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Teacher to 6th-graders: Compare Mayor Morrison, George W. Bush

ROCKFORD– A sixth-grade teacher at a prestigious middle school on the Far West Side is in deep doo doo after assigning students to make comparisons between former president George W. Bush and current Mayor Barry Morrison in a class project.

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Hold Your Glasses High, SCBF | Screw City Beer Fest 2014

I Can Still Feel My Face By Andy Whorehall  |  Sock Monkey Sound  |  Guest Contributor to RKFDnews.com (If you don’t use the internet to read, don’t worry; on the bottom of this page you will find a photo gallery of

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Saying Hello To Your Neighbors Equals Less Goodbyes To Your Rockford

A new study has proven that if everyone in the community wakes up at 5:50 a.m. to make a warm cup of coffee to enjoy, our community bowel movements have a chance of being regular before 8:00 a.m. which increases

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Transform Rockford Buys Local Church of Science

ROCKFORD, IL – Transform Rockford will have a new home starting Oct 1.  The former First Church of Christ Scientist at 4555 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford, IL, 61114 will be the home of administrative offices and a new meeting room for the

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Eat Beef, Save Rockford!

We must eat more beef to save The Rockford. You have 10 days to reach a sales goal of 10 shirts to make this Tee a reality. $15 – $18 per shirt, depending on the brand you choose:  Hanes Tagless, Canvas,

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Renegade Alderman Dismantles Billboards Overnight To Initiate Rockford Transformation By Eliminating Erect Messages

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Rockford, IL– The war on crime, illiteracy and unemployment took a detour last night when city council’s most outspoken leader, Dom Thirmkey, took matters of transforming The Rockford into a thing of the past by dismantling a few billboards. Thirmkey

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