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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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What’s the Best Day of the Week to Git Sum in Rockford? We have the answer.
Rockford, IL – City officials have confirmed that “Mondays are a great day to git sum.” Rkfdnews staff reporter, Darby Appleby, asked Linda Provalone-Ferne, 14th District Alderman, what “sum” is. She told us to visit this website to figure it out: Click
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City Council Approves Metal Panties® Vote – Effective Feb. 1st, 2015 for all area Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Business Owners
Rockford, IL – Rockford’s City Council conducted a rare positive Friday night vote after a rough week of bad press involving the Housing Authority. All of Winnebago County’s Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations business owners are now required to wear Metal Panties®,
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Sting & Phil Collins ‘SynchroSudio’ Tour Coming To Rockford
Rockford, IL – Never-ending project development wars have held up Downtown Rockford’s transformation from becoming something like a 1990s Peoria, IL much sooner. However, good times have finally arrived for Northern IL’s music lovers: Sting and Phil Collins 2015 SynchroSudio Tour is
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Deer Commits Suicide, Jumps From Bridge Onto I-90
Roscoe, IL – Around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, Betty Aguilera was driving home when a terrifying experience befell her. As she approached a bridge on Belvidere Road that passed over Interstate 90, her headlights caught the rather regal figure
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