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Local Woman Sets Swimming Record

A Loves Park native, Shannan Revels, set the new record for the most laps swam against the Rock River current on Saturday, September 9th, 2012. Revels completed 11 laps across the river, starting her attempts on the west end of

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Rockford Cookout Fire Controlled, No One Robbed, Shot, or Stabbed Last Night

Around 10:15 PM on Thursday night, several emergency personnel were responding to the 800 block of Otto rd in Machesney Park, for what smelled like a smoky BBQ, a cookout fire…

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Rockford Dream Police Hunt For Grape-Flavored Drugs

Around 2 PM today, several officers were en route to the area of Springfield and Safford, near a tree line and a stone structure, for a possible sighting of a pallet of marijuana. Initial scanner traffic said a local resident spotted a suspicious object falling from the sky attached to a white parachute…

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