the Aug. 15-21 issue. By Susan Johnson Copy Editor We
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News> Photo Galleries | Comments (0)

Free haircuts to veterans, military personnel Aug. 27

Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Maintenance Man Barber Spa, a men’s haircutting and spa services establishment, will provide a free
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

SPAY Illinois is hosting a low-cost pet vaccine clinic

Staff Report SPAY Illinois is hosting a low-cost pet vaccine clinic Friday, Sept. 14 at All Paws Beauty Salon,
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Rockford man arrested on meth, child endangerment charges

Online Staff Report On the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 20, deputies of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Police Metro Narcotic Unit,
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August 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Sensata workers to rally Aug. 21 at Bain Capital offices in Evanston, Ill.

Online Staff Report Tuesday, Aug. 21, workers facing outsourcing by Bain Capital at the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Ill., will
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August 20, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 2 Comments

Last of co-defendants in 2010 kidnapping, beating sentenced to 25 years

Online Staff Report Juan Gilbert, 25, was sentenced Aug. 17 by Judge John Truitt to 25 years in the Illinois
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August 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Sensata workers to take campaign against outsourcing to Republican National Convention

• Send-off potluck barbecue set for 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, at Freeport’s Krape Park Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Workers facing
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August 16, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 2 Comments

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