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Since the government shutdown on December 21 the men and women, who are the backbone at the Rockford Airport have been working without pay. Saturday morning workers rallied to spread awareness to anyone who would listen. Union representative of Professional Aviation Specialist, Pete Rosa said, "I'm working I'm doing what I am supposed to do that's the deal work and live a good life, that's the american dream".
With the impending heavy snow, plow crews will be hard at work keeping roads clear. Rockford's public works department says it's spent days planning for Friday night's storm, they ask residents have some patience and follow the parking ordinance.
Ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Rockford's clergy gathered at Second First Church to help build relationships with churches across the city.
25-year-old Sean Whippler was indicted by the Winnebago County Grand on Friday for sexual assault of a teenager that allegedly began when she was under the age of 13, and continued over several years.
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