Links
Below you’ll find website links to area municipalities, the State of Illinois, area realtors, transportation, utilities, regional partners, K-12 and higher education, staffing and workforce development, local media, health services, and recreation and arts.
We welcome your inquiries. Contact Janet Mueller, Director of Research, at 815 987 8118 x122, or email her at jmueller@rockfordil.com.
| Rockford Area Municipalities | |
|---|---|
| City of Rockford | www.ci.rockford.il.us |
| City of Loves Park | www.loves-park.il.us |
| City of Belvidere | www.ci.belvidere.il.us |
| City of Beloit | www.ci.beloit.wi.us |
| City of Durand | www.durand-il.com |
| City of Freeport | www.ci.freeport.il.us |
| City of Janesville | www.ci.janesville.wi.us |
| City of Rochelle | www.rochelle.net |
| City of South Beloit | www.southbeloit.org |
| Village of Cherry Valley | www.cherryvalley.org |
| Village of Machesney Park | www.machesney-park.il.us |
| Village of Roscoe | www.villageofroscoe.com |
| Village of Rockton | www.rockton.ws |
| Village of Winnebago | http://communities.aeroinc.net/bagonet |
| Boone County | www.belvidere.net |
| Ogle County | www.oglecounty.org |
| Rock County | www.co.rock.wi.us |
| Winnebago County | www.co.winnebago.il.us |
| State of Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Illinois State of | www.state.il.us |
| Illinois Governor | www.state.il.us/gov |
| Illinois Secretary of State | www.sos.state.il.us |
| Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) | www.commerce.state.il.us |
| Illinois Department of Employment Security |
www.ides.state.il.us |
| Rockford Area Realtors | |
|---|---|
| Rockford Area Association of Realtors | www.raarnet.com |
| Dickerson Nieman Realtors | www.dickersonnieman.com |
| Doyle, Woodhouse & Moore | www.dwm-realtors.com |
| Gambino Realtors | www.gambinorealtors.com |
| First Rockford Group | www.firstrockford.com |
| Whitehead Realtors | www.whiteheadweb.com |
| Transportation | |
|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) | www.dot.state.il.us |
| Greater Rockford Airport Authority | www.flyrfd.com/airportauthority.asp |
| Rockford Mass Transit District | www.rmtd.org |
| Greyhound Bus Lines | www.greyhound.com |
| Coach USA/Van Galder Bus Company | www.coachusa.com/vangalder/ |
| IC&E Rail road | www.icerail.com |
| Rockford Area Transportation Study | Rockford Area Transportation Study |
| Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative (NICTI) | www.nicti.net |
| Illinois Railway | http://www.omnitrax.com/ir.shtml |
| Union Pacific Railroad | www.up.com |
| Utilities | |
|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | www.alliant-energy.com |
| ComEd | www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/comed/comedbiz/ |
| Nicor Gas | www.nicorinc.com |
| AT&T | www.att.sbc.com |
| McLeodUSA | www.mcleodusa.com |
| One Communications | www.onecommunications.com |
| TDS METROCOM | www.tdsmetro.com |
| Verizon Wireless | www.gte.com |
| Comcast (cable) | rockford.comcastspotlight.com |
| Rockford Area Regional Partners | |
|---|---|
| Beloit Chamber of Commerce | www.greaterbeloitchamber.com |
| Beloit Convention & Visitors Bureau | www.visitbeloit.com |
| Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce | www.belviderechamber.com |
| Blackhawk Hills Economic Development District |
http://blackhawkhills.com |
| Blackhawk Hills RC&D | http://blackhawkhills.com |
| Blackhawk Waterways CVB | www.bwcvb.com |
| Byron Chamber of Commerce | www.byronchamber.com |
| Downtown Beloit Association | www.downtownbeloit.org |
| Forward Janesville | www.forwardjanesville.com |
| Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce | www.freeportilchamber.com |
| Freeport Area Economic Development | www.freeport-il-econ-dev.com |
| Greater Beloit Economic Development | http://beloit.govoffice3.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B801F445D-47C3-40D9-9DBA-8EB1DF620743%7D |
| Greater Rochelle Economic Development | www.gredco.rochelle.net |
