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Porfilio is running for Homer Township Road District commissioner as part of the Homer Township Republican slate. (Shutterstock)
HOMER GLEN, IL Homer Township Road District Commissioner candidate and Republican Brent Porfilio spoke to Patch Friday, addressing posts on social media suggesting that he participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Porfilio said he was there but was not involved in breaching the building.
Patch received several screenshots of Porfilio s now-deleted Facebook posts, including statements like stormed Capitol building with my Trump brethren today!! and Dealt with tear gas and pepper spray.
Porfilio told Patch that he did attend the rally for President Donald Trump that day and was on the grounds of the Capitol building but did not go inside.
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RHODE ISLAND Forecasters are eyeing a potential winter storm that could begin the week by dropping a foot of snow across southern New England, including in Rhode Island.
Meteorologists say there is still uncertainty about the track of storm, and stress there s yet room for a change between now and Monday night when the storm is expected to begin. [But] chances are increasing of an impactful winter storm, NBC meteorologist Aaron Perry told Patch Friday evening.
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Early forecasts say the storm could begin late Monday night and last into early Wednesday.
Meteorologists are eyeing the rain/snow line, which could determine who gets 6-11 inches of snow in Rhode Island. Wind gusts might reach 50 miles per hour, with even stronger ones on the along the coast and islands, Perry said.