Rockford
City
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Nickname: The Forest City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Winnebago
Township	Rockford
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Coordinates	42°16′11″N 89°04′11″W / 42.26972, -89.06972
Area	56. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Winnebago County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. Rockford Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 7 sq mi (147 km²)
- land	56. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi (145 km²)
- water	0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (2 km²)
Population	150,115 (2000)
Density	2,680. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 /sq mi (1,035 /km²)
Founded	1834
Mayor	Lawrence J. Morrissey (I)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61101-61110, 61112, 61114, 61125, 61126
Area code	815
Location of Rockford within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Rockford, Illinois
Website: http://www.ci.rockford.il.us

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Lawrence J "Larry" Morrissey (Born in 1969 in Rockford IL) is the Mayor of Rockford IL. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Area code 815 is a Telephone Area code for most of the northern third of the state of Illinois, less the core of the Chicago metropolitan area Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. Winnebago County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As reported in the 2000 U.S. census, the city was home to 150,115 people, while in the 2006 estimate, it is said to have a population of 155,138; making it the third-largest city in Illinois after Chicago and Aurora. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Aurora is the second-largest City in the US state of Illinois, with a population of 175952 (2007 est The metropolitan area has 339,178 residents as of the 2000 census. The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in north-central Illinois, anchored During the latter part of the 20th century Rockford was the second largest city in Illinois. The current mayor is Lawrence J. Morrissey, an independent elected to a four year term in April 2005. Lawrence J "Larry" Morrissey (Born in 1969 in Rockford IL) is the Mayor of Rockford IL. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 1.2 Floods 2 Demographics 3 Law and government 3.1 Township 4 History 5 Transportation 6 Looking into the future 7 Rockford school system 7.1 Post-secondary 7.2 Public School District 205 7.3 Private Schools 8 Points of interest 9 Suburbs 10 Sister cities 11 Miscellaneous 11.1 Sports teams 11.2 Notable Rockfordians 11.3 Media 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

Geography

Rockford is located at 42°16′11″N, 89°4′11″W (42. 269770, -89. 069754). ^[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (146. 9 km²), of which, 56. 0 square miles (145. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 7 square miles (1. 8 km²) of it is water. Neighboring communities that border Rockford, and are considered an integral part of the Rockford metro area, are Loves Park, Machesney Park, Belvidere, and the villages of Winnebago, and Cherry Valley. Loves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Belvidere is the name of communities in South Africa and in the United States and of individual properties Communities in South Africa Belvidere Western The Village of Cherry Valley, Illinois is a small community located on the south east side of Rockford in the Kishwaukee River valley in The Rock River is the traditional center of the Rockford area and is its most recognizable natural feature.

Climate

Due to its location in the midwest, Rockford's climate contains four clearly defined seasons. A season is one of the major divisions of the Year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in Weather. Summers are usually very warm with the high temperature in July, the hottest month, being 83 °F (28 °C). The winter months can bring bitterly cold air masses from Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The average high temperature in January, the coldest month, is 27 °F (-3 °C). June is Rockford's wettest month while February is the driest. During a typical year, Rockford receives 36. 3in (922 mm) of precipitation.

Rockford and surrounding areas are prone to violent thunderstorms during the months of March, April, May, and June. On April 21, 1967, the neighboring town of Belvidere was struck by a violent F4 tornado, in which twenty-four people were killed and hundreds more injured at Belvidere's High School. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Belvidere is a city in Boone County, Illinois, United States. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Other severe weather events, such as hail and strong winds are common in these storms. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones On July 5, 2003 at 04:03, microbursts caused major damage on both the east and west sides of Rockford. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A microburst is a very localized column of sinking air producing damaging divergent and Straight-line winds at the surface that are similar to but distinguishable from Approximately 70,000 people were without power, with many on the west side suffering in the heat without electricity for a week. It took months for the damage to be completely cleared, but because the storm struck so early in the morning there were no injuries or fatalities. However, these sometimes violent storms bring the majority of summer rainfall.

The city is also prone to severe snowstorms in winter, and blizzards are frequent winter occurrences. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when On January 13, 1979 over 9 inches (23 cm) of snow fell on Rockford in just a few hours during one of the strongest blizzards in the city's history. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The city averages approximately 36 inches (92 cm) of snowfall in a normal winter, but greater amounts are common. The snowiest winter in the history of the city was the winter of 1978-1979, when 75 inches (1. 91 m) of snow fell, however the record was currently broken on Feb 29, 2008.

