Youth Football: Sept. 10 deadline for Junior NFL Flag Football Mini-Camp

Staff Report Space is still available for Rockford Park District’s Junior NFL Flag Football Mini-Camp, where youth ages 3-5 learn progressively
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Halberstadt: A response to some reader feedback

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist One of the things I’ve repeatedly said is most rewarding about writing a column in this paper
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Pork industry faces record losses

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — A tsunami of
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Becca’s Closet to open for homecoming season Sept. 1

Staff Report Becca’s Closet will open Saturday, Sept.1, for the homecoming season. Becca’s Closet, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd,
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13-year-old persuades governor to veto plastic bag bill

Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois student Abby Goldberg, joined by more than 170,000 people who signed her petition on Change.org, has
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Poll shows support for teachers receiving pensions

Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new statewide poll shows the efforts of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and other politicians
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Local United Way 211 information referral line debuts

Staff Report United Way of Rock River Valley, in partnership with PATH, Inc., and United Way Illinois, launched Aug. 24
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‘Charlie’s Angels’-themed modeling expo in DeKalb Sept. 5

Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Performance and modeling team Wooden Box Theater will present a Charlie’s Angels-themed modeling expo at
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Local jeweler launches six-month hide-and-seek contest

• Contest highlights Rockford’s key areas, historic sites Staff Report Starting Friday, Aug. 24, Clodius & Co. Jewelers will begin hosting “Clodius Rocks,”
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Geneva, Ill., restaurant hosts ‘Farm Grown Dinner’ Aug. 29

Staff Report GENEVA, Ill. — Niche restaurant in Geneva, Ill., hosts one of its favorite summer events, a “Farm Grown Dinner,”
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‘Chicago Days’ at East Troy Electric Railroad Aug. 25-26

Staff Report EAST TROY, Wis. — East Troy Electric Railroad in East Troy, Wis., will celebrate the iconic “L” cars of
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Halberstadt: RVC’s continuing education fitness courses

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist This week, I received a class catalog for Rock Valley College Community and Continuing Education delivered with
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Staff donate $40,000 for Crusader’s 40th anniversary

Staff Report Crusader Community Health’s staff dedication goes beyond their care for our area’s medically underserved as they donated more than
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U of I research collaboration addresses post-harvest loss

By Leanne Lucas University of Illinois Extension News Writer The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss is
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YouthBuild Rockford graduates its 17th class Aug. 22

• 626 have graduated from the program since its founding Staff Report YouthBuild Rockford, a program of Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc., will graduate
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Report: Illinois wind energy production surges

• Failure to renew renewable energy tax incentives could result in loss of 37,000 jobs Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Energy Department
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How to prepare your student to go back to school

By Huntington Learning Center If your child could use a little help getting back into the school swing of things, there
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Church cookbook benefits Women’s Crisis Center

Staff Report So, what do Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey (I), State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, and U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Ill.,
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Immigration histories of Rockford’s Italian families sought

Staff Report The Greater Rockford Italian American Association (GRIAA) is inviting all Italian-Americans in the Rockford area to participate in “The
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Musical drama raises $1,500 for hospice patients

Staff Report Local playwright Andrew Mahan and the cast of the musical drama Colors of Hope have raised more than $1,500
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Park District pools, water park to close for season

Staff Report There’s still time to enjoy refreshing and fun time in the water at Rockford Park District pools and Magic
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SwedishAmerican receives chest pain accreditation

Staff Report SwedishAmerican Hospital has received Chest Pain Center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit
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Aug. 17 deadline to enter Durand chili competition

Staff Report DURAND, Ill. — Chili chefs who think their recipes are the best are invited to prove it at the
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Wildflower Art Festival Aug. 11 in Brodhead, Wis.

