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Now That That Whole Cheap Trick Petition Thing Is Over, Rockfordians and Local Media Get Back To Petitioning For Jobs and Fuddrucker’s To Come Here

Rockford, IL – 2015 is over.  Thank yous to Larry, Chief Chet, and all of the biased local media outlets for spreading positivity in dark times. Now that that whole Cheap Trick community petition thing is over, Rockfordians by the tens

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Everyone In Rockford Will Die Of Alcoholism or Pride

Rockford, IL – New reports coming out of Springfield, IL, via the US Dept. of Internal Health Affairs has predicted that most people living in Winnebago County (Rockford area) will die of alcoholism or pride caused by unemployment and fast

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Another Train Long Gone – Rockford in 2015

2015 was interesting for the Rockford area. You people talked about trains, hotels, casinos, and hope. Like a broken record at this point. Buildings knocked down, some with busy-bees flying about planning stuff.  Weeks on with work, months off without.

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Harlem Road Toll Bridge Reopens With Portillo’s Drive-Thru Spring 2016

Machesney Park, IL – The Harlem Road Toll Bridge is being reinstalled come spring 2016.  The once-avoided toll bridge will begin construction to re-add it in mid-January, 2016, with an expected finish of May, 2016. Machesney Park sources have stated that

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Congratulations, Peter Cetera, 2016 Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Inductee!

We are the only Rockford area noose breaking operation to share this exciting news and piece of local rock and roll history: Peter Cetera, ex-member of Rockford area bands, Kal David and The Exceptions (1962) and The Exceptions (1965), has been

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Rockford Rules of Thumbs: Opportunities Are Inherited

Hi. Opportunities are inherited. Your mommy and daddy, their mommy and daddy, repeat, own land, homes, and empty factory buildings. You are the child of. You are inheritable. There is no reason to work hard for anything. Everything is set

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