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Goodwill offers free tax preparation services
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Goodwill is expanding its services to better serve the local community, while making the tax season easy
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Goodwill to offer financial literacy classes to public
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After the success of Good Dollars and Sense—Goodwill’s first free course of financial management, Goodwill will offer two
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FOIA opinion in Village of McCook a victory for free press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Openness and transparency in local government received a big boost through a just-released binding opinion issued by
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Curbside Christmas tree pick-up
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Rock River Disposal is scheduled to perform curbside Christmas tree pick-up during the weeks of Jan. 10-14 and
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YWCA to offer new Microsoft Word & Excel training
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The YWCA is offering job readiness computer skills trainings next month that can lead to Microsoft Office Certification.
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Job listing and job application services
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The nCenter at 130 N. First St. in downtown Rockford has expanded its Computer Lab Services, according to
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Senate Bill 510: a threat to your free choice of food?—part two
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
S.510, just passed as H.R. 2751, the Food Safety Modernization Act, passed by the House Dec. 22,
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Secretary of State Jesse White reminds Illinoisans to register with Emergency Contact Database
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Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding Illinoisans to register with the Emergency Contact Database, allowing the public
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Cut small business costs in the New Year
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As the New Year approaches, companies are taking the time to re-evaluate their budgets in preparation for 2011.
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Goodwill Industries prepares for year-end donations
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As families make way for new holiday gifts, many take the opportunity to also increase their income tax
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Rock River Trail Christmas presents for the new year
By Frank Schier
Editor & Publisher
As founder of the Rock River Trail, I’m very excited to give the region some great
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Make a merry Christmas for our favorite nonprofit community organizations
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
and Frank Schier
Editor & Publisher
It’s simple: give your money to Uncle Sam in taxes, or give your
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Senate Bill 510: a threat to your free choice of food?—part one
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
The lame-duck Congress has rushed to pass a bill, originally known as S.510, that has far-reaching implications
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CAP4Kids/Rockford, new community website
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Rockford is a community with numerous child-related resources, but also with heavy need for those resources provided. Although
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Alleged ‘misuse’ of public funds, FBI investigation part of Sheffield’s past
To view a Jan. 19, 2009, copy of Rockford Public School District 205 Superintendent Dr. LaVonne M. Sheffield’s work history,
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District 205 releases Hardy, Sheffield letters—part three
To view a pdf of Dr. LaVonne Sheffield’s June 17, 2010, letter to Dr. Patrick Hardy titled “Re: Separation of
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AirFest 2011 kickoff announcement Dec. 17
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Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) will host a press conference at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 17, to begin
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Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful announces Recycling Center’s holiday hours
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LOVES PARK, Ill.—Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful’s (KNIB) Recycling Center will be closed on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25,
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Elite Defense Systems offers ‘Kicking Santa with a Twist’ through Dec. 23
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Elite Defense Systems (EDS) of Rockford will offer “Kicking Santa with a Twist” through Dec. 23. The program’s
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‘Verbal opinion’ cited as reason for releasing Hardy letter
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
Rockford Public School District 205 listed the issuance of an alleged “verbal opinion” by Illinois Public Access
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District 205 releases Hardy, Sheffield letters—part two
To view a pdf of Dr. LaVonne Sheffield’s June 17, 2010, letter to Dr. Patrick Hardy titled “Re: Separation of
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Lawmakers exempt performance evaluations from FOIA
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The performance evaluations of all public employees in Illinois are now exempt from public disclosure under the
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Are you ready for 2011 tax law changes?
