Sensata workers attack Romney’s profit ‘harvest’ comments, begin efforts to regain severance

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Workers facing outsourcing at Freeport’s Sensata Technologies plant and community supporters held an “Outsourcing
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October 1, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 3 Comments

Photos: Rock River Trail in Beloit and Rock Falls receives trail markers

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September 26, 2012 | Also published in News> Photo Galleries> Regional News | Comments (0)

Freeport’s Sensata Technologies workers to join Bain Worker Bus Tour Sept. 22

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Saturday, Sept. 22, the Bain Worker Bus Tour will make its first stop in
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September 21, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 2 Comments

Follow Wisconsin fall color online

Online Staff Report MADISON, Wis. — The crimson, gold and rust hues of Wisconsin’s vibrant autumn season are just about here
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September 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Public education author Jonathan Kozol in DeKalb Sept. 26

Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — For nearly 50 years, Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his life to addressing the increasingly complex
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September 19, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Early corn harvest and Sept. 1 stocks

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — A larger percentage
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September 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Chana, Ill., swine CAFO neighbors win property tax appeal

By Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water CHANA, Ill. — David and Renee Leifheit of Chana, Ill., were awarded a
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September 12, 2012 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Regional News | 1 Comment

Author Timothy Snyder lectures at NIU Sept. 19

By Tom Parisi NIU Media and Public Relations DEKALB, Ill. — Best-selling author Timothy Snyder, an award-winning historian of Europe and genocide,
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September 12, 2012 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Regional News | Comments (0)

Sensata workers to speak out against ‘Romney economy’ as Republican presidential nominee delivers acceptance speech

Online Staff Report Workers at Freeport’s Sensata Technologies plant have just returned from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., where
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 1 Comment

Sensata workers protest at Romney campaign event in Bettendorf, Iowa

Online Staff Report Workers facing outsourcing by Bain Capital at the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Ill., and supportive community members
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 5 Comments

Comments sought on candidates for 15th judicial circuit associate judge

Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — The following individuals have applied for the vacancy in the Office of Associate Judge of the
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Photo: Floatzilla in the Quad Cities

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Photos: Floatzilla & cleanup in the Quad Cities

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Sensata workers to rally Aug. 21 at Bain Capital offices in Evanston, Ill.

Online Staff Report Tuesday, Aug. 21, workers facing outsourcing by Bain Capital at the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Ill., will
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August 20, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 2 Comments

Sensata workers to take campaign against outsourcing to Republican National Convention

• Send-off potluck barbecue set for 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, at Freeport’s Krape Park Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Workers facing
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August 16, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 2 Comments

Drought and the Illinois corn crop: Comparing 1988 and 2012

By Susan Jongeneel Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — Many producers are wondering
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August 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Photos: Wisconsin sections of Rock River Trail declared open

The course of the Rock River as it flows through the Wisconsin cities of Horicon, Hustisford, Mayville, Theresa, Watertown and
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August 15, 2012 | Also published in News> Photo Galleries> Regional News | Comments (0)

‘Reagan Trail Days’ in Dixon, Ill., Aug. 7-12

Online Staff Report DIXON, Ill. — The six-day annual “Reagan Trail Days” in Dixon, Ill., will kick off from 7 to
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August 1, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Corn disaster: Rain coming, but not enough, according to AccuWeather

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports additional corn crop failures are likely as a result
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Pecatonica River Cleanup set for July 29

By Brendan Walsh United Sportsmen’s Company The United Sportsmen’s Youth Foundation (USYF) is hosting the Ninth Annual Pecatonica River Cleanup Sunday,
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Sensata employees in Freeport reach out to Mitt Romney for help in saving their jobs

• Freeport City Council votes 8-0 in support of resolution calling on Romney to visit Freeport and help save 170
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Local News> News> Regional News | 5 Comments

Freeport City Council votes to call on Romney to help save 170 jobs from being outsourced from Bain-owned Freeport plant

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — The Freeport City Council passed a resolution Monday, July 16, urging former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
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July 17, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 4 Comments

Sensata employees in Freeport reach out to Mitt Romney for help in saving their jobs

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Employees at Freeport’s Sensata Technologies plant are reaching out to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,
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July 13, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | 2 Comments

AccuWeather: Midwest Corn Belt disaster spreading north

By Alex Sosnowski Senior Expert Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports heat and drought threaten to take their toll on
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Heat wave: Break from heat coming this weekend, according to AccuWeather

