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Poetry Contest Heats Up!
ROCKFORD, IL – Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful poems that have been submitted about Rockford, Illinois, in our 1st Annual RKFD Noose Poems Contest. Below are are four submissions we received. One is from our own staff member, Jay Vannigan,
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Mom Enjoys Nice Day
Rockford, IL – What a nice day it was yesterday for Lorretta Toemayco. The 39 year old Rockford resident called RKFDnews.com to tell us about her day and how well it was going: “Today I woke up with the birds.
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Teenager hangs on to fence
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Mayor Gets New Doors
ROCKFORD, IL – With the wounds still fresh and the election just days behind us here in the Forest City of Hopes, Dreams, Sounds, Visions and Carp, Mayor Morrison decided to spend some of the city’s money on new doors
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Exciting letters about Rockford!
ROCKFORD, IL – Mary Beth Mallentino sent RKFD News this inspirational letter below. Thanks, Mary. “I believe in Rockford with all my heart. But, it’s nice to have signs to prove that he is watching over me and that he loves
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Prostitutes and Baby Throwing
ROCKFORD, IL – Six older women were arrested Thursday night and Friday morning in a prostitution sweep within areas of the city where complaints of prostitution and baby throwing were reported: Larie T. Robine, 68, felony prostitution unlawful weapon; Brianella
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