News on Rockford

Economy Jobless Claims

2010-10-21T06:09:07Z

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2010 file photo, unemployed workers fill out applications during a job fair in Rockford, Ill. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the drop wasn't enough to reverse a big increase the previous week. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, file)

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Economy

2010-10-08T09:28:53Z

In this Oct. 5, 2010 photograph, job seekers browse through information during a jobs fair sponsored by Scott Lee Cohen, Independent Candidate for Governor of Illinois, in Rockford, Ill. A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs.(AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Consumer Credit

2010-10-07T13:25:35Z

Unemployed workers fill out applications during a jobs fair sponsored by Scott Lee Cohen, Independent Candidate for Governor of Illinois on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Rockford, Ill. Americans are borrowing and spending less as they face widespread unemployment and uncertainty about their financial futures. The reduced use of credit by consumers is a drag on the recovery, which has yet to ...

Illinois Governor Cohen

2010-10-05T15:46:01Z

Scott Lee Cohen, Independent candidate for Illinois governor, talks with job seekers during one of his "job fairs" on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Rockford, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Michael Jackson Anniversary

2010-06-26T02:00:11Z

Jordyn Castor, 16, from Rockford, Mich., who is blind, touches the face of a wax figure of Michael Jackson at Madame Tussaud's Hollywood Museum on the first anniversary of the pop star's death Friday, June 25, 2010. Castor has been a fan all her life, but never knew what he...