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By Cameron Bren

WNIJ Listening Area – Nov. 2 Ballot Referenda

Kishwaukee Community College
A Kishwaukee College Bond Measure seeks to create a $52.6 million bond in order to help with college building renovations, technology upgrades to the buildings as well as repairs to the parking lots. The measure will appear on the ballots for Boone, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle & Winnebago Counties.

WNIJ news – Two neighboring counties in northern Illinois are teaming up to improve their economic base. Officials with the newly-created Rockford Region Economic Development District say it's not a duplication of services. They say it was put together with a specific goal in mind. WNIJ's, Mike Moen, has more:

By Susan Stephens

Sycamore, IL – The recession may be officially over, but small businesses are still struggling. Retailers are looking for ways to get customers in the front door: last week, the Chambers of Commerce in Rockford and Sycamore turned to a small business expert with some positive and simple ideas to turn things around. WNIJ's Susan Stephens reports:

By Guy Stephens

Rockford, IL – Rock Valley College's 2010 Studio Theatre Shakespeare Festival runs October 6-16. Two plays will be featured - The Tempest and Henry VIII. The opening night performance of Henry VIII marks an important milestone for the theater and its director, Michael Webb. It's the final play in Webb's quest to stage the complete works of William Shakespeare at the college. It's taken more than two decades to do so. WNIJ's Guy Stephens spoke to Webb recently about achieving his goal.

By Guy Stephens

Rockford, IL – People love their pets. But for many struggling families, the only way to keep food on the table is to give up that beloved companion. As WNIJ's Guy Stephens reports, a service in Rockford aims to keep that from happening.