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The Fight to Keep Rockford's Postal Processing Center Contiues
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 02/03/12 - Stateline leaders are still trying to save jobs at Rockford’s Postal Processing Center which has been slated for consolidation; Senator Dick Durbin sat down with the postmaster general to request a five month moratorium on postal closings.
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The Business Loss of a Mild Winter
Last Updated: 5:38 PM 02/03/12 - It’s no secret the first two months of winter have been mild, but some businesses are suffering due to our lack of snow.
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RHA Residents Could Face Eviction for Not Fulfilling Community Service Reqs.
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 02/03/12 - The Rockford Housing Authority is practicing some tough love with its tenants who haven't fulfilled their community service requirements. Now, dozens are now facing eviction.
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Cameras in the Illinois Courtroom
Last Updated: 5:38 PM 02/03/12 - The Illinois Supreme Court said it would allow state courts to have cameras as of last month, but they don't have to.
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Nationwide Unemployment at Lowest Rate in 3 Years
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 02/03/12 - The unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in three years, 8.3 percent.
Susan G. Komen Reverses Decision; Will Fund Planned Parenthood
Last Updated: 12:04 PM 02/03/12 - After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.
UPDATE: RVC Board Gives Faculty Union its Final Offer
Last Updated: 9:51 PM 02/02/12 - Rock Valley College has given the faculty union its final offer.
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Local Mom Ordered to Report to Prison for Old Crime
Last Updated: 10:39 PM 02/02/12 - The troubled past of a Durand mom has caught up with her. She was ordered to report to the Winnebago County Jail this weekend so she can be extradited to California for breaking the law when she was a teen.
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Chrysler Buzz Dominates Workforce Connection Job Fair
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 02/02/12 - While unions are gearing up for the new positions, so were many Stateline residents.
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What People are Saying About Chrysler's Jobs Announcement
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 02/02/12 - Today we talked to professors, politicians, business owners, and people on the street to see what they thought about the Belvidere Plant jobs announcement
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Chrysler's Big Announcement: 1,800 Jobs
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 02/02/12 - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and the chief executive of Chrysler have announced that the automaker will add more than 1,800 jobs by this summer at its assembly plant in northern Illinois.
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The Dodge Dart Profile
Last Updated: 10:55 PM 02/02/12 - The Belvidere Plant is hiring more than one and a half thousand new workers significantly in part to produce Chrysler's brand new car--a car with a classic name.
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Chrysler Workers Getting Profit-Sharing Checks
Last Updated: 12:21 PM 02/02/12 - Factory workers at Chrysler are getting $1,500 profit-sharing checks next month, a sign the automaker's turnaround is succeeding.
NRC Estimates Tritium Release at Byron Plant; No Danger
Last Updated: 11:51 AM 02/02/12 - The emergency classification at the Byron Nuclear Plant has been lifted. It is no longer considered an "Unusual Rvent" which is the lowest of four classifications.
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Funding Slashed for Prairie State Legal Service; Hundreds of People Turned Away
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 02/01/12 - In Illinois free legal help is normally paid for by the federal government and by interest earned on lawyer trust accounts, but because the market tanked those funds have dried up leaving people will no help to navigate the legal system.
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Freeport Superintendent Search Down to 2, Finalists Meet School Board
Last Updated: 11:21 PM 02/01/12 - Two finalists are getting the chance to meet leaders in the Freeport School District before the school board picks a new superintendent.
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Chrysler Reports $200 Million Profit, Scheduled for Job Fair Today
Last Updated: 11:16 AM 02/02/12 - Chrysler has reported its first annual net income since 1997 and that turnaround is bringing some good news for Belvidere.
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RHS, OSF Hospital Acquisition Heads to Court
Last Updated: 5:57 PM 02/01/12 - Rockford Health System and OSF Healthcare have been trying to form a partnership for nearly two years, but the Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to try to prevent that deal--today it headed to federal court.
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The Illinois State of the State
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 02/01/12 - Gov. Pat Quinn used Wednesday's State of the State address to call for ending an Illinois tax on natural gas.
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Extrication Needed at Accident on S. Main
Last Updated: 1:19 PM 02/01/12 - An accident on S. Main calls for several ambulances and extrication for subjects inside car.
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UPDATE: Car Crash in Belvidere, 9 People Sent to Hospital
Last Updated: 11:33 PM 01/31/12 - Nine people were sent to the hospital Tuesday night after a head on crash in Belvidere.
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Romney Wins Big in Florida, Routing Gingrich
Last Updated: 11:32 PM 01/31/12 - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican primary, easily defeating main rival Newt Gingrich.
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Rockford's Discovery Center One of the Best in the U.S.
Last Updated: 11:26 PM 01/31/12 - Forbes Magazine names Rockford's Discovery Center Museum as one of the best.
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Proposal to Redevelop Historical District in Oregon
Last Updated: 11:25 PM 01/31/12 - A proposed re-development plan could change the face of the historical district in Downtown Oregon.