Floods

See also: 2007 Midwest flooding

Over the past years Rockford has recorded some of its worst flooding to date. The 2007 Midwest flooding was a major Flooding event that occurred in the Midwestern United States in the third week of August 2007 Five inches of rain were dumped onto Rockford on September 4, 2006, leading to the destruction of twenty homes while damaging hundreds more. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2] Less than a year later on August 7, 2007, Rockford was again hit by rain when between 5-7 inches of rain fell. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Many streets, including the main State and Alpine Streets, were flooded, along with fears of the Alpine Dam breaking. ^[3][4] The following day, Governor Rod Blagojevich declared both Rockford and Winnebago County a state disaster area. Rod R Blagojevich (bləˈgɔɪəvɪtʃ, born December 10, 1956) is an American Politician from the state of Illinois. With this declaration, he dispatched both the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to assist the city. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency purpose is to To protect the State of Illinois through approaches of Emergency Management and Homeland Security The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR is a Cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. Debris removal, law enforcement, damage assessment, and other duties were offered by the governor. ^[4]

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F (°C)	63 (17. 2)	70 (21. 1)	85 (29. 4)	91 (32. 7)	95 (35. 0)	101 (38. 3)	103 (39. 4)	104 (40. 0)	102 (38. 8)	90 (32. 2)	76 (24. 4)	67 (19. 4)
Norm High °F (°C)	27. 2 (-2. 6)	33 (0. 6)	45. 5 (7. 5)	59. 1 (15. 1)	71. 2 (21. 8)	79. 9 (26. 6)	83. 1 (28. 4)	80. 9 (27. 2)	73. 9 (23. 3)	61. 8 (16. 6)	45. 5 (7. 5)	32 (0)
Norm Low °F (°C)	10. 8 (-11. 8)	16. 3 (-8. 7)	26. 7 (-2. 9)	36. 8 (2. 7)	47. 9 (8. 8)	57. 6 (14. 2)	62. 6 (17)	60. 9 (16)	51. 8 (11)	40. 1 (4. 5)	29 (-1. 7)	16. 9 (-8. 4)
Rec Low °F (°C)	-27 (-32. 8)	-24 (-31. 1)	-11 (-23. 8)	5 (-15)	24 (-4. 4)	37 (2. 8)	43 (6. 1)	41 (5)	27 (-2. 8)	15 (-9. 4)	-10 (-23. 3)	-24 (-31. 1)
Precip in (mm)	1. 41 (35. 8)	1. 34 (34)	2. 39 (60. 7)	3. 62 (91. 9)	4. 03 (102. 4)	4. 8 (121. 9)	4. 1 (104. 1)	4. 21 (106. 9)	3. 47 (88. 1)	2. 57 (65. 3)	2. 63 (66. 8)	2. 06 (52. 3)
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 150,115 people, 59,158 households, and 37,328 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Because the city is the largest in the area, the surrounding towns are considered to be Rockford's metropolitan area, which has a combined population of approximately 339,178 persons. The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in north-central Illinois, anchored The population density of the city prime was 1,034. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (2,680. 4/sq mi). There were 63,570 housing units at an average density of 1,135. 1/sq mi (438. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72. 81% White, 17. 37% African American, 0. 32% Native American, 2. 20% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 4. 80% from other races, and 2. 46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10. 18% of the population.

There are 59,158 households of which 31. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many Social, Microeconomic and Government models 5% include children under the age of 18, 43. 8% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36. 9% were non-families. 30. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 46 and the average family size was 3. 09.

In the city the population was spread out with 26. 7% under the age of 18, 9. 2% from 18 to 24, 29. 7% from 25 to 44, 20. 4% from 45 to 64, and 14. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,667, and the median income for a family was $45,465. Males had a median income of $37,098 versus $25,421 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,781. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 14. 0% of the population and 10. 5% of families were below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 19. 6% of those under the age of 18 and 8. 0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and

Rockford surpassed Peoria as Illinois' second largest city in the late 1950s, and held onto that position for nearly half a century before being dislodged by a special census being held in Aurora in 2003. Note that Rockford was not recounted at the same time so this is not necessarily an accurate ranking.

Law and government

See also: List of Rockford city departments, Sister cities of Rockford, and List of mayors of Rockford, Illinois

Township

See Rockford Township

History

Rockford was first settled in 1834-1835 by Germanicus Kent, Thatcher Blake, and Lewis Lemon, who came from Galena and established themselves on the west bank of Rock River; and Daniel Shaw Haight, who founded a settlement on the east bank. This is a list of Mayors of Rockford Illinois, USA. Rockford Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois Galena is the largest city in and County seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States with an estimated population of 3396 (Lemon, a slave, later bought his freedom, but stayed in the area as a truck farmer. ) Halfway between Chicago and Galena, the community was briefly known as Midway, but quickly became known as Rockford, because of the excellent ford across the Rock River. Galena is the largest city in and County seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States with an estimated population of 3396 A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled A post office was established in 1837. The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1839, and chartered as a city in 1852.

