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NIU hosted one of the first homecoming football games in 1903.

Sports researcher says NIU has a big part in homecoming history

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Elisa Reamer
NIU hosted one of the first homecoming football games in 1903.

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Gilded Paradise Fashion Show

Dozens attend Gilded Paradise Fashion Show in Rockford

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
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By Anthony Ferretti
The show featured fashion from four local designers to show off to the community to celebrate beauty and style in a tropical setting.

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Stillman Valley Fall Festival

Stillman Valley celebrates 86 years of its fall festival

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT
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By Anthony Ferretti
Those who didn’t have a chance to go on Saturday can go on Sunday.

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Discovery Center Bubble Fest

It’s all about bubbles at Rockford’s Discovery Center

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 10:55 PM CDT
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By Anthony Ferretti
Attendees learned about bubbles and got to make their own bubbles at the Bubble Palooza playground outside of the museum.

National

FILE - Italian actress Sophia Loren smiles during a photo call for "Human Voice," (Voce Umana)...

Film legend Sophia Loren has successful surgery after fracturing a leg in a fall at home, agent says

Updated: moments ago
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By The Associated Press
Agent Andrea Giusti said in an email that Loren fell in a bathroom on Sunday and the surgery was performed later that day.
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