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Endangered Alligator Found Napping Near Whitman Street Bridge and Rock River

Rockford, IL –  Lawrence Bottums, 47 and homeless, was taking a nice nap in an abandoned boat near the Whitman Street bridge when he had to go pee pee.   Bottums calls the bridge “my favorite place in town to

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Locals Protest Free Parenting Classes

Rockford, IL – A large crowd of 70,000 misinformed Rockford area parents of all shapes and sizes, single and nuclear, gathered outside of the RPS205 building in downtown Rockford to protest free parenting classes being offered by the City of

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Big Balloon Go Pop Over Rockford, River Sharks Eat Family of 6

Rockford, IL – A large hot air balloon carrying a family of six took off from the west side of Rockford on Sunday morning and attempted to fly to the east side of Rockford. A crowd of east-siders gathered in

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Rockford Register Star’s Mommy & Daddy Company Files For Bankruptcy

Rockford, IL –  We here at RKFDnews.com have been waiting a few weeks for this noose to break.  We want to send hugs and good wishes (positive, keep smiling, Rockford styled, bending over wishes) to our compadres at the Rockford

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City Prepares to See Art and then Drink Beer – Fall ArtSeen 2013!

Rockford, IL – The very popular city-wide event, ArtSeen, is going on this weekend in the Forest City of Dreams and Hope.  ArtSeen 2013 will be everywhere, from downtown to the far east side.   People will be everywhere looking

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Lady Arrested For Poisoning Family With Homemade Lasagna

Rockford, IL –  Ginger Bred, 51 year old mother of three and once-proud wife of her husband John Bred, was arrested for poisoning her family with homemade lasagna this week.  Mrs. Bred is currently being institutionalized in Joliet, IL because

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