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Child From Happy Family Believes He’s a Pony
Rockford, IL – Steve Baxter, 10, is like most kids around Rockford, IL– most days. The young Baxter enjoys sleeping through math and science, loves gym class and can’t wait for lunch with his friends. However, unlike most kids in Rockford,
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Large Disorderly Subjects (Lovers) Reported By Local Facebook Celebrity
Rockford, IL – Another beautiful, abstract news tip was passed to us by Rockford Scanner, one of our many Local Facebook Celebrities: “Maple & Lee ~ Large group of disorderly subjects” RKFDNews.com has the details, that’s what we do best
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Gene’s Story: “Leaving this City Is Hard, Real Hard… “
“If you tell a true story, you can’t be wrong.” – Jack Kerouac Gene Rorawitz was a little kid growing up in a Freedomport housing project when he discovered there might be more to life than stealing cans from the neighbor’s
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Dixon Man Fired After Working Hard & Long For 22 Years
Dixon, IL – Marko Dontaglio, veteran janitor and state employee, worked his butt off for 22 years at Dixon City Hall. Dontaglio was greeted with walking papers late last week. Agitated and seeking answers, he was told, “You are an
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Pastor Goes On “Holy Roll” Consuming 200 Swiss Cake Rolls In 9 Minutes
ROCKFORD – Pastor Drake Daniels of First Assembly of God’s Farmhouse Church took the stage Wednesday during an evening event known as Cross Current when he went into a rage or “fit” as it was later described by onlookers. “Drake
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Chicago Teachers Strike, Rockford Teachers Jealous
The Chicago Public School teachers strike is making the news everywhere. Just last year, the Rockford Public School district held it’s own Teachers Strike which has many local teachers feeling the flashback blues this week. 4th grade teacher, Linda Roberts,
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