| Greater Rockford Airport Authority | www.flyrfd.com/airportauthority.asp |
| Growth Dimensions of Belvidere & Boone County |
www.growthdimensions.org |
| Janesville Convention & Visitors Bureau | www.janesvillecvb.com |
| Jo-Carroll Depot LRA/Jo Daviess Development |
www.lrasavanna.com |
| McHenry County EDC | www.mcedc.com |
| Ogle County Board | www.oglecounty.org/brdmembers.html |
| The Parks Chamber | www.parkschamber.com |
| Rochelle Area Chamber of Commerce | www.rochellechamber.org |
| Rockford Chamber of Commerce | www.rockfordchamber.com |
| Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau |
www.gorockford.com |
| Rockton Chamber of Commerce | www.rocktonchamber.com |
| Rock County Planning, Economic & Community Development Agency | www.rockcounty.org |
| Roscoe Chamber of Commerce | www.roscoechamber.com |
| Stephenson County Convention & Visitors Bureau |
www.stephenson-county-il.org |
| Higher Education | |
|---|---|
| Rock Valley College | www.rvc.cc.il.us |
| Rockford College | www.rockford.edu |
| Northern Illinois University | www.niu.edu |
| NIU Rockford | www.niurockford.niu.edu |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford | http://www.uirockford.com |
| Beloit College | www.beloit.edu |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | www.sacn.edu |
| Rockford Business College | www.rockfordbusinesscollege.edu |
| Rasmussen College | www.rasmussen.edu |
| Education K-12, Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 | www.district100.com |
| Durand Community Unit School District 322 |
www.durandbulldogs.com |
| Harlem Consolidated Unit School District 122 |
www.harlem.winbgo.k12.il.us |
| Hononegah Community High School District 207 |
www.hononegah.org/ |
| Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 |
www.stateline-il.com/kms |
| North Boone Community School District 200 |
www.nbcusd.org/ |
| Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 |
www.pecschools.com |
| Prairie Hill Consolidated School District 133 |
www.prairiehill.org |
| Rockford Unit School District 205 | webs.rps205.com/ |
| Rockton District 140 | www.rockton140.org |
| South Beloit Community Unit School District |
www.southbeloitschooldistrict.org |
| Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 | www.winnebagoschools.org |
| Private Schools | |
|---|---|
| Greater Rockford Academy | |
| Keith School | www.keithschool.com |
| Montessori Learning Center of Rockford | |
| Montessori Learning Path | |
| Rainbow Academy & Learning Center | www.rainbowrockford.com/ |
| Spectrum School | spectrumschool.org |
| Spring Creek Learning Center | |
| Parochial Schools | |
|---|---|
| Berean Baptist Christian Schools | www.bereanschool.com |
| Boylan Catholic High School | www.boylan.org |
| Calvary Baptist Christian School | |
| Christian Life Center Schools | www.clschools.org |
| Christian Union Child Care Academy | /ChristianUnionChildCareAc.html |
| Concordia Lutheran School | http://www.concordiaschool.org |
| Faith Academy | www.cfaith.org |
| Faith Tabernacle Christian School | www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/8644 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | www.holyfamilyrockford.org/ School/index.html |
| Immanuel Lutheran School | www.immanuelknights.org/index.cfm |
| Luther Academy/Lutheran High School | www.rockfordlutheran.com |
| North Love Christian School | www.northlove.org |
| Alpine Christian School | |
| Rockford Baptist School | |
| Rockford Christian School | www.rockfordchristian.org |
| St. Bernadette School | www.stbernadette.info/school.htm |
| St. Bridget School | www.saint-bridget.org/school/school.html |
| St. Edward School | schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Illinois/Rockford/StEdwardSchool.html |
| St. James (Rockford) | www.sjsrocks.org |
| St. James School (Belvidere) | www.stjamesbelvidere.org/school.cfm |
| St. Paul Academy | |
| St. Paul Lutheran School | www.stpaulrockford.org/myprefs.htm |
| St. Peter School | |
| St. Peter Cathedral School | www.stpeterschool-rockford.com/ |
| St. