Superintendent responds to Educational Office Personnel letter

Editor’s note: The following letter from Rockford Public School District 205 Superintendent Dr. LaVonne M. Sheffield is addressed to Mary
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Calls made for superintendent’s resignation

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Aldermen: UL300 scare a false alarm

News and notes from the Dec. 21 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer One week after adopting a resolution
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Teachers, administrator report pressure to reduce discipline referrals

By Joe McGehee Staff Writer Rockford Public School District 205 teachers and an administrator have reported what they perceive to be pressure
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District 205 to bolster police presence

News and notes from the Dec. 14 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer The Rockford City Council approved an
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Car traffic resumes Dec.18 after 34 years

Main Street between Elm and Mulberry streets: Rockford’s two-block downtown pedestrian mall, installed in the mid-’70s, will be open for
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City issues bonds for development projects

News and notes from the Dec. 7 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Aldermen adopted a resolution Dec. 7
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E-mails from District 205 administrators address communication

Superintendent cites The Godfather in e-mail Teachers say e-mails add to ‘climate of fear’; administrators say e-mails intended to address character
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City on the hook for $2.5M MetroCentre loan

News and notes from the Nov. 30 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Rockford City Council approved a Finance
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City to treat contaminated drinking water

News and notes from the Nov. 23 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer The Rockford City Council agreed to
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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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Child Safety Event at Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall Nov. 14

New biometric fingerprinting & DNA ID kit to help parents recover missing children From press release The DNA Lifeprint Child Safety
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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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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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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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The menagerie of On The Waterfront

The varied and colorful people of On the Waterfront, Sunday, Sept. 6: (Clockwise, from top left) A participant in Dock
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Panel of constitutional advocates joins citizens at Rockford town hall

From press release As a follow-up to the recent town hall meetings held by senators and House representatives across the
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Library supporters refuse to shush

• News and notes from the Aug. 31 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Dozens marched again Aug. 31
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Rockford Public Main Library closed during OTW and Labor Day

From press release The Main Library, 215 N. Wyman St., will be closed Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7
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Arts & Cultural Overlay District nears final approval

• News and notes from the Aug. 24 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer The Rockford City Council passed
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Rockford Libertarians plan Sept. 3 forum

From press release The Rockford Area Libertarians plan to hold a forum at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, at Villa
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City bets Don Carter OTB will be a winner

• News and notes from the Aug. 17 Rockford City Council meeting By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Aug. 17, the Rockford City
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Rockford: Dumping ground for mentally ill and homeless, part two

Light is being shed about concerns regarding the allegedly-increasing number of homeless and seemingly transient men and women seen on
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City, county to vote on OTB relocation

· News and notes from the Aug. 10 Rockford City Council meeting Aug. 10, the Rockford City Council unanimously passed a
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Green space attractions added downtown

Two downtown attractions are utilizing vacant green space, giving people opportunities to relax over lunch and learn about the political
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Rockford: Dumping ground for mentally ill and homeless, part one

Editor’s note: The following is the first in an ongoing series. If you have any information about homeless individuals being
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OTB may move into Don Carter Lanes

A committee report recommending passage of an amended redevelopment agreement with Don Carter Lanes, Inc., for interior and exterior renovations
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Park District clears way for Nicholas Conservatory

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Rehab under way at former Minglewood location

The Shell R. Smith building will soon have a new face and function. The two-story building at 317 to 325
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Sidewalk program crumbles on council floor

Residents who signed up for the city’s 50/50 sidewalk program, in which the city and residents split the cost of
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Despite pleas, city advances Church School foreclosure

· Other news and notes from the July 27 Rockford City Council meeting During public comments of the July 27 Rockford City
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