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Kunes Auto Group Yelp reviews disabled after alleged Alaina Kunes Ole Miss monkey racist scandal triggers barrage of negative reviews
Lloyd Bell Tower on the Ole Miss campus [Representational Image] - Source: Getty The Yelp reviews for a car dealership associated with Kunes Auto Group have been disabled after many users posted negative comments. The ratings plunged to 1.7 after the family-owned business’s alleged connection with Alaina Kunes, an Ole Miss student, surfaced. Content creator Charity Faye Alexander (@recovering.charity) posted on Instagram, detailing the apparent link. Alexander previously claimed that Alaina Kunes was one of the individuals who made monkey-like gestures and sounds outside the apartment of a Bla...
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5 Best Italian Restaurants in Rockford, Illinois that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome
Rockford, Illinois — a city where the Rock River carves a silver ribbon through neighborhoods stitched with memory and hope, where red-brick factories stand shoulder to shoulder with art deco theaters, and the air is alive with the laughter of families, the hum of old engines, and the scent of something soulful simmering on the stove. Here, the city’s heart beats in a patchwork of cultures — Swedish, Italian, Mexican, Black, and new arrivals from every corner — all gathering at tables that feel like home.
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Rockford Man Gets 10 Years After Pleading Guilty to Assaulting Sleeping Child
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault involving a child, closing out a case that began when the young victim kicked her attacker and ran to tell her mother what happened. Whitney Watkins, 32, will serve at least 85 percent of that sentence before facing mandatory supervision that could last anywhere from three years to the rest of his life.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank, VanVleet family to distribute 1,700 turkey meals
ROCKFORD — Northern Illinois Food Bank and the VanVleet Family Foundation will partner this weekend to give out 1,700 holiday meal boxes and turkeys to families in the area. The free distribution will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Neighborhood Market, 1397 Sandy Hollow Road. The meal kits and turkeys will be distributed in a drive-thru model and available on a first-come, first-served basis. No identification or registration is required.