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Aldermen delay vote on 2010 budget
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
On a motion by Ald. Doug Mark (R-3), members of the Rockford City Council agreed to
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I.G.E. Great Finds Garage Sale March 13
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The Illinois Growth Enterprises (IGE) Great Finds Garage Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,
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Clarification regarding ‘County’s stance vs. septic faces first test’
Responding to the article “County’s stance vs. septic faces first test” in the March 3-9 issue, Winnebago County Planning &
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Jefferson partners with Illinois’ Small Business Development Center at RVC for workshop
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State Rep. Chuck Jefferson (D-Rockford) will partner with Illinois’ Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rock Valley
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Cosmopolitan Club’s March Madness Raffle March 18
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Rockford Cosmopolitan Club will host its Sixth Annual March Madness Raffle Dinner March 18. The club hopes to
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Alderman questions riverwalk bridge design, colleagues say it’s too late to turn back
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
After resistance by one alderman objecting to a bridge design, members of the Rockford City Council
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Board of Education members react to lack of communication
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
The Feb. 24-March 2, 2010, issue of The Rock River Times (TRRT) reported District 205’s violation of
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County’s stance vs. septic faces first test
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Gensler family, owners of Gensler Gardens, purchased nearly 10 acres in August 2007 with the
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Tea Party Town Hall–a challenge to citizens–part two
Editor’s note: The following is the second in a two-part series. The first part appeared in the Feb. 24-March 2,
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Hernandez, Martinez children from Rockford now missing five years
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.—As part of its ongoing search, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is again
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Please help with food and clothing collection for South Dakota reservation
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After a very severe winter, in a continuing response to the food and propane shortage at South Dakota
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River District names First Northern Credit Union Annual Investor Sponsor
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River District Association has announced that First Northern Credit Union has committed to being a 2010 Annual Investor
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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program offers help
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The City of Rockford’s Human Services Department Energy Division is still offering utility assistance to low-income households
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District 205 violates its own media protocol
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
Six students at Eisenhower Middle School were arrested in a drug bust Friday, Feb. 19, that Sgt.
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Aldermen give green light to one-way street study
• News and notes from the Feb. 22 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Feb. 22, Rockford aldermen approved
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Illinois hotels face challenges, funding sweeps
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
According to the president and CEO of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, the state tourism industry
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Tea Party Town Hall—a challenge to citizens—part 1
Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series.
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
About 250 people gathered at Stockholm Inn
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Program on ‘Racism and the Schools’ Feb. 25
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A program titled “Racism and the Schools” will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, at
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Third annual Green Film Festival in Woodstock Feb. 28
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WOODSTOCK, Ill.—The Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Woodstock (UUCW) will host the third annual
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Abortion clinic landlord likens settlement offer to ‘extortion’
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Feb. 7, a day before the Rockford City Council’s Codes and Regulations Committee voted to table
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County puts Bachman tragedy behind it
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
With a statement issued by Sheriff Richard Meyers (D) late in the day Feb. 12, Winnebago
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Concerned citizens produce local Gang Reference Manual
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
Recently, concerned citizens from the Rock River Valley collaborated to create a Gang Reference Manual aimed at
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Lifescape takes applications for two state support programs
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Area low-income and senior residents who have applied for the Circuit Breaker and Illinois Cares Rx program in
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Emergency help needed to heat homes on Pine Ridge Reservation
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Dec. 24, 2009, more than 36 inches of snow fell on the poorest of people in the United
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Tea Party Town Hall meeting at Stockholm Inn Feb. 20
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A flier promoting the latest Tea Party event in Rockford defines Tea Party as follows: “The Tea Party
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Enough laws in place to eliminate need for abortion ‘bubble’ zone?
Aldermen delay vote, call both sides to table
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Members of the Rockford City Council’s Codes and Regulations
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Council narrowly approves plan to back bonds with sales tax
• News and notes from the Feb. 8 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
After about 20 minutes of
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Other news and notes from the Feb. 8 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Committee reports
! Awarding a $92,586 bid to Midwest Transit Equipment, of Kankakee, for the Human Services
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Tune in for a Valentine’s Day miracle!
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Feb. 14, 2010, history happens! You can be part of a much-needed miracle for a special little boy.
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Lawsuit ensures wind farm won’t be a breeze
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
As predicted in the editorial (“Can the county board undo its mistakes?” in the Nov.
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Anti-abortion activists send message to aldermen
News and notes from the Feb. 1 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
A proposed “bubble zone” ordinance that
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Vietnam Veterans Honor Society presents award to local veteran
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
The Vietnam Veterans Honor Society presented its Annual Veterans Appreciation Award Jan. 22 to Jim Elliott for
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Regional citywide concert of prayer set for Feb. 4
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Rockford Renewal Ministries will host a regional citywide concert of prayer with the theme
One Heart, One Voice
at
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Local Haiti relief efforts growing fast
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
As soon as the people of Rockford learned of the earthquake that rocked the Republic of Haiti
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Rockton trustees balk at fee and tax on co-op
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
ROCKTON, Ill.—The Rockton Village Board of Trustees voted 4-2 Feb. 1 against a proposed ordinance that
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Literacy Council holds training session to prepare for GED-i online course
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The Literacy Council will hold a testing session from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, at its
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Rockford Baha’is join worldwide day of prayer for Baha’i prisoners in Iran
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Baha’is in Rockford will hold a public prayer gathering and information event to show their solidarity with imprisoned
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Visit Day for prospective students at Rockford College Feb. 6
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Rockford College hosts its Visit Day for prospective students from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, in the
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Illinois Growth Enterprises in search of garage sale donations
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The Friends of Growth, an all-volunteer group, is accepting items at IGE every Saturday between Feb. 6 and
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Aldermen vote 8-5 against video gambling ban
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
With far less debate than during its Jan. 19 meeting, the Rockford City Council voted 8-5
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Committee delays action on proposed abortion ‘bubble’ ordinance
Building owner alleges city not enforcing existing ordinances
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Rockford City Council’s Codes and Regulations Committee discussed
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Hayes takes action after receiving complaint from Catholic League
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Bill Donohue, president of the conservative New York-based Catholic League and outspoken critic of the American
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Clarification about District 205’s weekend conference in Chicago
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
In the Jan. 20-26, 2010, issue of The Rock River Times, a report from 13-WREX TV was
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B.O.C.H. Angels asks help for Haiti
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B.O.C.H. Angels, a grassroots organization, asks for your donations to help Haiti in this trying time. B.O.C.H. (Bring
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Hayes takes action after receiving complaint from Catholic League
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Bill Donohue, president of the conservative New York-based Catholic League and outspoken critic of the American
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District 205 administrators spend nearly $2,000 on photos of themselves
Other expenditures include $800 to cater funeral of student who was fatally shot, $948.96 for Learning Academy uniforms, and $17,300
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