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Rockford Education Association offers hotline amid contract negotiations
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (45+ words) Rockford Education Association offers hotline amid contract negotiations'WIFR Rockford Education Association offers hotline amid contract negotiations Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation Rockford police officer arrested on theft, fraud charges Man sentenced to more than 2 decades in prison…...
RAMP’s Project SEARCH opens 2026 applications
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (191+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The local non-profit RAMP helps individuals with disabilities live, work and play independently in the community. Its Project SEARCH is one program to help do just that. Autumn Gabriel is the Project SEARCH manager, who implements the program…...
Belvidere North High School hosts 3rd Bucthunder assembly game
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (375+ words) BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Every January, students and staff members at Belvidere North High School learn about mental health. Normally, an assembly is held for students to blow off some steam during the school day. Three years ago, they decided a basketball…...
Winnebago beats Dakota in battle of Lady Indians schools
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (52+ words) Winnebago beats Dakota in battle of Lady Indians schools'wifr.com Winnebago beats Dakota in battle of Lady Indians schools Rockford Education Association rallies for a fair contract after another round of negotiations Verdict reached after fourth day of deliberations in…...
Rockford Education Association and the district make minimal progress after another round of contract negotiations
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (250+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Education Association (REA) had another round of negotiations Thursday night along with a rally outside the REA and Illinois Education Association building. REA president Claudia Marshall says unresolved issues that remain at the table are retroactive…...
Rockford Education Association rallies for a fair contract after another round of negotiations
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (56+ words) Rockford Education Association rallies for a fair contract after another round of negotiations'wifr.com Rockford Education Association rallies for a fair contract after another round of negotiations Winnebago beats Dakota in battle of Lady Indians schools Verdict reached after fourth…...
Harlem School Board votes to shutter Maple, Olson Park elementaries
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (72+ words) Harlem School Board votes to shutter Maple, Olson Park elementaries'wifr.com Harlem School Board votes to shutter Maple, Olson Park elementaries Rockford toy stores prepare for Pok'mon Lego craze Shelter From the Storm: Breaking down how we get wind chills…...
Teachers blast Rockford Public School’s plan for students if strike starts
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (632+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Video shows nearly 1,400 Rockford Education Association members erupt into applause after approving an intent to strike in Guilford High School's gymnasium. On January 24, educators escalated their fight for a contract with Rockford Public Schools. "We really worry about…...
GoRockford, UMB announce new three year partnership for Stroll on State
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (67+ words) GoRockford, UMB announce new three year partnership for Stroll on State'wifr.com GoRockford, UMB announce new three year partnership for Stroll on State Harlem School District employee accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old girl Jury sent home after day 2 of deliberations…...
The Issues: Fighting the rural pharmacist shortage
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (77+ words) The Issues: Fighting the rural pharmacist shortage'wifr.com ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Nearly six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing shortages are a consistent problem for many pharmacies. With rural areas impacted even harder by the shortage, University of…...