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Family-owned business going strong!
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A part of Rockton since 1981, The Gem Shop & Diamond Source on Main Street has been growing
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Holiday Shoppe returns in tough economy
Best Western Clock Tower Resort plays major role in event
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The Children’s Holiday Shoppe returns to support MotherHouse
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Benefit for Norma Vanessa Carrera to help fund kidney transplant
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
Saturday, Nov. 21, The Image will host a benefit for 26-year-old Norma Vanessa Carrera to raise funds
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Missing teen found
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Missing Rockton Hononegah High School senior Brooke VanBriesen is home safely. At approximately 4 p.m., Nov.
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Capital improvement plan, citizens’ police review board on hold
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
At Mayor Larry Morrissey’s (I) urging, the Rockford City Council delayed a vote regarding the city’s
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Food Bank provides hope with Holiday Meal Boxes
For the 10th consecutive year, Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) is conducting a Holiday Meal Box (HMB) campaign. With one
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‘Casualties of War Salute’ at Vietnam Veterans LZ Peace Memorial
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
The Vietnam Veterans’ Honor Society held a special “11 month, 11 day, 11 hour
salute to Vietnam
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Is a pool table on your Christmas wish list? Register to win one at Von’s!
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Register to win a free Mike Massey slate pool table from Von’s Discount Pool Tables, 6929 E. State
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County forgives ‘honest mistake’ to grant zoning request
News and notes from the Nov. 12 Winnebago County Board meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Although the Winnebago County Board hasn’t
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Veterans invited for Veterans’ Day free dinner
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Texas Roadhouses in Rockford and Tinley Park invite veterans from across the area to enjoy a free
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Child Safety Event at Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall Nov. 14
New biometric fingerprinting & DNA ID kit to help parents recover missing children
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The DNA Lifeprint Child Safety
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Court to review county board action— Property owners cry foul after parking lot debacle
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
When the Winnebago County Board voted Aug. 13 to deny a parking lot variance requested for
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Police searching for missing Hononegah student
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Roscoe Police Department is asking for your help to locate 17-year-old Brooke Ashley VanBriesen. The
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AFSCME, city extend contracts by one year
News and notes from the Nov. 9 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Rockford City Council unanimously approved
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Expansion at Discovery Center
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A Path with Heart—Afghanistan, part 14
By Sergeant Thomas Bauschke
Infantry Medic
November is already upon us here in Afghanistan. Nights grow cold as my time here gets
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Public viewing opportunity for ninth class of whooping cranes near Pecatonica
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After a slow start, Operation Migration’s 2009 class of whooping crane chicks had made it to the second
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Grief teams being deployed, more police in response to fatal shooting
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Rockford Public Schools Superintendent LaVonne Sheffield announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 2, she would more than double
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Defend your business against the H1N1 virus this winter
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CHICAGO—According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, the H1N1 virus—the so-called “swine flu”—isn’t any more deadly
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Council to consider appointing citizens’ police review board
News and notes from the Nov. 2 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Norma Joseph, president of the Rockford
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Special Veterans’ Day event at JustGoods Listening Room Nov. 11
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A special Veterans’ Day event—“Honor the Warrior, Not the War,” with folk musician Dave Lippman—will begin at 7
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Paul Arena to speak on rental property owners issues
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Rockford Area Libertarians will feature a discussion of new legislation that will negatively affect rental property owners
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Lawsuit could be blow to wind farm
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
In what has become a longer process than Minneapolis-based Navitas Energy bargained for, the Winnebago County
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A Path with Heart—Afghanistan, part 13
By Sergeant Thomas Bauschke
Infantry Medic
Good morning, dear reader. It’s Oct. 11 already. Summer is finally waning here in Afghanistan. The
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County to recoup half its losses in Wal-Mart deal
News and notes from the Oct. 22 Winnebago County Board meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Winnebago County Board unanimously approved
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Garbage fee increase gets final nod
News and notes from the Oct. 26 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
In a 9-4 vote, the Rockford
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H1N1 vaccine: Immunity the natural way
By Paula Chilson
District Manager of Nutrition Works Inc.
