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‘Justice For Jovan!’ resounds in Rockford, Ill.

In a gross miscarriage of justice in a courthouse in Rockford, Ill., Winnebago County Judge John Lowry abruptly dismissed murder…

January 10, 2018

Striking Rockford school worker: ‘They need us’

After working since July without a contract, more than 900 Rockford Public School workers from American Federation of State, County…

March 16, 2017

Rockford, Illinois, organizes against racism

More than 20 people gathered Dec. 3 in a local library to continue building a progressive movement in the wake…

December 11, 2016

Justice for Jovan!

By Andrea Bañuelos and Tommy Cavanaugh Rockford, Ill. Dozens of family and community members marched in downtown Rockford on May…

May 6, 2016

LGBTQ youth discuss Marxism

Rockford, Ill. — The youth/student organization Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST) sponsored a multinational forum on “LGBTQ Oppression and Liberation”…

July 16, 2015