Jeff Kolkey
Reporter at Rockford Register Star
Journalist for the Rockford Register Star. White Sox fan. Likes aren't endorsements. Tweets are my own.
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1 day ago |
rrstar.com | Jeff Kolkey
Dr. Dennis Christensen's Rockford abortion clinic on Auburn Street is closing after a court ruled its permit invalid. The clinic will continue serving existing appointments for a few weeks, then refer new patients to Midwest Reproductive Health. Christensen cited the operational "hassle and expense" and the availability of another clinic as reasons for the closure.
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2 days ago |
journalstandard.com | Jeff Kolkey
Dr. Dennis Christensen plans to close the abortion clinic he opened in January 2023 at 611 Auburn St. after an Illinois appellate court ruled its special use permit to operate was granted in error. Christensen said the clinic will see patients it already has appointments with over the next two or three weeks. New patients are being referred to Rockford's other abortion clinic, Midwest Reproductive Health, 4236 Maray Drive, a full-service women's reproductive health facility.
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2 days ago |
journalstandard.com | Jeff Kolkey
Rockford made errors in its decision allowing the Rockford Family Planning Center to operate an abortion clinic at 611 Auburn St. under the auspices of a prior special use permit, an appellate court has ruled. Opponents to the abortion clinic — including nearby neighbors who had been said to lack legal standing — challenged a Rockford Zoning Board of Appeals decision that allowed the clinic to operate under a decades old special use permit.
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3 days ago |
rrstar.com | Jeff Kolkey
Plans for an emergency operations center are moving forward more than two years after winning a $1 million Congressional grant to build it inside Rockford Fire Department headquarters, 204 S. First St.Rockford's current makeshift center — activated in case of a major natural disaster, severe storm, mass casualty event or major incident — can take 30 minutes to assemble inside a fire department classroom, Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow said.
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3 days ago |
rrstar.com | Jeff Kolkey
A recent split vote on funding for the BMO Center has revealed divisions within the County Board's Republican majority, potentially creating an opportunity for Chairman Chiarelli to regain his authority. While some argue that a strong executive is needed for efficient governance, others believe the current system of board control prevents abuses of power.
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