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Rockford, Illinois. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Winnebago. Associated ZIP codes: 61101, 61102, 61103, 61104, 61105, 61106, 61107, 61108, 61109, 61110, 61112, 61114, 61125, 61126.
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Ethan Brown of Rockford, Illinois, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement in Beloit in 20...
The Hard Rock Casino in Rockford, Illinois announced its plans for a major expansion, adding a hotel and convention center.
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Is hantavirus in Illinois in 2026? IDPH is investigating a potential case in Winnebago County that is not linked to a cruise ship outbreak.
North Fond du Lac firefighters are currently working on a fire that is affecting multiple structures in the area of Illinois Ave between Garfield Street and...
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A new study set out to find which states were struggling with their weight a bit more than others.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker cruised to reelection in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but could his aspirations soon direct him toward another office?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke to reporters Wednesday morning, a day after winning another four years in Springfield.
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Rockford is in Winnebago County, Illinois.
Region: Northern Illinois
61101, 61102, 61103, 61104, 61105, 61106, 61107, 61108, 61109, 61110, 61112, 61114, 61125, 61126
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A new study set out to find which states were struggling with their weight a bit more than others.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker cruised to reelection in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but could his aspirations soon direct him toward another office?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke to reporters Wednesday morning, a day after winning another four years in Springfield.
Rockford began in 1834 as Midway, two settlements on opposite banks of the Rock River. Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake, with Lewis Lemon, a man enslaved by Blake, founded Kentville on the west bank, and Daniel Shaw Haight settled the east bank. The name Midway reflected the river's position halfway between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi. When Winnebago County was created in 1836, Midway became the county seat, being "halfway between Galena and Chicago on a line of four-horse coaches."
In 1837 the village was renamed Rockford, for a rocky ford across the river, and Haight became the first postmaster. The first weekly newspaper began in 1840, and Rockford Female Seminary, now Rockford University, was founded in 1847. Rockford was chartered as a city on January 3, 1852, the year the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad reached it, and the New York Tribune first called it the Forest City a year later. Most early residents came from New England and upstate New York and were descended from English Puritans, and in the 1830s and 1840s Rockford and Winnebago County were seen as a cultural extension of New England. Before the Civil War the town leaned strongly abolitionist. Sources Wikipedia: Rockford, Illinois
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