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World Vaping Championships coming to Rockford.
ROCKFORD- Rockford was chosen to hold the World Vaping Championship in 2015 but it all depends if the new hotels will be ready by then. “It’s like as big as the Waterfront or Ribfest was 20 years ago.” “Right now
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Rare Steven Quimby piece found in Rockford Art Museum Basement.
ROCKFORD- A rare piece of art was found hidden behind an old heater in the basement of the Rockford Art Museum last week. When a keen-eyed employee at the museum opened the package and noticed the signature style half horse-duck-alligater
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Businessman’s Hair Gets Him “Da Shank”
Rockford, IL Local Rockfordian and successful businessman David Johnson, 43, died after he was viciously assaulted with a beer bottle Saturday by a homeless crack dealer who is known around town simply as “The Pipe-Fitter”. The incident occurred Thursday near the
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Jimmy Buffett Will Invest $6M To Paint Gorman & Co.’s Downtown Rockford Hotel
ROCKFORD, IL — Jimmy Buffett’s money has joined Gary Gorman’s plan to paint parrots and palm trees on the former downtown Amerock-Ziock building when it is turned into a $64 million hotel and conference center on the west bank of
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Watch a Rockford Priest Enjoying Snow For First Time
Rockford, IL – Fr. James McKenzie never thought he’d see real winter snow like this after spending much of his life in Denton, Texas. “My parents moved to Texas from Dublin, Ireland when I was little baby boy. I never
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Mayor Reveals Quickest Route Out of Town To Len Brockner
Rockford, IL – Leonard “Len” Brockner, a 52 year old union painter, stood before our city council and asked a question we’ve all been wondering about, “What’s the quickest route out of Rockford to take if socio-economic conditions take over
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