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Rockford native shares strategy for finding college financial aid (opens the original)
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - When Jeremy Kaszycki started thinking seriously about college, one conversation with his mom changed how he looked at paying for it. She told him his family had some money set aside to help, but after that, he’d be on his own. For Kaszycki, a Rockford native and Boylan Catholic High School graduate, that meant finding another way to pay for his education at Bradley University. “I wasn’t number one in my class. I wasn’t the best athlete getting all the schol
Fall brings added road hazards for Illinois drivers (opens the original)
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - Cooler temperatures bring major changes to what drivers encounter on Illinois roads every day. Mornings often start with dense fog and low visibility before temperatures warm up by midday. Drivers also face darkness creeping in earlier and a sharp increase in slow-moving farm machinery as harvest season runs from September through November. “These farm equipment, these are huge pieces of equipment,” Illinois State Police Sergeant Melissa Albert-Lopez said.
Rockford family shares Vinny’s fight for a hero heart (opens the original)
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - A bedroom in Rockford has been waiting six months for a baby who has never seen it. For Jasmyne Muench and Derek Paolucci, bringing their son Vinny through the front door is one of the simplest things they dream about doing. Instead, every day of their six-month-old son’s life has unfolded inside a hospital. Vinny was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, a serious heart condition in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped.
Friends of Rockford Police K-9 fundraiser helps train and equip department K-9 teams (opens the original)
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - For Rockford Police Officer Jon Vargas, backup isn’t always waiting in the passenger seat beside him. Sometimes it’s waiting on four legs in the back of the squad car. Equipped with a door-pop remote, Vargas knows his four-legged partner is ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. While physical protection is vital, an officer’s best asset often begins long before a suspect is in sight. “Our biggest point we always make is their sense of smell,” Vargas said. “
Washington Post reporter uncovers Whiteside County deputy’s Flock searches (opens the original)
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WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill. (Rockford News First) - A Washington Post investigation into law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers has prompted an internal investigation in Whiteside County, where a sheriff’s deputy remains on administrative leave over possible misuse of Flock technology. Sheriff John Booker says his office had no indication of a protentional issue until Washington Post reporter Douglas MacMillan contacted him about search activity tied to one of his deputies. MacMilla
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