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Bustos pushes for bipartisan bill to modernize locks and dams on Mississippi

Online Staff Report April 30, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., US. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, and U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, pushed for passage of a bipartisan, bicameral bill to modernize and...

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Crop sciences professor: ‘Chances of a good corn crop remain high’

Online Staff Report April 2013 turned into a “second March,” with wet weather and cool temperatures persisting into the last week of the month and corn planting progress in Illinois stuck at 1 percen....

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NIU to bid farewell to President John G. Peters May 6

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — After 13 years of dedicated service, Northern Illinois University (NIU) President John G. Peters will step aside as president effective June 30. To note the occasion,...

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Franklin Grove’s Lincoln Highway Mural dedication May 18

Staff Report FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — The dedication of Franklin Grove’s new Lincoln Highway Mural will take place in the middle of one of the most event-filled days in recent memory. The mural...

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Former head of Maywood Housing Authority sentenced to six years for stealing...

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) has announced the former head of the Maywood Housing Authority (MHA) pled guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison for...

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Groups to rally against Koch brothers’ possible take-over of ‘Chicago...

Online Staff Report At noon, Wednesday, May 29, Free Press and about 20 other groups will be calling for a national day of action to save local news. Specifically, the groups will rally at the Chicago...

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Large industrial swine farm approved in Adams County

Staff Report A plan by D & B Farms, LLC, to build an industrial hog facility that will house more than 4,900 hogs was approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), overshadowing...

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Rock River Trail road route passed in both Wisconsin and Illinois

• In Illinois, Stadelman and Jefferson advocate for Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route, complete with free fishing Staff Report The Wisconsin and Illinois legislatures have passed bills...

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‘Shame Every Rose: Images of Afghanistan’ opens at Poetry Foundation Gallery...

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — “Shame Every Rose: Images of Afghanistan,” a photography exhibition on view at the Poetry Foundation gallery, 61 W. Superior St., Chicago, displays the works of...

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Bustos to hold regional economic meetings, district-wide economic summit

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has announced plans to hold three regional economic meetings in August followed by a district-wide economic summit later this...

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Boone County Health Department reports first West Nile virus positive mosquito

Online Staff Report The Boone County Health Department has announced that one batch of mosquitoes, found in the 61085 ZIP code July 10, has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). To date, Boone...

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Durbin and Bustos urge activation of Thomson prison after funding approved

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., announced July 18 that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which Durbin is a member,...

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Death sentence for baby deer seized at animal shelter

Staff Report KENOSHA, Wis.–WISN 12 News is investigating an operation that called out government agents to enforce a Wisconsin state policy that resulted in the death of a fawn. The Society of St....

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Kinzinger hosts energy roundtable Aug. 8 in Byron, Ill.

Online Staff Report BYRON, Ill. — U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., will host an energy roundtable from 5 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, at Byron Public Library, 100 S. Washington St., in Byron, Ill. The...

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Beloit College releases The Mindset List for the Class of 2017

Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — When the Class of 2017 arrives on campus this fall, these digital natives will already be well-connected to each other. They are more likely to have borrowed money for...

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Milwaukee resident to walk to state Capitol in protest of proposed northern...

Online Staff Report MILWAUKEE — Starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, Milwaukee resident and political activist Alex Brower will walk from the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee to the Wisconsin State Capitol...

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Army Corps releases Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries assessment

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, released for public comment the “Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries, Illinois and Wisconsin Integrated...

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AAA: Gas prices fall as summer driving season comes to a close

Online Staff Report AURORA, Ill. — Gas price averages for Illinois and Indiana are falling slightly as the summer driving season comes to an end. Illinois and Indiana drivers are paying, on average,...

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Bipartisan bill to improve Illinois’ locks and dams moves to House floor for...

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, Sept. 19, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., announced a...

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SPJ condemns Illinois Circuit Court ruling that Joliet reporter disclose...

Online Staff Report INDIANAPOLIS — National leaders from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) expressed complete disbelief and dismay at Illinois Circuit Court Judge Gerald Kinney’s ruling...

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Wisconsin factory farm to pay $100,000 settlement to state

Staff Report ALGOMA, Wis. — A stipulation entered in Kewaunee County Circuit Court Sept. 12 resulted in $100,000 in fines levied against Keith Duescher, owner of the former “Legendairy Farms”...

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Eastbound traffic shifts scheduled in Elgin, Belvidere areas for I-90...

Online Staff Report DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The Illinois Tollway will begin the process of returning traffic to the newly constructed eastbound side of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) between...

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Roadside Safety Check on westbound exit ramp from I-88 to Annie Glidden Oct....

Online Staff Report DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The Illinois State Police (ISP), District 15, will conduct a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in DeKalb County from 11 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, until 4 a.m.,...

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Wisconsin residents urge DNR to deny renewal of pollutant discharge permit to...

Online Staff Report ROSENDALE, Wis. — In written comments submitted to the Department of Natural Resources, concerned citizens of Wisconsin towns Ripon, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Pickett...

