Don’t put out your trash Monday. Nobody will come to pick it up.

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More than a hundred Rockford residents packed a room at Ken-Rock Community Center Wednesday night, cheering and throwing up their hands for a chance to vent their frustration with neighborhood crime.

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The Illinois Department of Transportation reminded drivers Thursday of ways to stay safe on state roads this winter.

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The Neighborhood Network, a learning and sharing network, had its first meeting in several years for neighborhood groups Saturday.

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In light of recent criticism of leaders of the Rockford Police Department, the city released crime statistics Monday showing that crime is down citywide.

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A crackdown on loud car stereos that was slated to start this week is on hold until police finish a public information blitz about the new rule, which lets officers impound cars when drivers are blasting music too loud.

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A new law was intended to curb truancy by hitting chronic school skippers right in the driver’s license.
But as it turns out, the measure would force schools to violate a federal privacy law.

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Trash Tracker, which appears in the Register Star each Saturday, has spotlighted dozens of properties that someone neglected. In some cases, a municipality was the owner.

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ROCKFORD — Neighborhood leaders have plans to stage another march today on part of the city’s west side.

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Two participants in the city’s new drug enforcement program could face up to 30 years in prison and a host of other punishments after they’re released, officials said today.

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Once on the decline, a communication vessel among the city’s neighborhood groups looks poised to rise again, this time with an executive director, a lineup of goals and a tentative office in the Police Department.

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