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Michael Verace Old hand stirs Ramada remix

Michael Verace Old hand stirs Ramada remix

January 26, 2022Marie

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Entertainment, General, Hotels, Liquor, People, Restaurants, streets 15th Avenue Food Market, 4433 Charles Street, Alex Gary, Alpine Road, bankruptcy, Bell School Road, Broadway, Charles Street, City Club, Clock Tower Resort and Convention Center, East State Street, Five Points Drive-In, Giovanni's, Heartland Community Church, Interstate 90, Italy, landmark, Michael Verace, Michaels at Perryville, Naples, Newburg Road, North Perryville Road, Piano Bar, Ramada Suites, Sunil Puri, upscale restaurant, Vincent Verace, wine and appetizer bar

History Lesson: Laurie Walquist

January 28, 2020Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star, Alex Gary, Sept. 18, 2019.

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General, history, Military, Schools, Sports, University of Illinois, Veterans Alex Gary, All-Western Conference, American Basketball League, basketball, Boylan High School, Bronko Nagurski, Chicago Bears, Chicago Furnace and Supply Company, Dean Lowry, Football, Frankford Yellow Jackets, George Halas, George Preston Hall, Glenview IL, Green Bay Packers, Halas' Chicago Bruins, Halfback, Hall of Fame, Hammond Pros, Harvard Marvels, Laurie Jr, Louisville Colonels, Milwaukee Badgers, National Football League, NFL, Paddy Driscoll, Quarterback, Red Grange, Rockford High School, Rockford Public Schools athletics hall of fame, Rockford Thomas Cats, single-wing offense, Soldier Field, U S Army, University of Illinois, Washington Redskins

Gunite: “The rise and fall and rise again of Gunite” – by Alex Gary, 201

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star 9/20/2013, by Alex Gary; photography by Erik Anderson

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General, Manufacturer $55 million of improvements, 2013, Accuride acquired the plant in 2005, Accuride CEO Rick Dauch, Accuride moved to Rockford, Alex Gary, automatic slack adjusters, brake drums, Daimler Trucks North America, David Buchanan - 21 year employee, disc wheel hubs, Erik Anderson, Ford Motors, founded in 1854 as the Eagle Foundry, Gunite, Gunite name adopted in 1932, machining work in Brillion moved to Rockford, manufacturing renaissance, product manager Jeff Clark, rotores, spoke wheels, symbol of Rockford's manufacturing might, UAW Local 718, work force 393 people

“AMCORE Financial files for bantruptcy” – August 25 2010

November 10, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star 8/25/2010, by Alex Gary

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Banks, Federal office holder, Financial, General 2010, Alex Gary, AMCOR Bank, AMCORE Financial Inc, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, files for bankruptcy, Harris Bank of Chicago, holding company for AMCORE Bank, Jim Waddell, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Merry Shane, Michelle and Keuth Kretsinger, Scott Morgan, U.S. Office of Comptroller of the Currency, was dominant financial institution, Wilmington Trust Co.

“Village approves balanced budget” – 2011, Roscoe

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star 12/2/2011

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Financial, General, Tax, Winnebago County $4.32 Million up from tax levy a year before, Alex Gary, Chad Dupree, Greg Stanley, property tax rate, Rob Baxter, Roscoe, Village Board approved balanced budget, Village President Dave Krienke, Village Treasurer Don Elliott, Winnebago County Clerk

Chrysler sales, Belvidere’s Jeep Models – 2011

April 10, 2017Andrew

Both articles from Rockford Register Star Dec. 2, 2011

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Autos, Belvidere IL, Business, Economy, Financial, General "Belvidere's Jeep models stay hot", "Chrsler sales slower but still up from 2010", Alex Gary, any good news at Chrysler good for area, Chrysler Belvidere assembly plant, Chrysler Group LLC's U.S. sales up 44.5 %, Chrysler more important automotive player, Dodge Calibers, Hamilton Sundstrand, Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot, largest overall manufacturing employer, later flooding in Thailand, Nissan, Nissan Toyota and Honda hit hard by March earthquake, Nissan was second, Taylor Co., tsunami, United Technologies

Amerock Building, 416 S. Main St. – 2008

January 19, 2017January 20, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star July 17, 2008

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Addresses, Banks, Buildings, Business, General, Manufacturer $710000 sale of building, 12-story building, 3 B's Properties LLC, Alex Gary, Amerock building, Amerock moved in 1956 to Auburn St., Associated Bank, bankruptcy judge, crucial to downtown development efforts, defunct factory, Hynes Associates, Mathis Properties LLC, Nate Legue, Newell-Rubber, Newell-Rubbermaid sold building in 1998, Northern District of Illinois, originally built in 1915, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Ziock Building, Ziock Knitting Co.

“Purchaser of ToteCart ends production at longtime site” – 2011

January 17, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star “The Weekly” Nov. 16, 2011

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Addresses, Buildings, Business, Economy, General, Manufacturer 2011, 5 million annual revenue, Alex Gary, Austin-Westran began 1918, Austin-Westran LLC, building was constructed in 1932, by 2000 employed 150 people, by 2000 has $17, Byron-based manufacturer, kept workers employed in Byron, made about 15% of grocery carts in U.S., moved to Rockford in 1975, O.A. Seyferth purchased Austin Machinery Co. from Standard Oil, pulled all work and workers from 1802 Preston, purchsased Viking Metal Cabinet Co., sold ToteCart to Technibilt/CariAll, ToteCart Co., ToteCarte started in 1963 in Chicago

C. Edward Ware, architect – 2012 Obituary

December 28, 2016Andrew

Source: Rockford Register Star June 21, 2012

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Architect, Association, Banks, Buildings, Business, Churches, Gardens, General, Obituary, Rock Valley College 1991 a memoroal award from Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture, 2012, Alex Gary, Anderson Japanese Garden Pavilion, C Edward Ware, Daniel Saavedra, David Jenkins, David L. Jenkins & Associates PC, designed Alpine Bank building, Designed First Evangelical Covenant Church, designed original Rock Valley Campus, designed Unitarian Universalist Church, dsigned Belvidere Bank, elected to College of Fellows of American Institute of Architects, Glen Turpoff, Guy Gehlhausen, Joe Scandroli, Karl J. Jacobs Center for Science and Math at Rock Valley College, Karson & Darby Group, Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, offices in Chicago, owned several sailboats, Rockford architect, Saavedra Gelhausen Architects, Sam Darby worked for Ware 1962-1964, Ware Associate Inc., wife Peg Ware

Main St., North, 1311

April 23, 2016Andrew

1311 N. Main St.

Source: www.raar.com 8/3/2009

1311 N. Main St. 2

Source: www.raar.com 8/1/2009

Jerome Interiors

Source: ad from Rockford Morning Star, 10/19/1975

Jerome Interiors
Source: Rockford Register Star 12/21/2008

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Addresses, Business, General, People 1311 N. Main St., Alex Gary, Barbara Kelley, Jerome Interiors, Joseph James Partners, Karen Walsh, Matthew Provenzano, Orput Cos., Peter Provenzano, Sam Castree, SupplyCore

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