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Credit union hosts Teddy Bear Drive for MotherHouse Oct. 14-19

Staff Report Oct. 17, more than 200 million credit union members in 101 countries will celebrate International Credit Union Day, an annual event to commemorate the credit union movement’s impact and...

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Clean-up at Freeport’s Rawleigh complex completed to standards, complex could...

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — The City of Freeport announced Oct. 10 that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has issued a comprehensive No Further Remediation letter (NFR) to...

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NIU celebrates science, technology, engineering, math Oct. 19

By Tom Parisi NIU Media and Public Relations DEKALB, Ill. — STEMfest will wow spectators at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) Convention Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill., from 10 a.m. to...

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Authorities in Racine, Wis., seek assistance in identifying July 1999...

A composite of “Jane Racine Doe 1999.” Online Staff Report RACINE, Wis. — Authorities have exhumed the body of an unidentified woman found in a cornfield in Racine, Wis., July 21, 1999. The Racine...

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Freeport’s Highland Community College to receive $266,000 for renovation...

Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) has announced capital investments of more than $266,000 for renovation projects on four buildings at Highland Community College in...

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Vote for Chad Pregracke as ‘CNN Hero of the Year’

Editor’s note: The Rock River Times’ Editor and Publisher Frank Schier urges you to take a moment and vote for Chad Pregracke. “Chad is a regular person who through his creativity, real sense of...

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Power restored to more than 90 percent of 200,000 hit by Nov. 17 storm

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Following fast-moving storms that ripped through northern Illinois Sunday, Nov. 17, and interrupted electrical service to more than 200,000 customers, ComEd has restored...

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NIU wins national award for innovation and economic development

Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just weeks after receiving formal designation as an “Innovation and Economic Prosperity University,” Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Ill., has received one...

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Chicago Bears step up in support in wake of Nov. 17 Illinois tornadoes

Online Staff Report In the wake of the Nov. 17 storms that ripped through Illinois, the Chicago Bears are stepping up in support of one high school football team and are undergoing efforts to raise...

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Visit Beloit to host Rock River Trail Initiative Workshop Nov. 22

Online Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — Visit Beloit will host the first Rock River Trail Initiative Workshop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at the Vision Center, 500 Public Ave., Beloit, Wis. The...

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Chad Pregracke chosen as ‘CNN Hero of the Year’

Online Staff Report Living Lands & Waters founder Chad Pregracke, 38, an East Moline, Ill., resident and Rock River Trail Initiative council member, has been chosen as the “CNN Hero of the Year.”...

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Chad Pregracke chosen as ‘CNN Hero of the Year’

Chad Pregracke • East Moline, Ill., resident — a Rock River Trail Initiative Council member — is known as ‘The Rivers’ Garbage Man’ Staff Report Living Lands & Waters founder Chad Pregracke, 38, an...

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Rochelle Community Hospital enters affiliation agreement with OSF

Online Staff Report ROCHELLE, Ill. — Rochelle Community Hospital (RCH) has announced it has entered into a network affiliation agreement with OSF Healthcare System. RCH and OSF have worked together for...

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Polo elementary school wins $25,000 from U.S. Cellular

Students of Centennial Elementary School in Polo, Ill., pose with a check for $25,000 for being named a winner in U.S. Cellular’s 2013 Calling All Communities Campaign. (Photo provided) Staff Report...

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Better Government Association sues Cook County Recorder of Deeds for refusing...

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — The Cook County Recorder of Deeds, run by elected official Karen Yarbrough, has agreed to start accepting public record requests through e-mail in the wake of a lawsuit...

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More than $1 million in federal assistance approved for Nov. 17 storm...

Online Staff Report SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Less than a month after tornadoes swept across Illinois, more than $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant assistance has been approved to...

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Governor, Illinois EPA, Chicago Clean Cities Coalition designate nine new...

Online Staff Report BROOKFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), in partnership with the Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition, designated nine new “Illinois Green Fleets” at...

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Gold, Silver, Coins and Currency Collectors Show Dec. 17-21

Staff Report ROCHELLE, Ill. — A Gold, Silver, Coins and Currency Collectors Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., from Tuesday, Dec. 17, through Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Holiday Inn Express, 1240...

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Kewanee Hospital to join OSF Healthcare System

Online Staff Report KEWANEE, Ill. — Dec. 17, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the Certificate of Exemption (COE) application of OSF Healthcare System for a change of...

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Year-end holiday travel expected to increase to 94.5 million travelers,...

Online Staff Report AURORA, Ill. — AAA projects 94.5 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season, an increase of 0.6 percent from the 94 million people...

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Two McHenry County arrests made in child porn crackdown

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) has announced the arrest of two McHenry County men for felony possession of child pornography, including the state’s top trader...

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Court 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) failed to adequately consider the cumulative effects of high-capacity well...

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Chicago 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 traditional (combustible) cigarettes are currently regulated. The measure...

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NIU 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 at the Northern Illinois University Anthropology Museum, invites visitors to...

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Jan. 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 frontier fort on the fateful day that it was engulfed by the Black Hawk War. “The...

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Waste 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 Waste Reduction/Recycling Grants for the 2014 fiscal year. The...

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