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Peter Pan soars onto the Egyptian stage
Staff Report The Children’s Community Theatre in DeKalb will be running performances of “Peter Pan” March 14-15 and March 20-22 at the Egyptian Theatre. Peter Pan has been performed both on and...
View ArticleBeloit Film Fest rolls on this weekend
Staff Report The Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) continues this week with another set of weekend screenings. Films will start at 2 p.m. Friday and at 5 p.m. the winners of the...
View ArticleCommentary: Walker’s budget calls for schools to stop reporting sexual assaults
By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor Buried in Scott Walker’s proposed budget for the state of Wisconsin, which calls for over $300 million in cuts to higher education, is a small note of massive...
View ArticleRegistration for BTC luncheon closes Monday
Staff Report Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) will be holding its annual Soul Food Luncheon on Tuesday with proceeds going towards BTC scholarships for multi-ethnic students. Reservations are required...
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Galena marks latest in series of explosive railway accidents
By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train carrying crude oil derailed near the confluence of the Galena River and the Mississippi last Thursday afternoon near the...
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RPD to conduct St. Paddy’s holiday drunk driving campaign
Staff Report The Rockford Police Department will be taking part in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s St. Patrick’s Holiday Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign March 13-22. The...
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RHS to award minority nursing scholarships
Staff Report Rockford Health System along with Rockford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be handing out 12 minority nursing scholarships in 2015. The scholarships will be...
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Hazardous household chemical care
Staff Report With spring approaching many are starting their spring cleaning routines but special care needs to be given to hazardous household chemicals. Hazardous household chemicals present a threat...
View ArticleThe Grainger Foundation Donates $30,000 toward BTC manufacturing center
Staff Report The Grainger Foundation donated $20,000 in December and another $10,000 in February towards Blackhawk Technical College’s (BTC) Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Milton, WI. Phase...
View ArticleMonthly electronics recycling day approaching
Staff Report Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will be holding its monthly electronics drop-off recycling day Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event will be held at the Solid Waste...
View ArticleCourt rules DNR failed to consider ‘cumulative effects’ of high-capacity well...
Staff Report COLOMA, Wis. — The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 19 that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
View ArticleChicago to regulate e-cigarettes on same level as traditional cigarettes
Online Staff Report CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council voted Jan. 15 to regulate and restrict electronic cigarettes, just as
View ArticleNIU exhibit focusing on Haiti earthquake opens Jan. 24
By Tom Parisi NIU Media and Public Relations DEKALB, Ill. — “Fragments: Haiti Four Years After the Earthquake,”a new exhibit
View ArticleJan. 23 Apple River Fort discussion to focus on Black Hawk War
Online Staff Report ELIZABETH, Ill. — Apple River Fort State Historic Site will explore the lives of settlers at the
View ArticleWaste reduction and recycling grants available in Ogle County
Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) is announcing limited funds are available for
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