“Sam Buss of Orangeville killed this 9-point buck with a shotgun Dec. 5 in Stephenson County.”
Source: Rockford Register Star 12/26/2010
Animals
Dogs, restraining – 1944
“G I Joe not to vote in City’s Dog Referendum on presidential ballot Nov. 7”
dogs can be restrained for five months or for 12 months, without option to emancipate one’s pet
Source: Rockford Morning Star 9/7/1944
Dog Festival, Belvidere – 2010
“Erin Shanks of Poplar Grove feeds Banks, her 1-year-old golden retriever, a doggie ice cream cone Saturday during the fifth annual Dog Festival and Animal Friends Society of Boone County fundraiser at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere.”
Source: Rockford Register Star 9/2/2010
Dog Licenses, 1960
“Sale of Vehicle Stickers Brisk 38,250 for Autos”
Dog licenses: 2,477 in 1960.
Source: Rockford Morning Star 8/10/1960
Northern Illinois Beagle Club – 1952 article
Northern Illinois Beagle Club, annual Spring qualifying field trial
Source: Rockford Morning Star 4/2/1952
(Other dates and years have not been researched.)
Rockford Street Railway Co. – pre-1880’s photo printed in 1962 newspaper
Source: Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic “Century Plus 10” Special Edition, March 1962; article by Warren W. Kellogg
Frances Castrogiovanni – 1964
Caption: “left, Frances Castrogiovanni gets a close look at the baby elephants at the Shrine Circus at Beyer Stadium.”
Source: Rockford Morning Star 8/13/1964
Petland – 2010
Source: Northwest Quarterly Magazine; Fall 2010, p 279
“Auto and Buggy Crash in Country” – 1911
Source: Rockford Morning Star, 5/28/1911
“Dog Rescue Organization Succeeds….” – April 2018, Peace and Paws Dog Rescue
Source: Market Street Press, April 2018, Vol. 7, Issue 6, front page