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Our City, Our Portillo’s + Rock River Valley Pantry Tee Shirt Fundraiser
RKFDnews.com has launched an online campaign fundraiser to donate 100% of the profits made from the sale of this shirt to the Rock River Valley Pantry, located in Rockford, IL. Click here to support the campaign. If the campaign is
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“Gunshots or Fireworks?” – Poor & Violent Illinois City Plans For 4th of July Weekend Drinking Games
Rockford, IL – Celebrating freedom comes with a price for the citizens of The Rockford of Illinois. The poor, little, violent village located 70 miles outside of Chicago on the edge of Wisconsin is gearing up for another weekend of
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9 Schools and 2 Grocery Stores Closing Replaced by 3 Fast Food Restaurant Dreams
Rockford, IL – The community of Rockford in Illinois has rallied behind terrible (but funny) recent news this month that nine public schools and two corporate Schnucks (formerly the locally owned Loglis and Hilander) grocery stores are closing by thinking
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Rockford Area Leaders Bid for Portillo’s Ownership
Rockford, IL – The announcement of Portillo’s going up for sale last week has interested the midwest’s premier business leaders. The Cities of Rockford and Loves Park along with leaders from Transform Rockford, the Villages of Machesney Park, Rockton and
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Poork Town: Community Prayers Answered, Portillo’s Coming To Rockford
Poork Town is a special series from RKFDnews.com that focuses on what makes our community’s egos, stomachs, necks, legs, arms, butts and heads so large, poor and proud. Rockford, IL – Gerrard Himmis, 30, has been praying for Portillo’s restaurant
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TEDx Event Will Inspire Locals To Continue Telling Stories To Each Other
Rockford, IL -TEDx – the popular online community site that inspires professional people (and lazy web surfers needing to get their day going if coffee doesn’t) to think with other peoples ideas – is coming to town! The TEDxRockford’s PR statement says, “the goal of TEDxRockford is to tell stories around the model’s four main themes: 21st Century Brainpower, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Quality Connected Places, and Branding with New Narratives.” We thought locals were trying to do that for decades, but now we know that TED is listening to us!
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