The swine flu or H1N1 vaccine became available this month. President Barack Obama
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Special Report Citizens group seeks to convene Continental Congress, part 4
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
We The People Foundation, an independent citizens group that wants to reclaim the U.S. government for
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Firefighter contract approved, garbage fee increase stalled
News and notes from the Oct. 19 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Rockford City Council unanimously approved a
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An open letter to members of the Winnebago County Board
By Sally and Bill Hoff
Seward Township residents
Editor’s note: The first of the following two e-mails was sent to all members
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Park District hosts ‘Sinnissippi Guardian’ sculpture unveiling Oct. 22
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The Rockford Park District will reveal the
Sinnissippi Guardian
sculpture at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in Sinnissippi Park
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Special Report Citizens group seeks to convene Continental Congress, part 3
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
We The People Foundation, an independent citizens group that wants to reclaim the U.S. government for
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County board creates chief pilot position, wind farm ordinance laid over after last-minute changes
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
During the Oct. 8 Winnebago County Board meeting, board members debated whether to authorize a service
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Other news and notes from the Oct. 8 Winnebago County Board meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Ordinances
The board approved an increase, from $4.50 to $10, for the children’s waiting room fee.
Board members
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Lowe’s ‘Heroes Program’ helps Walter Lawson Children’s Home
• ‘Renewing the commitment to the community’
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Who says big-box stores don’t care about their community?
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Northern Illinois Food Bank needs volunteers
• About a month behind in processing food donations, Food Bank creates Wednesday and Saturday volunteer shifts
By Joe McGehee
Staff
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Winnebago County receives federal funds for Drug Court
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Chief Judge Janet R. Holmgren is pleased to announce that Winnebago County has been awarded a three-year
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Water rate hike proceeds, garbage fee increase delayed
• News and notes from the Oct. 5 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Aldermen narrowly approved a committee
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Special Report Citizens group seeks to convene Continental Congress—part 2
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Editor’s note: Part 1 of this series appeared in the Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2009, issue.
We
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Emergency siren tested Tuesday, Oct. 6
By Brandon Reid
Assistant Editor
Winnebago County residents may have heard the new Winnebago County Outdoor Emergency Warning Siren System at 10
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Council to consider raising water, garbage rates
• News and notes from the Sept. 28 Rockford City Council meeting
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
The Rockford City Council’s
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Illinois Supreme Court overturns appellate ruling
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Sept. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision that will affect the political
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A Path with Heart—Afghanistan, part 12
By Sergeant Thomas Bauschke
Infantry Medic
Hello, fellow Americans. It’s mid-September already. Time is going by faster here in eastern Afghanistan. I
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Operation Migration urges Winnebago County to protect whooping crane migration route
Editor’s Note: The following letter was forwarded to The Rock River Times by the Natural Land Institute. Please see our
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Lewandowski withdraws from Senate race
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Dan Lewandowski, chairman of the Winnebago County Democrats, announced Sept. 25 he’d no longer seek the
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Special Report Citizens group seeks to convene Continental Congress
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
We The People Foundation, an independent citizens group that wants to reclaim the U.S. government for
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Tour of Solar Places Oct. 3
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What’s it like to produce your own electricity from the sun and the wind? To live with an
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Head of fire union lambasts mayor over layoffs
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Flanked by a gallery full of off-duty firemen, E.J. Dilonardo, president of International Association of Fire
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Wind farm ordinance to full board Sept. 24?
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
Sept. 16, members of the Winnebago County Board Zoning Committee pored over minutiae in a 15-page
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AP cites Winnebago County coroner on Barmore case
• Fatal shots to ‘neck and back’
By Joe McGehee
Staff Writer
According to an Associated Press story from Sunday, Sept. 20, Winnebago County
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