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The end of the “Bush Era Tax Cuts” is set to close with the end of 2010. That
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Roadside checks, alcohol saturation patrols
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PECATONICA, Ill.—The Illinois State Police, District 16, will conduct roadside safety checks and alcohol saturation patrols in Winnebago
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Park District Police Dept. under investigation
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The Rockford Park District announced Dec. 3 that beginning Nov. 11, an internal review of operations of its
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District 205 releases Hardy, Sheffield letters—part one
To view a pdf of Dr. LaVonne Sheffield’s June 17, 2010, letter to Dr. Patrick Hardy titled “Re: Separation of
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Next Tea Party meeting Dec. 2 concerns the group’s national priorities
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Northern IL Tea Party (NITP) had announced it would not meet after the election until 2011, but members
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Swearing-In Ceremony for 17th Judicial Circuit judges, Winnebago County Board members, elected officials Dec. 6
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Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott H. Christiansen (R) and Chief Judge Janet Holmgren invite you to attend the
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Warnings and watches preceded last week’s tornado
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
It’s been more than a week since a tornado touched down in Caledonia, Ill., damaging several buildings
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Library of Congress exhibit rolls into Rockford
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A special Library of Congress traveling exhibition—mounted in a customized 18-wheel truck—will visit Rockford in December.
The exhibit, which
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RC professors to sign their new book at Barnes & Noble
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If you haven’t picked up the book We Are a College At War: Women Working for Victory in
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MoveOn members urge Don Manzullo to oppose proposed millionaire tax bailout
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Thursday, Dec. 2, MoveOn members will gather at noon outside of U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo’s (R-16) office at
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Salon collects toys to brighten lives of homeless students
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With the holiday season in full swing, a local hair salon is offering free haircuts in exchange for
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Tornado hits Caledonia
A home along Illinois Route 173 in Caledonia, Ill., sits mostly demolished after a tornado swept through the small Boone
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Thanksgiving top day for cooking fires—use caution
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QUINCY, Mass.—Thanksgiving remains the leading day for cooking fires, with three times as many cooking fires as an
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Lance Cpl. Darlene Diaz returning home celebration
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Veterans Day may be over, but you are invited to join in celebrating the return of local veteran,
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PAWS Humane Society benefits from Meyer’s Kennel’s Photos with Santa
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Have your picture taken with Santa at a PAWS Humane Society benefit at Meyer’s Kennel, 5390 Irene Road, Belvidere.
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Breakfast with Santa at North Park Fire Station
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You are invited to have “Breakfast with Santa” from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 4, at North
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Harlem Township Toys for Kids donations & sign-up
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Last year, Harlem Township’s Eighth Annual Toys for Kids program served more than 230 children from 110 families.
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Taxpayers: Are a 67 percent state income tax increase and new sales taxes coming?
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CHICAGO—The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization has issued a warning to Illinois taxpayers that they are frighteningly
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National Opt-Out Day–set for Nov. 24
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
In the wake of hundreds of protests by airline pilots, flight attendants, travel associations, scientists, privacy groups,
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Win an energy-efficient furnace from Pearson on Facebook
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Pearson, one of northern Illinois’ largest contractors for plumbing, heating and pest control services, is offering northern Illinois
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Preliminary hearing in IPA, TRRT suit against District 205 Feb. 2
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
Judge Ed Prochaska will hear preliminary arguments Feb. 2, 2011, in room 426 of the Winnebago County
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Taxpayers demand accountability from school district
Shannon Symonds of Rockford holds a protest sign outside the District 205 Administration Building, 201 S. Madison St., Tuesday, Nov.
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Veterans Memorial Hall opens new exhibit honoring Maj. Gen. John L. Borling
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The public is invited to the grand opening weekend of the Major General John L. Borling Exhibit at
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‘Camp Grant: The Black Soldier’ at Ethnic Heritage Museum through Nov. 28
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With Veterans Day approaching Nov. 11, the Ethnic Heritage Museum salutes the brave men and women who served
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Group that provides bikes to Third-World countries at Rockford College Nov. 18
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World Bicycle Relief, a group that builds and donates bicycles for use in Third-World countries to improve mobility
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YWCA hosts three-part video series titled ‘Race: the Power of an Illusion’
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Much of what we call “race” today is non-phenotypical; all of what we call “race” is non-biological. To
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Crimemapping.com—a new city website
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Monday, Nov. 8, the City of Rockford Police Department went live with Crimemapping.com to proactively reach out to
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Get $1,500 tax credit on new furnaces—only until Dec. 31
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Pearson, one of northern Illinois’ largest contractors for plumbing, heating and pest control services, would like to remind
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