Yvonne Boose
Arts and Culture ReporterYvonne covers arts, culture and spiritual expression, including how members of community cultural groups are finding creative and innovative ways to enrich their personal lives through these expressions individually and within the context of their larger communities. She is a graduate of the Illinois Media School. Boose also hosts of "Poetically Yours" on WNIJ.
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The owner of a Rockford music store will move the store to a smaller space in Loves Park. -
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than 14,000 Rockford adults ages 25 and older don’t have a high school diploma. This number includes those with less than a 9th grade education. Some sources report Winnebago county numbers to be more than 30,000. A Rockford Public Library nationally accredited high school program is helping some adults obtain their certificates. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Clare Kron. -
An Aurora event that allows artists to connect and show off their work is coming to an end. The event’s organizers will still support these artists but in a different way. -
El Distrito de Parques de Rockford, la organización Eliminate Racism 815 y el capítulo de Rockford de la Asociación Nacional para el Avance de las Personas de Color reunieron a las personas durante un festival diseñado para crear un sentido de pertenencia en la comunidad. -
La mayoría de las personas pueden pensar en trajes de baño, vestidos de noche o incluso maquillaje cuando se trata de un concurso, pero una mujer DeKalb ganó una corona que representa algo más profundo para ella. Ella planea usar esta plataforma para ayudar a difundir la conciencia sobre la salud mental. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Kathryn Lazzara. -
Last month, a northern Illinois theater announced its organization had a bank foreclosure notice. But now they have another, more hopeful, message. -
The Rockford Park District, Eliminate Racism 815 and Rockford’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People brought people together during a festival that is designed to create a sense of belonging in the community.
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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.