The first weekly newspaper was published in 1840 and the first successful daily newspaper appeared in 1877. Between 1890 and 1930 the city had three daily newspapers. Rockford Female Seminary was chartered in 1847, became Rockford College in 1892, and became fully coeducational in 1958. Rockford College is a private American Liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. Best known of the college's graduates is Jane Addams (RFS Class of 1881), the founder of Chicago's Hull House and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 &ndash May 21 1935 was a founder of the U The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Rockford Public Library, the second such institution in Illinois, first opened to the public in August 1872; the library's first dedicated building, a Carnegie library, was completed by 1902. For other uses see Carnegie Library (disambiguation, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Free Library and Carnegie Public Library

Although Rockford was a sleepy country village up until the 1850s, the city is now the seat of Winnebago County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Winnebago County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. In 1851, the Rockford Water Power Company was organized and in 1852 the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad reached the city. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad ( G&CU) was a Railroad running west from Chicago to Clinton Iowa and Freeport Illinois, never These two events, which brought inexpensive power and inexpensive transportation to the area, changed Rockford forever. By 1860 Rockford had become a significant, growing industrial center, noted for production of the John H. Manny reaper and other agricultural machinery. By the 1880s a furniture industry was begun, using the talents of Swedish craftsmen and capitalists, and by the first half of the 20th century Rockford was the second largest furniture-manufacturing center in the United States (behind Grand Rapids, Michigan). Many of the furniture companies were cooperatives, reflecting a different business approach from that of the old Yankee entrepreneur, with laborers and craftsmen holding significant power. The agricultural implement industry was already in decline by the First World War, and the furniture industry was severely damaged by the Great Depression and the Second World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including By the end of the 1960s both were extinct in the city.

Rockford's 20th century industry revolved around machine tools, heavy machinery, automotive, aerospace, fastener and cabinet hardware products, and packaging devices and concepts. The city's industrial background has produced many important and interesting inventions, among them the Nelson knitting machine, airbrush, electric brake, electric garage door opener, dollar bill changer, and electronic dartboard. Some defunct Rockford concerns of historical interest are: Air Brush Manufacturing Company, Free Sewing Machine Company, Haddorff Piano Company, Hanson Clock Company, Hess & Hopkins Leather Company, Norse Pottery Company, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford Silver Plate Company, and Rockford Watch Company. Woodward Governor Company, an innovator in control systems for large machinery and aircraft propulsion, originated in Rockford.

Rockford has been known as a town that makes toys. The Testors Company still makes model kits and paint and glue supplies for these kits. Testor Corporation is a manufacturer of model kits tools and accessories based in Rockford Illinois and is part of RPM International INC Beginnings The Nylint company produced heavy duty metal scale toys of construction equipment, such as dump trucks, from 1946 to about 2001, when they went out of business. The Nylint Corporation was founded in 1937 by Bernard Klint of Rockford Illinois. Tootsie toys, headquartered in Chicago, had a satellite factory in Rockford, where small single piece die cast cars where made for many years. Although not toys themselves, the red-heeled socks which are used for sock monkeys were originally manufactured in Rockford. Sock Monkey is a series of comics and illustrated books written and drawn by the American Cartoonist Tony Millionaire. The industrial industry in Rockford has been led by Sundstrand Corporation which was the merger of Rockford Tool Company and the Rockford Milling Machine Company in the early 20th century. Sundstrand Corporation was founded in 1926 as a merger of the Rockford Tool Company and Rockford Milling Machine Company in Rockford Illinois. Sundstrand manufactured many industrial, aviation, and aerospace products and still does to this day now currently known as Hamilton Sundstrand when it was acquired by United Technologies in 1999. Hamilton Sundstrand, is a global corporation that manufactuers and supports Aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th

The USS Rockford, a Tacoma class frigate named for the city, was commissioned in March 1944 and earned two service stars during World War II. Camp Grant, a training depot used during World Wars I and II, was torn down in 1947 and became the site of the Chicago Rockford International Airport by late 1954, and of Seth B. Camp Grant may refer to Camp Grant (Illinois Camp Grant (Arizona, site of the Camp Grant massacre. Chicago Rockford International Airport or Greater Rockford Airport, is a General aviation and commercial airport in Winnebago County, Illinois Atwood Park in 1956. Machesney airport, located north of the city, originally a private airport starting in 1927, was later used by the army air corps during World War II, later was a municipal airport and is now no longer an airport but home to the Machesney Park mall.

During the early to late 1940s the Rockford Peaches (of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) were one of the first all-female baseball teams in the world. The Rockford Peaches were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing out of Rockford Illinois for the entire existence of the league from The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional Baseball league founded by Philip K Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each They played their home games at Beyer Stadium which was razed several years ago. The Beyer Stadium, one mile from downtown in Rockford Illinois, was the home of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 's Rockford Peaches A placard displays where the stadium once stood, along with additional historical information. Although the 1992 motion picture "A League of Their Own" features the Rockford Peaches, all of the characters playing on the team were fictional, and the team did not participate in the league championship series in 1943 as depicted in the film. A League of Their Own is a 1992 Comedy-drama Film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional The Peaches won the league championship in 1945, 1948, 1949, and 1950.

