http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines RSS Feed for WIFR - HomePage - Headlines en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:11:35 GMT 2012-02-08T05:11:35Z en-us http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Santorum_Wins_in_Minnesota_and_Missouri_138909749.html Rick Santorum has won Minnesota's Republican presidential caucuses with ease and is reaching for victory in Colorado. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:11:35 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Santorum_Wins_in_Minnesota_and_Missouri_138909749.html 2012-02-08T05:11:35Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Astronaut_Janice_Voss_Loses_Breast_Cancer_Battle_138906819.html Janice Voss spent 49 days of her 55 year life in space. Her first mission was in 1993 -- and her last in 2000. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:13 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Astronaut_Janice_Voss_Loses_Breast_Cancer_Battle_138906819.html 2012-02-08T05:06:13Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/ComEd_Unveils_Plan_to_Reduce_Power_Outages_138907899.html After dealing with power outage, after power outage some Rockford families are finally getting answers; ComEd has a plan to keep the lights on. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:05:41 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/ComEd_Unveils_Plan_to_Reduce_Power_Outages_138907899.html 2012-02-08T05:05:41Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Local_Artist_Campaign_Sheds_Better_Light_on_Rockford_138909614.html One local artist is looking to change that mentality for those who live in Rockford. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:04:58 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Local_Artist_Campaign_Sheds_Better_Light_on_Rockford_138909614.html 2012-02-08T05:04:58Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Dist_205_Committee_Addresses_Crumbling_Sidewalks_138908854.html Some District 205 students are having a tough time getting to school due to a lack of sidewalks and crumbling concrete, that's why school leaders are taking action. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:47:52 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Dist_205_Committee_Addresses_Crumbling_Sidewalks_138908854.html 2012-02-08T04:47:52Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Byron_Nuclear_Plant_gGnerating_Electricity_After_Shutdown_138908029.html The Byron nuclear plant is back up and running after a reactor lost power and shut down last week. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:24:22 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Byron_Nuclear_Plant_gGnerating_Electricity_After_Shutdown_138908029.html 2012-02-08T04:24:22Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Freeport_School_District_Rolls_Out_Elementary_School_Improvement_Plan_138894692.html The Freeport School District is ready to roll out a new $60,000 improvement plan to help students achieve higher test scores at one of its elementary schools. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:47:55 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Freeport_School_District_Rolls_Out_Elementary_School_Improvement_Plan_138894692.html 2012-02-07T23:47:55Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Hiring_Picking_Up_in_Belvidere_138891044.html Less than a week after Chrysler announces plans to bring more than 1,800 jobs to the Belvidere plant, local suppliers are also starting to ramp up hiring. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:46 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Hiring_Picking_Up_in_Belvidere_138891044.html 2012-02-07T23:36:46Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/City_Alderman_Running_for_Mayor_in_Belvidere_138889769.html Less than 24 hours after Belvidere Mayor Fred Brereton announced he would step down, a city alderman says he wants the job. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:38:08 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/City_Alderman_Running_for_Mayor_in_Belvidere_138889769.html 2012-02-07T23:38:08Z http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Four_Legged_Volunteers_Needed_at_the_Rockford_Park_District__138885319.html A local park district wants a growing population to take flight. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:45:36 GMT http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Four_Legged_Volunteers_Needed_at_the_Rockford_Park_District__138885319.html 2012-02-07T23:45:36Z