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports relief from the record heat wave of 2012 is
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July 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Manzullo, Schilling urge Sensata to keep Freeport plant open

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — July 6, U.S. Reps. Don Manzullo, R-Ill., and Bobby Schilling, R-Ill., urged the CEO of
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July 6, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Regional News | 1 Comment

July 11 deadline for Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest

Online Staff Report PEORIA, Ill. — RK Dixon, a leading provider of copiers, printers, networks, managed print services and pure drinking
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Regional News | Comments (0)

Illinois Policy Institute: 20 out of 26 northern Illinois county governments fail transparency audit

Staff Report CHICAGO — With the click of a mouse, residents in Kane County can find out when the next county
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

HOMES continues fight against the megadairy

Staff Report The citizens’ group, HOMES (Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards) in Jo Daviess County is continuing its fight against
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Chicago’s NATO costs still being tabulated

By Jayette Bolinski and Stephanie Fryer Illinois Statehouse News CHICAGO — It’s been more than a month since Chicago hosted the international
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Group alleges lawyers for Nora, Ill., megadairy are misleading USEPA, Department of Justice

Staff Report WARREN, Ill. — In a letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Department of Justice
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Polo nominated for Reader’s Digest’s ‘America’s Most Interesting Town’

Online Staff Report Polo, Ill., won the popular vote for the fourth week of Reader’s Digest’s “America’s Most Interesting Town” contest,
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May 24, 2012 | Also published in Regional News | Comments (0)

Memorial service to honor veterans at North Burritt Union Cemetery

Online Staff Report A memorial service to honor veterans will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 27, at North
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May 24, 2012 | Also published in Regional News | Comments (0)

Photos: One day at Janesville’s Monterey Dam

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher The City of Janesville extended an invitation to join the Health Monitoring Committee, one of
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May 23, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Logo selected for Rock River Water Trail

Staff Report A logo has been selected for the Rock River Water Trail, according to an announcement by the Rock
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May 16, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Two DeKalb retailers hand over 1,941 packages of synthetic drugs to law enforcement

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) reported May 1 that two DeKalb, Ill., retailers relinquished more
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May 4, 2012 | Also published in Regional News | Comments (0)

Army Corps releases final Aquatic Nuisance Species Control Paper based on public input

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released the final Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic
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April 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Citizens mobilize to draft candidate to run against Kinzinger in general election; public gathering April 21

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Citizens from the 16th Congressional District are organizing to draft a
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April 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour, Ill., opens for season May 2

Online Staff Report GRAND DETOUR, Ill. — The John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour, Ill., will open the gates to
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April 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Starved Rock concessionaire: Admission fee for state parks would be devastating economically

By Kathy Casstevens-Jasiek Director of Marketing, Starved Rock Lodge UTICA, Ill. — Keeping Illinois parks open to the public and free of
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April 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Regional News | 1 Comment

‘The Wire’ actress Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson in Beloit, Wis., April 9-10

Online Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, an author and actress from HBO’s critically acclaimed show The Wire, is
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April 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Report: Rock River 10th most polluted in U.S.

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher For the year 2010, according to an Environment America report released March 22, the Rock River
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April 4, 2012 | Also published in Local News> News> Regional News | 2 Comments

Nora megadairy continues to disassemble site

• Concrete dividers and plastic piping being moved to Wisconsin By HOMES Warren, Ill. — March 6, a crane began removing concrete
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April 4, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Cameras to be allowed in courtrooms in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle and Stephenson counties

Online Staff Report Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and 15th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Val Gunnarsson announced March
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Photo: River Action cleans up river

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Pork producer to address industry’s progress March 27 in Pecatonica

Online Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Illinois pork production takes center stage Tuesday, March 27, at the regularly scheduled meeting of
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Regional News | Comments (0)

AccuWeather: Chicago experiences seven consecutive days of record high temperatures

By Meghan Evans AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports Chicago has set seven record highs in a row with temperatures
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Federal agencies release first interim report on Asian carp environmental DNA results interpretation

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) released March 15 the first interim report
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March 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Regional News | Comments (0)

Rally held as no action taken against Hershberger

By Richard S. Gubbe Contributing Writer Vernon Hershberger has become a national folk hero. The Wisconsin organic farmer who has brazenly defied
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)

Undergrads wanted for paid summer research program

By Tom Parisi NIU Media and Public Relations DEKALB, Ill. — OK, here’s a cool summer gig for bright college kids. Northern Illinois
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in News> Regional News | Comments (0)


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