The number of impressive movie palaces built in the 1920s and early 1930s speaks to the thriving economy Rockford had at the time. The Coronado Theater theater was the largest and most expansive of all these movie theaters in Rockford, complete with an orchestra pit, double balcony, highly ornate design and full array of theatrical and stage equipment. The Coronado Theatre located at 314 North Main Street in Rockford Illinois, is a 2400 seat theater designed by architect Frederick J Other remarkable theaters in Rockford included the Midway, Times, and State theaters.

Rockford was well known for its elm trees, this being the reason for its nickname the Forest City. Elms are Deciduous and Semi-deciduous Trees comprising the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae, found But in the mid 1950s an epidemic of Dutch Elm disease more or less wiped out the population of Elm trees. Dutch elm disease (DED is a fungal disease of Elm trees which is spread by the Elm bark beetle. However, Rockford is still heavily lined with trees. Of note are the parks and boulevard street layouts in certain parts of the city. Neighborhood parks and wide common grassy/forested areas forming boulevards are found in the older parts of the city. Many of the parks were part of the street layout put down in the late 1890s, early 1900s when subdivisions of that era were created. These parks typically were an entire city block, or in some cases larger. They would typically have a bowery, and sometimes a cement-lined pool. The boulevards tend to be in slightly newer subdivisions built in the 1920s.

The 1960s saw expansion of the manufacturing segment in the area. Near the outskirts of Rockford in Belvidere, a Chrysler car factory was built in 1965 ^[6] which initially assembled the Chrysler Newport and other large cars and now produces the Dodge Caliber and similar cars. Belvidere is a city in Boone County, Illinois, United States. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 The Dodge Caliber is a Compact car produced by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Group. Sundstrand, now Hamilton Sundstrand, a division of United Technologies ^[7] also expanded during this time period making aircraft parts. Hamilton Sundstrand, is a global corporation that manufactuers and supports Aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th

Starting as early as the 1990s Rockford has had the ignominious honour of being listed at times as one America's worst cities by the Rand McNally corporation and Money magazine, sometimes being ranked one of the top ten worst cities. Rand McNally is the preeminent American publisher of Maps Atlases and Globes for travel reference commercial and educational uses Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972 ^[8] This may have been due to the lack of jobs and high number of outdated or closed factories. Crime on the west side of town was endemic, with huge areas of old established neighborhoods in extreme blight. The homicide rate in these areas was quite high. Many houses were vacant with no one wishing to buy them. The city government has developed many programs to attempt to address these problems and has seen some success. In 2005 Rockford received top honors in the America in Bloom contest with the award being 4 Blooms Tidiness.

In early 2007 the city of Rockford city council voted to end the 90 year old vehicle sticker program. ^[9] The vehicle sticker was a way of raising tax revenue and it required Rockford residents to display, every year, a new sticker/decal on the inside of registered vehicle windshields. ^[10] The last sticker, required through the end of 2007, will depict artwork from Rockford's hometown celebrity rock group Cheap Trick, from their latest album called Rockford. Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s

Transportation

The airport is home to United Parcel Service's second largest air-hub. United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies The Chicago Rockford International Airport is presently ranked as the twenty-second largest cargo airport in the nation when measured by land weight. Chicago Rockford International Airport or Greater Rockford Airport, is a General aviation and commercial airport in Winnebago County, Illinois ^[11]

Rockford is at the intersection of three major highways: Interstate 90 (Northwest Tollway), U.S. Highway 20, and Interstate 39. Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Illinois is a 79 mile (127 km segment of Interstate 90 from Interstate 190 in far northwest Chicago to US Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies U Interstate 39 (I-39 is an interstate highway in the Midwestern United States. Interstate 90 was completed in the early 1960s, providing a link between Rockford and Chicago. Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The U.S. Highway 20 bypass around Rockford was completed in 1965. US Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies U The Wallenberg Expressway was a proposed highway that would have linked downtown Rockford with U. The Raoul Wallenberg Expressway, originally known as the Woodruff Expressway, was a controversial plan to link downtown Rockford Illinois to Interstate 39 S. 20 and I-90. Construction on Interstate 39 south of Rockford began in 1984. Interstate 39 (I-39 is an interstate highway in the Midwestern United States. ^[12]

Passenger rail service is planned for expansion in Illinois and Rockford will likely become a destination. In 2006 the Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative proposed extending Metra train service from the western Chicago suburbs to Rockford. The Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative ( NICTI) is a body formed from county and municipal governments and agencies in the north-central region of the U Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois ^[13] Additional passenger service is being considered via Amtrak through the Blackhawk Area Rail Coalition. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 While service (via Amtrak's Black Hawk) was cut in 1981, trains could begin carrying passengers in and out of Rockford as soon as 2010. The Black Hawk was an Amtrak route from Chicago, Illinois, to Dubuque, Iowa, using Budd Company Rail diesel

Rockford is served by several different freight railroad lines, such as Union Pacific, Canadian National, and the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern. The Iowa Chicago and Eastern Railroad ( IC&E) is a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. Rochelle, a community of 10,000, 25 miles (40 km) south of Rockford is home to Union Pacific Railroad’s Global III Intermodal Facility. Rochelle is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9424 at the 2000 census The complex is one of the largest intermodal facilities in the world. Construction on the state-of-the-art facility was completed in 2003 in Rochelle due to the close proximity to interstate highways and rail routes.

