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Rockford schools' Creative and Performing Arts program clarified
ROCKFORD — Dozens of parents, students and teachers came to the Education Committee meeting Monday prepared to fight for the Creative and Performing Arts program, housed at Ellis Arts Academy for middle school students and at Auburn High School.
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Police to be in Rockford schools for next 2 years
ROCKFORD — A two-year agreement has been signed by the Rockford Police Department to provide police services to the Rockford School District through Dec. 13, 2013, according to a news release.
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Rockford School District panel urged to target sidewalk hazards
ROCKFORD — Not all students in the Rockford School District have a safe way to get to school each morning. In some cases, sidewalks are so cracked and bumpy or covered in snow that students are forced to walk down narrow streets or roads crowded with traffic.
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Pat Quinn signs Chicago speed camera bill
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says a law just signed by Gov. Pat Quinn will improve safety for the city's students.
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‘Hollywood Nights’ dance to benefit Harlem schools
MACHESNEY PARK — Tickets are on sale for the Harlem School District’s Harlem Fans Club 15th annual Dinner Dance Auction, “Hollywood Nights.”
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South Beloit to take out state loan to clean up site
SOUTH BELOIT — Engineers are hopeful that cleanup work at the former PrimeCast Foundry site at Blackhawk Boulevard and Gardner Street will cost less than $100,000.
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Rockford makes miserable list, N,Y. Giants win in weekend's news
If you were away from your computer for the weekend, you probably weren’t able to keep up with at least some of the news. Here’s what you might have missed.
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Help out community groups by recycling electronics
LOVES PARK — Illinois Growth Enterprises and Rockford Computers for Schools, both at 7200 Clinton Road, are expanding their recycling efforts and are accepting old computers, cellphones and other unwanted electronics.
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Hononegah School Board hires Lynn Gibson as superintendent
ROCKTON — The Hononegah School Board didn’t have to search long or far for its next superintendent, Lynn Gibson, who has been with the district for seven years.
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Bishop Thomas G. Doran: Catholics ‘cannot’ obey rule on birth control
ROCKFORD — Catholic leaders across the country are up in arms over a federal mandate that will require nearly all employers, regardless of religious objection, to provide health care plans that pay for contraception and birth control procedures.
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