Some got free stuff, some got trouble and some got exactly what they dreamed of as these people’s lives took an unconventional turn. Click the headline links below for more coverage of these unusual stories!
Haircut gets man free KFC for life: Thanks to a design cut into his hair by a talented local barber, a Rock Island man was awarded free KFC food for life.
Oquawka couple gets free home after living in tent: After fire destroyed their home, a couple spent months living in a tent. Volunteers then came together to build the couple a home.
Moline woman buys year’s supply of pumpkin spice lattes: She is obsessed with the flavor, and stocked up on 52 boxes to be sure she’d have her beloved pumpkin spice lattes all year.
Ice diving: Divers braved frigid water and went beneath ice three times to obtain their ice-diving certification
Middle-schoolers try to make pot cookies in class: Four 13-year-olds were arrested after they reportedly mixed marijuana into cookie dough they made in Home Ec class at their school in Burlington.
Local kid proposed to Demi Lovato: Five-year-old Grant Feikert of Dallas City, Illinois is such a huge fan of Demi Lovato that he seized his opportunity to propose when she called him up on stage at iWireless in Moline. What resulted was video that’s gone viral!
Local company makes custom caskets: A Sterling, Illinois company will customize caskets to memorialize the departed and their passion for things like motorcycles or tractors.
Local company stores veteran’s motorcycle for free: Before they could make their first payment, a local family learned their deployed family member’s motorcycle would be safely stored, free of charge.