Looking into the future

The Rockford economy has suffered since the decline of the manufacturing industry in the late 1980s. Once a national leader in manufacturing and industry, the focus of the local economy has been forced to change. Many of the "family-owned" companies that once inhabited Rockford were bought out by larger companies, the larger companies then relocated the products being made to lower wage parts of the United States or sent them overseas altogether. The city's new focus relies on high-technology businesses, tourism generated by outstanding museums and a great park system, and the westward growth of the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs

As of 2006, new commercial and residential development is taking place in the downtown area. The city is also considering plans for a Convention Center, Casino, and Riverwalk. The Main Street Corridor (Illinois Route 2) is also expected to be redeveloped. Illinois Route 2 is a north-south state road in northern Illinois. Construction from the downtown area, south to US Highway 20 is expected to begin in 2007. Plans for 2007 also mark a major renovation of the MetroCentre in downtown Rockford.

On September 28, 2007, Rick Nielsen, lead guitarist of the rock band Cheap Trick, announced plans for a $25 Million restaurant and hotel on the city's far northeast side called "Rick's. Rick Nielsen (born December 22, 1946 in Rockford Illinois) is the lead Guitarist, Backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s " The restaurant will have a music theme featuring thousands of guitars and memorabilia that Mr. Nielsen has collected. Groundbreaking is expected in late 2007 with a grand opening in the second half of 2008. ^[14]

Rockford school system

Post-secondary

Rockford, Illinois is the site of Rockford Business College, Rockford College and Rock Valley College. Rockford College is a private American Liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. Rock Valley College (RVC is a community college with several locations in the Rockford Illinois area In addition, it hosts several satellite branches of other schools, including Judson College (based in Elgin), Northern Illinois University (based in DeKalb), Rasmussen College[2], and the University of Illinois College of Medicine (based in Chicago). Northern Illinois University (NIU is a Public university located in DeKalb Illinois. Rasmussen College is a private for-profit two-year and four-year degree-granting College with multiple campuses in Minnesota including Brooklyn Park The University of Illinois College of Medicine, part of the University of Illinois system, is the largest Medical school in the United States with over 2600 students

Rockford College is best known for graduating Jane Addams, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her efforts to promote international peace and justice. Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 &ndash May 21 1935 was a founder of the U The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Laura Jane Addams (1860 - 1935) entered what was then Rockford Female Seminary in 1877 and became the first graduate to receive a B. A. degree from the newly accredited baccalaureate institution in 1882 (the school was renamed Rockford College in 1892).

Public School District 205

See also: Public middle schools of Rockford, Illinois

The Rockford Public School District covers about 170 square miles (440 km²) and serves over 27,000 students. The six public middle schools of Rockford Illinois, USA are RESA Middle School Lincoln Middle School Eisenhower It is the third largest school district in the state, with 40 elementary schools, seven middle schools (Eisenhower, Flinn, Kennedy, Lincoln, Rockford Environmental Science Academy(RESA), West) and four high schools, (Jefferson High School, Guilford High School, East High School, and Rockford Auburn High School). School districts are a form of Special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Thomas Jefferson High School is a high school in Rockford Illinois. Mission Statement We at Guilford High School strive for an active school student parent and community partnership in our efforts to educate our diverse student population in an East High School may refer to Cheyenne East High School, Cheyenne Wyoming East Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield California Special Programs The Academy program is the high school component of the Rockford Public Schools' enriched program for bright students

Private Schools

Additionally, Rockford supports 27 sectarian and nonsectarian private schools ranging from elementary to secondary education.

Points of interest

The Rockford area is known as an outdoor destination, especially in the non-winter months. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Numerous forest preserves surround the Kishwaukee River valley, five miles (8 km) southeast of the downtown area. Rock Cut State Park is located within the county to the northeast. Both the Rockford Park District and Winnebago County Forest Preserve District own and operate numerous golf courses as well. In fact, Golf Magazine called Aldeen Golf Club one of 50 excellent national golf courses one can play for under $50. Aldeen was ranked #38 in the nation in 2004.

Rockford's Anderson Japanese Gardens has been ranked the top Japanese garden in North America. The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 14 acre group of Japanese gardens located in Rockford Illinois. that is Gardens in traditional Japanese style can be found at private homes in neighborhood or city parks and at historical Landmarks such as Buddhist The garden was designed by Hoichi Kurisu. Hoichi Kurisu is a noted designer of Japanese gardens active in the United States. The Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden is also a popular attraction. Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden (63 ha / 155 acres is a nonprofit Arboretum and Botanical garden located at 2715 South Main Street Rockford Illinois The facility contains 150 acres (0. 6 km²) of rare trees and shrubs.

