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Rockford Register Star
Rockford, Illinois
1994-2000

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Hotel promoter targeting Rockford exposed
May 18, 1997

Hotel promoter with dubious track record exposed
Hotel promoter jump
Investors describe losing money to hotel promoter
Cities recount hotel promoter's past failures

Racetrack incident kills 4-year-old boy
September 24, 1996

Boy killed by flying tire at racetrack
Flying tire jump

Taxpayers help Hells Angels find new clubhouse
May 28, 1998

Taxpayers help Hells Angels relocate in Rockford
Hells Angels jump

Teacher abuse claims a hoax
May 2, 1998

Molester on the loose

March 29, 1996

Playground mission 

November 3, 1996

Teacher abuse claims revealed as student hoax
Student hoax jump
Police hunt serial child molester
Child molester jump
Missionary group builds playgrounds around world
Playground mission jump

Bid to form new city runs into opposition
July 22, 1995

Race to the courthouse to incorporate new city
New city jump

Two aldermen build alliance to shake up city
September 16, 1997

Rockford aldermen build alliance on west side
Alderman alliance jump

Reporter turns census taker
January 27, 1999

Reporter joins historic 2000 Census
Census reporter jump

Rodeo stirs debate
September 21, 1995

Neighbors oppose backyard rodeo
Backyard rodeo jump

Mayor accepts free tickets to NBA
June 7, 1998

Rockford mayor accepts free tickets to NBA playoffs
Mayor tickets jump

Rock fest may visit small town
April 23, 1996

Lollapalooza picks small-town county fairgrounds
Lollapalooza town jump

Police chief resigns
June 21, 1996

Rockford police chief steps down amid scandal
Police chief jump

New village president bomb target 
June 10, 1995

Small-town mayor finds pipe bomb in mailbox
Mailbox pipe bomb jump

As children flee, love triangle turns deadly
July 18, 1997

Children flee home in murder-suicide
Murder-suicide jump

Nuclear plant tax bill reduction stuns town
January 11, 1996

Nuclear power plant tax reduction stuns town
Nuclear tax jump

Recreation center's price tag raises eyebrows 
January 11, 1996

Rec center jump
Price tag raises eyebrows on $6 million rec center

Board president attacks colleague
November 29, 1997

School board president attacks colleague
Board attack jump

No-bid contract stirs trouble

December 9, 1998

No-bid contract could mean trouble for Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel jump

Church feud gets ugly

December 28, 1995

Police called to church as feud grows tense
Church feud jump

Sewage plant starts without permit

June 16, 1995

Lake community starts utility job without permit
Lake community jump

Downtown 'cabaret' proposed

November 21, 1998

Cabaret district discussed for downtown Rockford
Cabaret jump

Mayor mulls Chicago-style school takeover

July 21, 1997

Rockford mayor discusses possible school takeover
School takeover jump
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