Rockford lawyer to receive award from State Bar

Thomas P. Sandquist, a partner in WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, in the firm’s Rockford office, will receive the Austin Fleming Newsletter Editor
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June 19, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Local children’s author wins in national contest

Max Elliot Anderson, of Rockford, has been chosen as a winner in a national letter-writing contest organized by the
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June 19, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Girl Scout board members elected

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) recently elected new members to the council’s Board of Directors and Board Development Committee.
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June 19, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Alpine Kiwanis gives scholarships to seniors

Rockford’s Alpine Kiwanis Club has awarded the following graduating local high school seniors with scholarships for college this fall: Zachary
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June 19, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Boys & Girls Club creates carousel horse

Tyler Berens, Caitlyn Carlson and Jillian Yoakum (from left in photo) of the Boys & Girls Club of Rockford
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June 12, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Aristotle’s Corner seeks intellectual environment

Aristotle’s Corner in Rockford, 3845 E. State St., is the perfect locally-owned place to find a large selection of books,
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June 12, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Bygone Brand brings Rockford history to T-shirts

Bygone Brand is a new online apparel company with T-shirt designs based on old local companies. Started in March
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June 12, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | 1 Comment

Jefferson congratulates West Middle School grads

State Rep. Chuck Jefferson, D-Rockford, awarded Rockford’s West Middle School students June 5 for their commitment to academic success
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OSF distributes EMS Week Service Awards

OSF Trauma and Emergency Services hosted the Ninth Annual EMS Week Service Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 23, at the Illinois
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June 5, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Essay, Poetry and Art Contest awards given

The Violence Prevention Collaborative of the Winnebago County Health Department was honored to host its Seventh Annual Essay, Poetry and
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June 5, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Artist awards scholarships to 15 students

Local and national artist Lisa Frost has awarded 15 art scholarships to area high school students. The Frost & Friends
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Eric Voyles to head I-39 Logistics Corridor

After six years as executive director of the Rockford-based I-39 Logistics Corridor Association, Janyce Fadden has resigned and is moving
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May 29, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Blackhawk Tech hires new VP of Learning

Dr. Diane Nyhammer, who has spent the last eight years as an academic administrator at two-year colleges, has been appointed
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May 29, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Signs Now Rockford owner receives top honors

Tim Anderson, owner of Signs Now Rockford, recently received three top awards at the 2013 Signs Now and Signs By
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May 29, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Rock River Trail’s Farnham wins Protector Award

The Rock River Trail Initiative (RRTI) Council members are proud to announce RRTI’s coordinator, Greg Farnham, was honored to
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May 22, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

C.J.’s welcomes you to their shop

C.J.’s Custom Cuts has been a North End barbershop for more than 11 years. Because of the construction of the
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May 22, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

David Schertz named CEO for OSF Northern Region

The Board of Directors of OSF HealthCare System has announced that David Schertz has been named the chief executive officer
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | 1 Comment

Congressional Art Competition winners named

Both U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., have announced winners in their respective district’s Congressional
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Park District bestows community service awards

Rockford Park District held the 2012 Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA)/ Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) Community Service
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Robotic Team finalist for Global Innovation Award

Rockford Christian Schools’ Middle School Robotic Team has been notified they are one of the top three teams in the
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Locals make North Central College Dean’s List

North Central College has named its Dean’s List of scholars for the 2013 winter term. To be eligible for the
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Baumgartner, Moest receive ag scholarships

Landon Baumgartner of Dakota, Ill., and Jacob Moest of Lena, Ill., are recipients of the 2013 First Choice Agriculture
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Water Reclamation plant manager honored

Larry McFall, Plant Operations manager for the Rock River Water Reclamation District, was recently awarded the Water Environment Federation’s
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Rock Valley receives financial reporting award

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Rock Valley College by the Government Finance
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Auburn senior first runner-up at ‘Poetry Out Loud’

From a competitive field of nearly 6,000 students from across the state, Cat Harmon, a senior at Rockford Auburn
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Family Counseling Services hires executive director

