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The Rockford arts community will celebrate musical icon Leonard Bernstein during the month of April.The festival, "Leonard Bernstein at 100," is being led…
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A book from the Rockford Public Library recently made its way back from across the Atlantic Ocean – more than 120 years later.Bridget Finn is director of…
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Utility rate payers, not taxpayers, will help cover the cost to build a new library in downtown Rockford.A gas plant operated at the current site of…
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Five states currently have laws allowing terminally ill patients to take life-ending medicine.Final Options Illinois is showing the movie “How To Die In…
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The Board of Trustees recently approved a three-year labor contract clearing up language that would open the door to Sunday hours. A previous contract…
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The Rockford City Council approved a $325,000 plan to buy a temporary site for the city's public library. The library’s current site at 215 N. Wyman…
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A man was stabbed multiple times inside the downtown Rockford Public Library yesterday.Patrons found the victim lying on the bathroom floor. The man was…
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The Rockford Public Library’s governing board is weighing whether to accept a very large gift…a 30-thousand square foot gift. The board hosted a public…
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Next Sheley trial postponed to SeptemberIllinois gets $150,000 of Skechers settlementCities don’t want to fund teacher pensionsLibrary begins offering…
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The Rockford Public Library’s board of trustees can expect to see something unusual at its meeting Monday night… a large crowd. That’s because two…