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Downtown Rockford Mural Mystery Officially Solved
We re loving the new murals in downtown Rockford but there was one problem. a mystery that needed solving and well, it s solved!
A few weeks ago I wrote about this downtown mural. I pass it every day on my way to work at the corner of Winnebago and W. State Street.
It came together pretty quickly and once the faces were drawn in it was obvious that Fred Van Vleet was the main attraction.
Additional Rockfordians began to appear and I kept looking at both women thinking. who are they?
I thought maybe at some point I would just figure it out, but I didn t. I definitely needed help with this one.
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Stateline labor leaders honor workers who have died on the job
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ROCKFORD (WREX) Labor leaders in the Stateline take time to honor members they have lost on the job.
Rockford United Labor and American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL - CIO) held the 50th annual Workers Memorial Ceremony Wednesday outside the Zeke Giorgi Center in Rockford. The event also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). The act outlines the responsibilities of the employer, supervisor and the worker. Rockford United Labor President Sara Dorner says it is now more important than ever to help keep workers safe due to the pandemic.
SPRINGFIELD – More than 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered statewide as of Friday, and Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new $10 million public awareness campaign aimed at encouraging residents to get vaccinated.
The announcement comes as Illinois set another single-day record for vaccines administered Friday with over 132,000 doses administered statewide.
While the governor expressed optimism amid the improving vaccination picture and declining rate of transmission in the state, he said misinformation and hesitancy to receive the vaccine pose potential problems as availability continues to increase.
“Even if we had enough doses today for everyone, we know that many people would still choose not to get vaccinated,” Pritzker said in a Friday news conference. “While it’s everyone’s choice whether to get vaccinated, we need to be certain that those who are uncertain have all the facts because these vaccines save lives.”