Burpee Museum of Natural History, located just north of downtown, is home to Jane the Rockford T-Rex. The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois at 737 North Main Street Jane the nickname given to a Fossil specimen of small Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur (probably a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, officially known The Discovery Center Museum contains a large and well-respected interactive children's science exhibit. The Rockford Art Museum completes the entire museum campus.

Another point of interest is the Coronado Theatre, an ornately decorated vaudeville movie theater located in Downtown Rockford. The Coronado Theatre located at 314 North Main Street in Rockford Illinois, is a 2400 seat theater designed by architect Frederick J Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s The theatre was completely restored in 1999. The tallest building in Rockford is the former Faust Hotel. The Faust Landmark, formerly known as the Faust Hotel (or Hotel Faust and Tebala Towers and located on East State Street is one of the largest buildings in downtown Rockford It was built in 1929 and has many art deco features. It has a tower several stories above the rest of the building, topping off at 15 stories (186 ft) The Hotel Faust was the center of social life and visits by V. I. P. s for decades. The 'Faust' building is now used as apartments for the elderly.

To get an idea of what life was like in Rockford in the 19th century, take a tour of the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, a preserved "cottage" built in 1865, with exterior elements of a Swiss Chalet with some style borrowed from Victorian. The Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is a historic place museum and park in Rockford Illinois, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. The swing foot bridge, razed in 1976, ran from the cottage crossing the Kent creek bluffs and was a popular place to visit for many years. From October 2004 until June 2005, Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum worked to rebuild the bridge. Engineers Willett, Hofmann & Associates and Civil Constructors designed and built the new bridge.

Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center is the oldest continuous community music organization in the United States. It exists to provide quality music for all people of the northern Illinois region through live performances by local and world-renowned artists.

Midway Village and Museum Center is a picturesque turn-of-the-century Victorian village featuring twenty-six historic structures and heritage gardens. Turn of the Century is a Novel by Kurt Andersen It was published in 1999 by Random House. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Its grounds include a 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m²). Museum Center that offers five exhibition galleries of Rockford's unique and ethnic history, a collection of antique and handcrafted doll houses in the Old Doll House and a working replica of a water powered machine shop at its Severin Lake entrance. An antique ( Latin: antiquus; old is an old Collectible item It is collected or desirable because of its age rarity condition utility or other unique Conventional Machining, one of the most important material removal methods is a collection of material-working processes in which power-driven Machine tools, such as lathes

Suburbs

• Loves Park
• Machesney Park
• Belvidere
• Cherry Valley
• New Millford
• Winnebago
• Roscoe
• Rockton

Sister cities

• Brovary, Ukraine since 1995
• Changzhou, China since 1999
• Borgholm, Sweden since 2002
• Cluj-Napoca, Romania since 2005
• Ferentino, Italy since 2006

Miscellaneous

Sports teams

• Rockford Forest Citys (Baseball, 1871)
• Rockford Lightning (Basketball, 1986-2005)
• Rockford Expos (Baseball, 1988-1992)
• Rockford Royals (Baseball, 1993-1994)
• Rockford Cubbies (Baseball, 1995-1998)
• Rockford Reds (Baseball, 1999)
• Rockford IceHogs (UHL Ice hockey, 1999-2007)
• Rockford IceHogs (AHL Chicago Blackhawks affiliate) (Ice hockey, 2007-)
• Rockford RiverHawks (Baseball)
• Rockford Peaches (Baseball, 1943-1954)
• Rockford Metros (Arena football, 1986 "playtest game")
• Rock River Raptors (Indoor football)
• Rockford Thunder (AISL, indoor soccer)
• Rockford Thunder (NPF) (Women's fast pitch softball)
• Rockford Fury (PBL Basketball, (2008-)
• Rockford Rage (Women's Flat-Track Roller Derby, 2006-)

