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The Latham Tap

Kate’s Complaint Corner Letters of honest complaints from an honest Kate. There are organizations I truly despise. They lack morals, character, and honesty. They subvert time-tested societal norms. In case you can’t tell, I’m talking about Latham Tap here. In the

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Highway 251 in Machesney Park Chosen for 2018 U.S. Winter Olympics Trials

Machesney Park, IL – A stretch of Illinois Highway 251 in Machesney Park has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for future Olympic training events. The USOC chose the stretch between Rockford Scanner’s electronic billboard and Highway 173

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Rockford Man Finds Match on RKFDSingles.com

Rockford, IL – Hector McKerrigan, a local professional, spent years unsuccessfully trying to find a soul mate after his divorce from his second wife. “As anyone knows, it’s hard to meet people in Rockford. I don’t mean people in general,

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Rockford Chick-Fil-A Song Airs on Colbert Report

Rockford, IL – Willard Hunter’s beautiful tribute song to Rockford, midwest weather and chicken sandwiches made its debut on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report this week. RKFDnews debuted the Nashville singer-songwriter’s tribute to us last week, but we feel the community might

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Transform Rockford Hosts Shovel and Greet Job Fair on Saturday

Rockford, IL – The City’s Public Works Department is hosting a job fair this Saturday at 7am for local job seekers in its basement. Local employers, as well as regional and national and international employers are forecasted to attend, featuring

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WREX-TV Executives Arrested For Career Killing Spree

Rockford, IL – RKFDP (Rockford Dream Police) officers showed up with a warrant and a few of the county’s animal shelter vans to arrest WREX-TV executives, sales reps, and a few left-over anchors.  The warrant for their arrests had been

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