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Local
6:51 pm
Fri March 23, 2012

Partial roof collapse at Rockford's Midway Theater

Credit photo courtesy of the Rockford Fire Department
A portion of Rockford's Midway Theater's roof collapsed Friday.
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Rockford's historic Midway Theater, one of the most recognizable buildings in the city's downtown, had a portion of its roof collapse today. Built in 1918 as a movie house, it's the former home of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and was a popular rock venue. Recent plans to rehabilitate the neglected theater have fallen through, and it has stood vacant for several years. 

The large section of roof that fell was in front of the stage. The building's owner is being told by the city to reinforce the structure and begin work on a permanent plan for the theater's future. 

 

State of the City
1:30 pm
Fri March 16, 2012

Hopeful Mayor says Rockford is on its own for 2012

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Mayor Larry Morrissey
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NOTE: The audio file of the complete 2012 State of the City address runs a little more than one hour and includes soundtracks from several videos that were shown as part of the presentation.

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Politics
6:00 am
Fri March 9, 2012

Illinois House race in the 68th district: Democrats Little and Wasco. Story plus full interviews.

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This is the second in our series of profiles of candidates running for the state legislature in northern Illinois.

WNIJ’s Jenna Dooley spoke with candidates Clint Little and Carl Wasco.

First audio clip is the summary story that aired 3/9/12 on WNIJ.

Second is the full interview with Little.

Third is the full interview with Wasco.

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