Notable Rockfordians

• Ginger Lynn Allen, adult film actress
• John B. Anderson, U. Loves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Belvidere is a city in Boone County, Illinois, United States. The Village of Cherry Valley, Illinois is a small community located on the south east side of Rockford in the Kishwaukee River valley in New Milford is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Winnebago is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Roscoe is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, a Suburb of Rockford incorporated in 1965 Rockton is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States located on the banks of the Rock River. Brovary (Бровари is a City located in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Changzhou ( formerly known as Chang-chou Changchow is a Prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Borgholm is a city in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, located on the Island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ Klausenburg Kolozsvár Napoca Castrum Clus Claudiopolis קלויזנבורג Kloiznburg until 1974 Cluj, is the third Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Ferentino is a town and Comune in Italy, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio, 65 km southeast of Rome. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rockford Forest Citys, from Rockford Illinois was one of the first professional baseball clubs Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Rockford Lightning are a Basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. This page is for the American Hockey League team For its United Hockey League predecessor see Rockford IceHogs (UHL. The International Hockey League is a mid-level Professional Ice hockey league with teams in the United States. This page is for the American Hockey League team For its United Hockey League predecessor see Rockford IceHogs (UHL. The Rockford RiverHawks are a professional baseball team based in the Rockford Illinois suburb of Loves Park, in the United States. The Rockford Peaches were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing out of Rockford Illinois for the entire existence of the league from The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. This page is for the Continental Indoor Football League team for the National Premier Soccer League team also based in Rockford see Rockford Raptors. USA Softball Players on this team Cat Osterman USA Softball Players on this team Cat Osterman The Rockford Fury was a Premier Basketball League ( PBL) team based in Rockford, Illinois. The Premier Basketball League ( PBL) is a professional Basketball league that began play in January 2008 Ginger Lynn (born Ginger Lynn Allen December 14, 1962) is an American pornographic actress, remembered for her work in the 1980s John Bayard Anderson (born February 15 1922 is an attorney and former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate S. Representative, 1980 Presidential candidate
• Stephanie Bellars, professional wrestler
• Jodi Benson, actress and voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid
• Paris Bennett, American Idol season 5 finalist (fifth place)
• "Chicken" George Boswell, Big Brother season 1 reality television contestant (fifth place), Big Brother All-Stars contestant. Stephanie Bellars (born January 25 1976 is a Professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and Singer. The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and Paris Ana'is Bennett (born August 21, 1988) is an American Singer. The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Big Brother 1 Big Brother 1 Big Brother 7 All-Stars was the seventh season of the United States reality television series Big Brother.
• Stewart Brand, founder of The Whole Earth Catalog, co-founder of The WELL – Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
• Richard Bulliet, Scholar of the Middle East http://www.columbia.edu/~rwb3
• James Henry Breasted, scholar, first American teacher of Egyptology
• Andre Rosey Brown, actor [3]
• Griffith Buck, rose breeder
• James E. Cartwright, General USMC, Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Cheap Trick, rock band, circa 1970–present
• Steve Cherundolo, professional football (soccer) player for the US Men's National Team and Hannover 96 in Germany's Bundesliga. Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938 in Rockford Illinois) is an Author, editor, and creator of The Whole Earth Catalog The Whole Earth Catalog was an American Counterculture catalog that granted "Access to Tools" published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and The Whole Earth Catalog was an American Counterculture catalog that granted "Access to Tools" published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and Richard W Bulliet is a professor of history at Columbia University who specializes in the history of Islamic society and institutions the history of Technology James Henry Breasted ( August 27 1865 &ndash December 2, 1935) was an American Archaeologist and Historian. Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek grc -λογία -logia. علم المصريات مصر شناسی is a major field of Archaeology Griffith Buck (1915 – 28 March 1991) was a professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University who created over 80 named Cultivars A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species General James E "Hoss" Cartwright, USMC, (born September 22, 1949) is the 8th and current Vice Chairman of the Joint Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Steven "Steve" Cherundolo (born February 19 1979 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American Soccer player who currently plays defender The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system.
• City of Rockford Pipe Band, Competition Pipe and Drum Band
• Thomas Fleming, editor, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
• Scott Heisel, music editor for Alternative Press (music magazine). The City of Rockford Pipe Band (USA is a Grade Three Pipe band from Rockford, Illinois. Thomas Fleming is a Roman Catholic writer president of the Rockford Institute, and editor of Chronicles A Magazine of American Culture, a Chronicles is a US monthly Magazine published by the paleoconservative Rockford Institute.
• Susan Saint James, actress
• Sarah Kelly, contemporary Christian artist
• Ernie Kent, head men's basketball coach, University of Oregon
• Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnson's (2006 NEXTEL Cup Champion) crew chief
• Natasha Leggero, stand-up comic and character actor
• Janet Lynn, Olympic medalist ice skater
• Joe Mantello, Tony Award winning actor and director: Take Me Out, Assassins, Wicked
• Lynn Morley Martin, US Secretary of Labor and Congresswoman
• Marin Mazzie, Broadway actress and singer, nominated for Tony Award
• John Ortberg, bestselling author and pastor
• Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Internationally recognized award-winning drum corps
• Carlos Polk, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers
• Aidan Quinn, actor
• Stephanie Raymond, WNBA player, Chicago Sky
• Marty Ross, guitarist, singer for New Monkees TV Show, TV and Film Composer
• Shawn Ryan, television writer, creator of FX show The Shield
• Erica Spindler, New York Times Bestselling Author
• Gordon Tullock, economist
• Ed Viesturs, high-altitude mountaineer^[15]
• Janice E. Voss, astronaut
• Michelle Williams, member of Destiny's Child
• James "Big Jim" Wright, record producer for Mariah Carey. Susan Saint James (born August 14, 1946) is an American Actress and Activist, most widely known for her Emmy Award Sarah Kelly is a contemporary Christian artist from Rockford, Illinois. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Ernie Kent (born January 22, 1955 in Rockford Illinois) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene Oregon, United States. Chad Anthony Knaus (pronounced kuh-NOWSE (born August 5, 1971 in Rockford Illinois) Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Natasha Leggero (born March 26, 1974, in Rockford Illinois) is an American Stand-up comic and Character Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones Janet Lynn Nowicki (born Janet Nowicki April 6, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American figure skater Joseph Mantello (born 27 December 1962) is an American actor and director best known for his work on Broadway productions of Wicked, The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert Jr Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Lynn Morley Martin (b December 26, 1939) is a Businesswoman and former United States Politician. Marin Mazzie (born October 9, 1960) is a Tony Award-Nominated American Actress and singer best known for her work in Musical theater The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented John Ortberg Jr (born May 5, 1957, Rockford, Illinois) is the senior Pastor The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps based in Rockford Illinois For the Military unit see Corps of Drums A drum and bugle corps or drum corps is a musical marching unit (similar to a Carlos Devonn Polk (born February 22, 1977 In Memphis, Tennessee) is an American football Linebacker who is currently a The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Aidan Quinn ( Irish: Aodhán Ó Cuinn born March 8 1959) is an Irish American Actor. The Chicago Sky are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Chicago Illinois. New Monkees was the name of both a US Pop rock music group and the short-lived 1987 syndicated television show featuring the group Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is a Writer, Showrunner, producer and the creator of Gordon Tullock (born February 13, 1922) is a retired Professor of Law and Economics at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington Virginia Ed Viesturs (born June 22, 1959) is one of the world's premier high-altitude Mountaineers He is the first American, and 12th person overall Janice Elaine (Ford Voss PhD (born 8 October 1956) is an American astronaut An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980) commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American Singer-songwriter, Record Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles James Quentin Wright (b March 19, in Rockford Illinois) is an American Record producer, Musician, Singer, and Songwriter In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing
• Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times Bestselling Author