Family Counseling Services (FCS), a leading provider for counseling and family life education in Winnebago and Boone counties, announced
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Wired Café wins Stateline’s Best Brew

Wired Café at 414 E. State St. in downtown Rockford was the winner of the Best Brew Contest recently sponsored
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Rock Valley College awards Faculty of the Year

Crystal Dinwiddie, Rock Valley College (RVC) assistant professor of sociology, has been honored as the 25th recipient of the
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Keith’s Scholastic Bowl Team invited to nationals

Keith Country Day School’s middle school Scholastic Bowl Team is one of the 96 teams selected to the Middle School
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Chandler Starr scholarship winners named

The Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center has announced the winners of the 52nd Anniversary Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition. Eighty-eight students,
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Music Academy adds faculty member

Elizabeth Hale was named an artist faculty member of The Music Academy in Rockford, teaching violin. She holds a master’s
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

SwedishAmerican appoints new VP of operations

SwedishAmerican Health System has announced the appointment of Jedediah Cantrell as vice president of operations. Previously, Cantrell was vice
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Oregon principal among America’s top educators

Principal PJ Caposey was recognized as an Outstanding Young Educator Award (OYEA) honoree at the ASCD (Association for Supervision
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Reading, book-signing for Major Gen. John Borling

Poetry Center of Chicago presents Major General John Borling, who will hold a reading and book-signing of his new
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Bryden Ford parts manager awarded for excellence

Steven Carlson, parts manager at Bryden Ford in Durand, Ill., has received the highest honor in Ford Motor Company’s
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Rosecrance specialist to keynote April 13 banquet

Last Chance House announced its Ninth Annual Benefit Speaker Banquet will take place from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Saint Anthony College of Nursing has new director for graduate family nursing practitioner program

Saint Anthony College of Nursing welcomes Nancy K. Kertz, Ph.D., FNP-BC, as an associate professor and coordinator of its
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Park District awarded for financial reporting

At the Feb. 26 Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, Chief Financial Officer Stacie Scott presented Board President Jack
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

LYDIA Urban Academy alum receives scholarship

Brittany Marshall, a former graduate of LYDIA Urban Academy, was named Huskie Legacy from Northern Illinois University (NIU) for her
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Oregon senior wins Volunteer Service Award

Kathryn Speck, 18, of Oregon, Ill., was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award in recognition of her outstanding volunteer service
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Starr Pittaway completes class on auricular therapy

Starr Pittaway, CNHP, of Step Into Wellness, 5301 E. State St., has completed a class on auricular therapy. Needle-free auricular therapy
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March 6, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Locals receive ‘Friends of Illinois County Fairs’ Award

The Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs held its 103rd annual convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill., Jan.
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March 6, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

ISP Trooper honored at VFW award ceremony

Illinois State Police District 16 commander, Capt. Jeff Bain, recently announced that Trooper Scott Lanthrip was honored at the VFW
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March 6, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

KNIB adds two board members

Jennifer Kuroda, of Rockford, and Patrick J. Murphy, of Belvidere, have joined Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) as members
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

New assistant director at Center of Excellence

Mary Gubbe Lee, MS, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, was hired as the assistant director of the Illinois
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Rockford student named to Dean’s List at Berkeley

Tess Hargrove of Rockford has been named to the Dean’s List at Berkley College in White Plains, N.Y., for the
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Saint Anthony leader completes executive training

Lisa Marie Johnson, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, director of Trauma, Emergency Services and Regional Development at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

C.J.’s Custom Cuts is relocating

C.J.’s Custom Cuts at 1415 N. Main in Rockford has been serving the North End for more than 11 years.
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Eclipse announces recent leadership grads

Eclipse announces recent graduates of its Leadership Development Program. The program consisted of eight modules. Each of the modules introduces
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)

Court Street UMC helps kids with Angel Tree program

The local Angel Tree Program run by Rockford’s Court Street United Methodist Church helped 55 children from Rockford have a
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Community News and Notes> People In Our Times | Comments (0)


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