Rochester NewsLocal news for Rochester, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Statehouse Insider: June 29- June 30, 2008 ROD BLAGOJEVICH has set July 9 as D-Day in Illinois. That would be D-Day as in Doomsday.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/statehouse-insider-june-29?fromrss=1 Rochester kicks off three-day celebration- June 28, 2008 Dave and Rita Harper watched Friday evening as their two kids, Michael and Katherine, spun around in circles on the Heart Flip.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/rochester-kicks-off-three-day-celebration?f... Ring announcer has calling to help youths, too- June 25, 2008 Rochester native and professional ring announcer Henry 'Dis-com-bob-u-lating' Jones will work Thursday's fight card at the Main Street Armory featuring Kenny Abril against Cory Peterson in the main event.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/ring-announcer-has-calling-to-help-youths-t... Mayor: Life is good in Chatham- June 18, 2008 If a community isn't growing, it's dying, Chatham Mayor Tom Gray says. So despite talk of a recession and a declining housing market elsewhere, Chatham's rapid growth to a population of more than 10,000 has ...http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/mayor-life-is-good-in-chatham?fromrss=1 Rochester Iga Fined $13,275 for Alleged Child Labor Violations 61198- June 15, 2008 Wage and Hour Division V-162 June 11, 1998 CONTACT: Brad Mitchell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Juan Solano 353-6976 The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a $13,275 fine against Lunt, Inc.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/rochester-iga-fined-13-275-for-alleged-chil... RenSquare gets support from small-business owners- June 13, 2008 A group of small-business owners came out in the rain on Tuesday to support Renaissance Square, the $230 million project which would combine a bus terminal, college and arts center along East Main Street in ...http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/rensquare-gets-support-from-small-business-... Flooding could cut yields in half in some areas- June 11, 2008 Flooded farm fields in central Illinois and across the Midwest helped drive corn prices to a record high for the fourth day in a row Tuesday, and analysts warned it could mean higher prices at the supermarket ...http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/flooding-could-cut-yields-in-half-in-some-a... Rain cramps water use for 1,200- June 9, 2008 Residents served by the Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Water Commission are being asked to limit what they use as floodwaters cover the district's wells.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/rain-cramps-water-use-for-1-200?fromrss=1 Deputies find stolen vehicles- June 7, 2008 Sangamon County sheriff's deputies investigating the theft of a Toyota pickup near Dawson were in the right place at the right time Sunday to recover a second truck that had been reported stolen a few days ...http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/deputies-find-stolen-vehicles?fromrss=1 SJ-R newspaper carrier hurt in accident getting better- June 5, 2008 The teenage State Journal-Register newspaper carrier injured in a dramatic crash near Rochester early Wednesday is improving at Memorial Medical Center.http://www.topix.net/city/rochester-il/2008/06/sj-r-newspaper-carrier-hurt-in-accident-get... |