Media

• Rockford Register Star [4], Daily Newspaper. The Rockford Register Star is the Rockford Illinois ' Metropolitan area 's primary daily Newspaper. Founded 1855. Circulation: 75,000.
• Rock River Times, Weekly Newspaper. Independently owned since 1993. Circulation: 22,000.
• Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, Monthly Magazine. Chronicles is a US monthly Magazine published by the paleoconservative Rockford Institute. Founded 1977. Features a monthly column about Rockford titled "The Rockford Files" by executive editor Scott P. Richert.

• WREX, NBC Affiliate - Channel 13 "Rockford's News Leader"
• WTVO, ABC Affiliate - Channel 17 "News Where You Live"
• WIFR, CBS Affiliate - Channel 23 "23 News Right Now"
• WQRF, FOX Affiliate - Channel 39 "Fox 39 News at Nine"

• WNTA 1330, News/Talk Radio
• WTJK 1380, ESPN Radio
• WROK 1440, News/Talk Radio

• WFEN-FM 88. WREX-TV (Channel 13 is the NBC Television affiliate serving the Rockford Illinois area WTVO (Channel 17 is the Rockford Illinois -based affiliate of the ABC television network WIFR is the CBS Television affiliate based in Rockford Illinois and licensed to nearby Freeport. WQRF-TV (Fox 39 is the Rockford Illinois -based Television affiliate of the Fox Television Network. WTJK (1380 AM) is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk Radio station in South Beloit Illinois. WROK is an American News / Talk radio station in Rockford Illinois. 3, Christian Radio
• WNIJ-FM 89. WNIJ-FM (895 FM is a National Public Radio -affiliated station in DeKalb Illinois within the Rockford Illinois market area 5, NPR
• WNIU-FM 90. WNIU-FM (905/1057 FM is a National Public Radio -affiliated station in Dekalb Illinois. 5, NPR Classical Radio
• WGSL-FM 91. Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN is a trademark of Moody Bible Institute, and is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. 1, Christian Radio
• WYHY-FM 95. 3, Classic Hits/Adult Contemporary Radio
• WKGL-FM 96. WKGL (branded as 967 The Eagle) is a radio station serving the Rockford Illinois area with a Classic rock format 7, Classic Rock Radio
• WZOK-FM 97. WZOK (branded as 97 ZOK) is a radio station serving the Rockford Illinois area with a Top 40 format 5, Top 40 Radio
• WXXQ-FM 98. WXXQ (branded as Q985) is a radio station serving the Rockford Illinois area with a Country music format 5, Country Radio
• WQFL-FM 100. 9, Christian Radio
• WGFB-FM 103. 1, Adult Contemporary Radio
• WXRX-FM 104. WXRX (commonly known as "The X" is an FM Radio station, Frequency 104 9, Active Rock Radio

See also

• Winnebago County War Memorial

References

External links

• City Of Rockford Website
• GoRockford.com - Rockford Area CVB travel guide

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