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5 days ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
CHICAGO (WTVO) — Health issues have prevented one of the Chicago Cubs’ biggest fans, Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers, from attending a game so far this year. Wickers has been as much of a fixture at Wrigley Field as any player or coach for decades. Earlier this year, doctors discovered Wickers has Pulmonary Fibrosis, a lung disease that causes scarring of the lung tissue. The condition can make it difficult to breathe and absorb oxygen into the bloodstream.
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5 days ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Urban Ministries led multiple congregations on an interfaith prayer walk for justice across the city for Good Friday. The walk began outside Emmanuel Episcopal Church on North Church Street this morning. People across several different Christian faiths stopped 14 times throughout downtown, each stop to represent a station of the cross.
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5 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Urban Ministries led multiple congregations on an interfaith prayer walk for justice across the city for Good Friday. The walk began outside Emmanuel Episcopal Church on North Church Street this morning. People across several different Christian faiths stopped 14 times throughout downtown, each stop to represent a station of the cross.
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5 days ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
(WTVO) — Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich has returned home after being hospitalized Tuesday night, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The medical incident happened while he was at a San Antonio Steak House. He was taken out on a stretcher, according to footage taken by TMZ. The oldest coach in basketball experienced a mild stroke on November 2nd, according to the Spurs’ staff. The 72-year-old signed a 5 year contract extension with the Spurs in 2023.
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6 days ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Austin Olmstead, 18, for having a firearm with defaced serial numbers, among other charges. On March 29, around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the 4100 block of Auburn Street for gunfire that was detected by a shot spotter system. Further investigation revealed that a group of people were at a Citgo Gas Station in the 4300 block of Auburn buying drugs, according to court records.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Austin Olmstead, 18, for having a firearm with defaced serial numbers, among other charges. On March 29, around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the 4100 block of Auburn Street for gunfire that was detected by a shot spotter system. Further investigation revealed that a group of people were at a Citgo Gas Station in the 4300 block of Auburn buying drugs, according to court records.
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1 week ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Michael Mutimer, 41, for breaking down a door and kicking a woman in the face, according to court records. On April 16, around 11 a.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Timber Trail for reports of domestic violence. The victim had visible injuries, deputies reported. The woman told officials that Mutimer broke down a door to a room where she barricaded herself and began yelling at her.
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1 week ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested David Rivera-Montes, 18, for delivering cannabis during a traffic stop, according to court records. On April 16, around 8:20 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area of 7th Street and 5th Avenue when they saw a silver Honda pickup truck that ran a stop sign. Authorities immediately smelled raw cannabis when they approached the vehicle, court documents show.
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1 week ago | 
mystateline.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Joshua Martinez, 28, for pushing a woman to the ground and strangling her, according to court records. On April 12, around 7:30 a.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of Crosby Street for reports of domestic violence. The suspect had left the apartment before officials arrived. The victim told authorities Martinez was packing his and her belongings to leave the residence and proceeded to attack her in the kitchen, knocking her down.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested David Rivera-Montes, 18, for delivering cannabis during a traffic stop, according to court records. On April 16, around 8:20 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area of 7th Street and 5th Avenue when they saw a silver Honda pickup truck that ran a stop sign. Authorities immediately smelled raw cannabis when they approached the vehicle, court documents show. David Rivera-Montes.