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OSF, RMH Health Systems Fight for Merger in Court
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 01/31/12 - Rockford Memorial Hospital and OSF Saint Anthony will be in federal court Wednesday.
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Deadly Force Simulator to be Rolled Out by Month's End
Last Updated: 11:28 PM 01/31/12 - By the end of February Rockford Police will be using a $50,000 deadly force simulator to train officers -- and avoid officer-involved shootings.
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State Candidates Answer Questions at Education Forum
Last Updated: 10:32 PM 01/31/12 - Dozens of stateline residents want to know how local legislative candidates will help struggling school districts if they're elected.
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The Cost of Beef Rises
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 01/31/12 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the number of cattle in the United States is at its lowest level since 1952 and we could all see it first hand at the dinner table.
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The Old Freeport City Hall: Debating Whether to Repair or Raze
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 01/31/12 - Freeport residents are debating whether the old city hall building should stay or go.
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Police Chase Caught on Tape; Suspect Charged in Dollar General, Burger King Robberies
Last Updated: 5:07 PM 01/31/12 - A Rockford man is in custody tonight after leading police on a chase through the west side.
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Murder Suspect Released to Prison Because Judge Says Speedy Trial Rule Violated, Still being Held on Parole Violation
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 01/31/12 - One of the men accused of committing the first murder of 2011 has been released from the Winnebago County Jail.
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Former Poplar Grove Trustee Convicted of Sexual Assaults
Last Updated: 2:41 PM 01/31/12 - A former Poplar Grove Trustee, 53-year-old James Steiner, has been found guilty on six counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child.
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Police Investigating a Threat at RVC
Last Updated: 11:19 PM 01/30/12 - Investigators say a man then left the facility and threatened to return with guns.
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New Superintendent for the Hononegah School District
Last Updated: 10:49 PM 01/30/12 - Hononegah's current Assistant Superintendent Lynn Gibson will become the new Superintendent starting on July 1, 2012.
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Civic Group: IL Unpaid Bills Could Quadruple
Last Updated: 11:05 PM 01/30/12 - The Civic Federation says Illinois' pile of unpaid bills could nearly quadruple over the next five years.
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Sen. Kirk upgraded to fair condition, is talking
Last Updated: 9:39 PM 01/30/12 - US Senator Mark Kirk talking and alert with doctors.
New Endorsement in the 16th District Congressional Race
Last Updated: 11:06 PM 01/30/12 - Adam Kinzinger gets support from one of the longest serving legislators in Springfield.
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Water Project Almost Finished
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 01/30/12 - An upgrade project on Rockford's water lines is nearing completion.
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Identity Thieves Steal Tax Refunds
Last Updated: 10:21 PM 01/30/12 - Imagine you try to file your taxes and the Internal Revenue Service won't let you because someone else has already used your social security number.
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REA Rejects District 205 Contract, Details of Contract
Last Updated: 6:23 PM 01/30/12 - Negotiations with District 205 and its teachers union will continue tomorrow--this is after the REA overwhelming rejected a final offer by administration.
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UPDATE: Officer Named in Fatal Weekend Shooting
Last Updated: 11:08 PM 01/30/12 - Rockford Police Officer Amado Soria was involved in an on-duty shooting incident. The shooting incident occurred in the 300 block of North Longwood and resulted in the death of Phillip K. Johnson.
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Rockford Weekly Gas Price Update and Outlook
Last Updated: 3:22 PM 01/30/12 - Average retail gasoline prices in Rockford have risen 0.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.39/g, according to gasoline price website RockfordGasPrices.com.
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Family Speaks Out After Losing Loved One in Officer-Related Shooting
Last Updated: 2:12 AM 01/30/12 - Phillip Johnson Jr.'s family speaks out about the shooting that took the 29-year-old man's life early Saturday morning
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18 Women Honored by Rockford Deanery Council
Last Updated: 8:06 AM 01/30/12 - More than a dozen women are honored for their hard work in our community.
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Crop Hunger Walk Donations Help Raise Thousands of Dollars
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 01/29/12 - Some local food pantries receive thousands of dollars to help care for those less fortunate.
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Local Electronic Stores Score Big with TV Sales as Super Bowl Nears
Last Updated: 9:00 PM 01/29/12 - Sales at some electronic stores are scoring big with the big game coming next week.
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Local Man Arrested After Cocaine Purchase Attempt
Last Updated: 8:51 PM 01/29/12 - A local man is arrested almost an hour from Rockford after investigators say he attempted to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer.
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Police Investigating Subway Restaurant Robbery
Last Updated: 8:47 PM 01/29/12 - Rockford police are searching for the suspect who robbed an east side Subway restaurant this morning.
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PAWS Humane Society Looks for Volunteers
Last Updated: 11:18 PM 01/28/12 - Some local volunteers are providing their time to help animals in need.
Baby Seat Recall
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 01/28/12 - Britax is recalling certain Chaperone infant baby seats.
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