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Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson’s legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier
Mookie Betts and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates were joined by the Colorado Rockies in visiting Jackie Robinson's statue ...
Brewers manager Pat Murphy hopes young players connect with Jackie Robinson's story
MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, but Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy recognizes Robinson's legacy every day in ...
Raising Cane’s celebrates grand opening of first Rockford location
Raising Cane’s is located at 6445 E. State Street, and despite their doors opening at 10 a.m., customers lined up as early as ...
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Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opens to long line of customers and fans in Rockford
Tammy Duboise of Rockford and her husband lined up about 5:30 a.m. outside the Raising Cane's in hopes of winning a prize and bringing home some chicken for their granddaughter. Duboise said she came ...
Opinion
Inside my trip to Ebbets Field & why Jackie Robinson remains an important figure
Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base after spending time in the military and ...
Rockford native captures history with NASA’s all-female crew launch
History was made in the stars Monday morning as the first all-female crew boarded Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, and Rockford had some representation during the mission preparation.Jordan Hardy ...