April 21 rally to address changes at Rockford Public Library

By Mike Korn Rockford’s libraries are threatened with closure. Books are already disappearing in huge numbers from the downtown branch, with
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April 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 17 Comments

Citizens mobilize to draft candidate to run against Kinzinger in general election; public gathering April 21

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Citizens from the 16th Congressional District are organizing to draft a
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April 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

April 30 public hearing in Rockford to address draft school district consolidation recommendations

Online Staff Report Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) will be in Rockford Monday, April 30, to host a public hearing
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April 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

April 24-26 Rock Valley College, YWCA events take stand against racism

Online Staff Report Rock Valley College (RVC) and the Rockford YWCA will host three community events April 24-26 designed to show
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April 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

SwedishAmerican receives state approval to construct new cancer center

Online Staff Report April 17, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved SwedishAmerican Health System’s plans to build and
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Local News | Comments (0)

Junior League’s Spring Bling Online Auction begins April 23

Online Staff Report The Junior League of Rockford kicks off its Spring Bling Online Auction starting at 9 a.m., Monday, April
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

State Police arrest 11 in Winnebago County for DUI between March 29 and April 12

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois State Police District 16 Commander, Captain James Alexander announced the following arrests were made
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

IEPA names gas source of contamination site

By Richard S. Gubbe Contributing Writer Sources of the benzene that contributed to the contaminated well water on Rockford’s west side have
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Amerock & Water Contamination Series> Local News> News | 1 Comment

Public hearing on Winnebago Landfill expansion April 24

• A second public hearing will be Monday, April 30, if necessary Staff Report Public participation hearings on the proposed expansion of
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | 1 Comment

Really, Really Free Market returns to Rockford

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor It’s part swap meet, part kids’ games, part day-in-the-park outing, but mostly, it’s a fun way
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Free trees to be distributed during April 28 Great American Cleanup

Staff Report Free oak trees, courtesy of Chad Pregracke of Living Lands and Waters/Million Trees Project and the Rock River Trail
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Maria Montessori students raising money to build well in South Sudan

Staff Report Students at Maria Montessori School in Rockford are raising money to build a well in South Sudan. Different classrooms
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Free Teen Financial Reality Fair April 21

Staff Report As part of Rockford’s fifth annual Money Smart Week, the Rockford Area Chapter of Credit Unions will host
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Local company receives grant

By Jon McGinty Free-lance Writer Careers, etc., a local employment firm, was one of several grant recipients from the Greater Rockford Area
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Free document shredding at Super Shredders April 21

Staff Report Saturday, April 21, the Rockford Better Business Bureau (BBB), in conjunction with Super Shredders and the Barbara Olson Center
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Local retailer donates kids’ clothes to Haitian mission

Staff Report Local retailer, “Infinitely Sweet ~ One Unique Kids Boutique,” recently participated in a selfless act of kindness and reached
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April 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Man wanted for 1988 murder in Arizona arrested in Roscoe, Ill.

Online Staff Report Monday, April 16, members of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Police assisted detectives from the Phoenix Arizona Police Department
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April 17, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Park District lagoon bricks for sale through May 1

Online Staff Report As construction continues on the Eclipse Lagoon Restoration Project, the Rockford Park District Foundation is busy selling lagoon
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April 17, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Lt. Gov. to release road map to streamlined school districts

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Classrooms First Commission is expected to release a set of draft recommendations Tuesday, April
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April 17, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Reservations required for April 17 tour of Coronado Theatre

Online Staff Report A tour of Rockford’s Coronado Theatre will be hosted by the Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society beginning
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April 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Local MoveOn.org ‘Tax the 1% Day of Action’ protest April 17

Online Staff Report Local MoveOn.org activists will host a “Tax the 1% Day of Action” protest at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, April
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April 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockton Hononegah student killed in roll-over accident April 13, two passengers seriously injured

Online Staff Report Seventeen-year-old Rockton Hononegah High School student Regina Oakes of Roscoe was killed and two passengers were seriously injured
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April 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Police arrest second suspect in Jan. 5 home invasion that left first suspect dead

Online Staff Report Rockford police have arrested the second suspect in a Jan. 5 home invasion that occurred at 1114 12th
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April 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man gets 16 years for second-degree murder in 2011 drug deal gone wrong

Online Staff Report Von Edrick Johnson, 40, pled guilty April 12 to second-degree murder and was sentenced by Judge Rosemary Collins
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rotary Club to donate 2,100 books to kindergartners in Rockford Public Schools