• Many Rockford-area artists to participate in festival Staff Report

Buy discounted Byron Blues Fest tickets by Aug. 11

Staff Report Saturday, Aug. 11, is the final day to purchase half-priced advanced tickets to the Aug. 25 Byron Crossroads Blues
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U of I Extension offers Illinois Drought Resources site

Staff Report University of Illinois Extension has announced the establishment of an Illinois Drought Resources website. The site has been created
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Angelic Organics’ Peak Harvest Farm Dinner Aug. 11

• Event to feature Angelic Organic’s work in Rockford Staff Report CHICAGO — Tickets are available for Angelic Organics Learning Center’s Fifth
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Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Timber Lake Playhouse Aug. 2-12

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), Illinois’ longest-running professional summer theater, presents a new staging of
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Charles G. Uram Lifetime Service Award nominees sought

Staff Report Nominations are being sought for the Charles G. Uram Lifetime Service Award, Rockford Cosmopolitan Charities, in partnership with the
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John Deere Historic Site hosts Hammer In 2012 Aug. 4-5

Staff Report GRAND DETOUR, Ill. — When most people hear the name “John Deere,” it typically brings to mind large green
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Report reveals progress, setbacks for Illinois children

Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois is among the nation’s leaders in health insurance coverage for children, according to the Annie E.
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‘The Scarecrow’, a new book for readers ages 8-13

Staff Report Rockford children’s author Max Elliot Anderson has a new book just released. “The Scarecrow is the first of my
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Library Board holds Open House at Sullivan Center July 31

Staff Report The Board of Trustees of Rockford Public Library is considering an offer of a donation of the Sullivan Center
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Voluntary watering restriction in place, ban possible

Staff Report As a result of the extreme heat and current drought conditions, groundwater levels in the aquifers used by the
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Sheriff’s Department goes live at CrimeMapping.com

Staff Report In an effort to help reduce crime and further strengthen local community-oriented policing efforts, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department
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‘Baby Noah’ laid to rest, memorial fund established

Staff Report About 50 people gathered Friday, July 20, at Calvary Cemetery in Winnebago, Ill., for the grave-side service of “Baby
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McDonald’s, Workforce Board announce GED partnership

• GED Fair set for Aug. 1 at Rockford Career College Staff Report McDonald’s restaurants in the Rockford and Belvidere area are
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Study: Online retail contributes to decline in quality

By Phil Ciciora Business & Law Editor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureau CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Consumers may revel in
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Tube Talk: ‘Picked Off,’ ‘Market Warriors’ picking for profit

  By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Wouldn’t you like to supplement your income by purchasing stuff at a low price and selling it
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Postal Service asks for return of postal-owned equipment

Staff Report The U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to return postal-owned equipment, especially pallets and plastic mail tubs. “The
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Best In Paradise raises $15,000 for Food Bank

Staff Report Planned, managed and attended by Rockford residents to help their neighbors in need, this year’s Seventh Annual The Best
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Where’s Waldo? Find him throughout Rockford in July

Staff Report Where’s Waldo? In Rockford, of course. He’s turning 25 this year, and to celebrate, the famous fellow in the
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SwedishAmerican clinics receive quality recognition

Staff Report All of SwedishAmerican Medical Group’s primary care clinics have received prestigious Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition from the
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Skin Cancer Foundation offers sun safety tips for kids

Staff Report NEW YORK — With summer under way, children will spend more time outdoors, in back yards and at parks,
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Pork industry facing financial disaster?

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — Drought and the
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City urges residents to be aware of energy supply scams

Staff Report The City of Rockford is alerting residents to be aware of alternative energy suppliers misrepresenting themselves as the
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Left Justified: Peace prayer July 18 at Anderson Gardens

By Stanley Campbell Rockford is a praying community. We have, so far, more houses of worship than bars (the liquor
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July 19 Sip & Sail benefits Park District Foundation

Staff Report Experience a unique view with a different theme each time you set sail with the Rockford Park District Foundation.
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Free hearing health breakfast July 18 at Stockholm Inn

Staff Report A free, educational hearing health breakfast and seminar will begin at 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, July 18, at Stockholm Inn,
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Book explores unmarried couples who live together

By Phyllis Picklesimer Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of ACES News and Public Affairs URBANA, Ill. — Although 40 percent of
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