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Two Turkeys Mating Stops Traffic, Again
Rockford, IL – Traffic came to a sudden halt, again, at the 4500 block of Spring Creek Road as two wild turkeys decided to take turns riding each other. Turkey experts were on the scene in seconds to declare the
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Armed Teacher Surrenders to Police after Machesney Park Standoff
MACHESNEY PARK, IL — An armed Machesney Park school teacher surrendered to police this afternoon after a four and-a-half hour standoff at a local school. Denise Hornitas, 32, had barricaded herself inside her classroom, in a grade school north of
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Local Man Stabs Duck
Rockford IL– A Mallard duck was punched in the beak and stabbed in the back by a naked masked intruder, police said. Witnesses told police just before 2:30 p.m. Friday, that a naked man– in what appeared to be Mexican
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Horse Sold at Auction Returns Home
Dixon, IL – A horse sold at a local auction– worth $775,000– returned from it’s new home to its former pastures in rural Dixon yesterday. “We were cleaning out the rest of the items from the auction when we noticed
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Child From Happy Family Believes He’s a Pony
Rockford, IL – Steve Baxter, 10, is like most kids around Rockford, IL– most days. The young Baxter enjoys sleeping through math and science, loves gym class and can’t wait for lunch with his friends. However, unlike most kids in Rockford,
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Every One Of You Is A Local Hero For Living Here
September Letter From The Editor’s Desk We are here every day to tell you your stories. This is your city, your stories. Not ours, we’re just observers and messengers. Linda from Freeport emailed us to say, “You are the darkest
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