Online Staff Report The Rockford Rotary Club has announced it will donate a copy of The Night Before First Grade to
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Man sentenced to six years for delivery of a controlled substance

Online Staff Report Urenio Caldera, 30, pled guilty April 10 and was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Rockford Post Office open normal business hours for tax season; tax deadline April 17

Online Staff Report The Rockford Post Office, 5225 Harrison Ave., Rockford, is preparing for Tax Day Tuesday, April 17, the day
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Free panel discussion April 18 explores how food choices affect our faith

Online Staff Report A panel discussion titled “Faith at the End of Your Fork: How Food Affects One’s Faith” will begin
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Man sentenced to 12 years for aggravated domestic battery after ironing on child’s back

Online Staff Report Elliott Moore, 43, pled guilty April 11 to aggravated domestic battery and was sentenced by Judge Rosemary Collins
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April 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

OSF, Rockford Health System drop plans to merge

Online Staff Report One week after a federal judge granted an injunction halting OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center’s proposed acquisition of
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April 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Photo: Rescue crews on the scene of rollover accident at East State, Sixth streets

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Public hearings on Winnebago Landfill expansion set for April 24 and April 30, if necessary

Online Staff Report Public participation hearings on the proposed expansion of the Winnebago Landfill, 8403 Lindenwood Road, Rockford, will be from
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 3 Comments

Man sentenced to 14 years for 2009 home invasion, armed robbery

Online Staff Report Christopher Tolliver, 26, was sentenced April 10 to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

RACVB seeks recommendations for Tourism Hall of Fame — deadline April 17

Online Staff Report Each year the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau honors citizens or organizations in our community who’ve
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News | Comments (0)

Adoption information meeting in Belvidere April 15

Online Staff Report Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois provides adoption home study services and post-placement supervision and counseling,
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News | Comments (0)

Local scholarships for future and graduate teachers deadline April 15

Online Staff Report The Winnebago County Retired Teachers Association (WCRTA) Blanche J. Martin Scholarship Fund application deadline is April 15,
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News | Comments (0)

School district extends interim superintendent’s contract by one year

Editor’s note: Rockford Board of Education voted April 10 to extend Rockford Public School District 205 Interim Superintendent Dr. Robert
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Construction contract approved for green roof at Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens

Online Staff Report The Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners approved a construction contract for the installation of a green roof
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | 1 Comment

Park District in search of summer vendors; informational meeting April 12

Online Staff Report Rockford Park District is looking for vendors to provide concession services at various tournaments and events during summer
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News | Comments (0)

Clean up with free oak trees

• Calling homeowners, businesses, farms, landowners on the Rock River. Calling Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, nature lovers and tree
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Local Great American Cleanup efforts set for April 28

Staff Report Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) will coordinate local efforts for the Fifth Annual Great American Cleanup from 8 a.m.
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

17th Judicial Circuit applies for permission to authorize extended media coverage

Staff Report Chief Judge Joseph G. McGraw has announced that on April 6, the 17th Judicial Circuit Court submitted
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Attorney General’s Office: Biondo cannot serve on county board, RVC board simultaneously

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor Rock Valley College (RVC) Board of Trustees member and Winnebago County Board member Ted Biondo, R-9, cannot
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | 9 Comments

New bishop to be ordained, installed May 14 at BMO Harris Bank Center

Staff Report Bishop Thomas G. Doran, Apostolic administrator of the Rockford Diocese, announced the date for the Episcopal Ordination and Installation
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | Comments (0)

Veterans Education and Benefit Fair April 18 at RVC

Staff Report The Rock Valley College (RVC) Veterans Education Association will be sponsoring a Veterans Education and Benefits Fair from
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | 1 Comment

Rock Valley College hosts Earth Day event April 21

Staff Report Tim Gruner, garden curator at Rockford’s Anderson Japanese Gardens, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Earth Day
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News | 1 Comment

Photo: Celebrating Tartan Day

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Friends of Rockford Public Library Book Sale April 18, 20-21

Staff Report The Friends of Rockford Public Library are hosting their annual Spring Book Sale on April 18 and 20-21.
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Blain’s Farm & Fleet opens in Rockton April 12

Staff Report Blain’s Farm & Fleet will open the doors to its 35th store, located at 4567 E. Rockton Road, Rockton,
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April 11, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Earth Day spring cleanup at Tinker Cottage April 22

Staff Report An Earth Day spring cleanup will be held along Kent Creek and in the prairie meadow on the grounds
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