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2+ hour, 34+ min ago (16+ words) Pam Bondi is out at DOJ. And, NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit'Northern Public Radio...
Poetically Yours - Spring is here
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (302+ words) Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Rhonda Parsons. That story earned the first of the positive feedback she received that semester. It encouraged her to continue writing after the semester…...
Bush: Tiny Desk Concert
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (215+ words) Bush: Tiny Desk Concert'Northern Public Radio Bush: Tiny Desk Concert Bush always felt like the most stylish version of '90s rock. Sixteen Stone, now celebrating nearly 32 years since its release, captured a sonic shift in motion, with razor-sharp riffs and an…...
Coliseum Museum features Wolf and Linnea Koch on the Feature Wall, April 1 - 30
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (152+ words) Wolf started photographing using an old Agfa in his early teens. He acquired one of the iconic range finder cameras, a Canon 7s, in the late 1960s, moved on to SLRs and twin-lens reflex cameras, established a dark room and processed his…...
Immigrants lose access to food aid in more states, as federal restrictions take effect
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (991+ words) Recent changes to federal food aid mean some immigrants have been cut off from grocery assistance payments. Refugees, asylum seekers and human trafficking survivors without a green card are among the noncitizen groups who are no longer eligible for the…...
This Week In Illinois History: Cheap Trick Day (April 1, 2007)
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (243+ words) No Foolin: on April 1, 2007, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Resolution 255, designating every April 1st in Illinois as "Cheap Trick Day." World-famous rock band Cheap Trick hails from Rockford. In 1968, guitarist Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson formed the band Fuse....
'I feel like a person': community choir gives older adults a sense of joy
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (655+ words) Senior living communities keep their residents active by offering things like bingo and bringing in outside entertainment.But at one Rockford facility the highlight is its homegrown choir. WNIJ's Yvonne Boose has more on how music benefits residents and choir…...
FLO: Tiny Desk Concert
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) FLO: Tiny Desk Concert'Northern Public Radio FLO: Tiny Desk Concert British trio FLO crossed the pond for its Tiny Desk debut in Washington, D.C. So we got V.I.P. access to Club FLO courtesy of Stella Quaresma, Rene" Downer and Jorja Douglas, complete…...
Perspective: Another word for 'love"
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (110+ words) Ever watch one of those cooking shows on TV?" I don't know how you could miss them. It comes down to chefs judging the cooking of other chefs. My takeaway is not about cooking. It's about words. Those judges would…...
Mrs. Fisher's by the bag, by the bucket: It's always better to be the chip person | Under Rocks podcast
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (236+ words) If you grew up anywhere near Rockford, Illinois, in, oh, the last century or so, you probably have eaten at least a handful of Mrs. Fisher's potato chips. This regional delicacy started in Ethel Fisher's kitchen and still maintains that…...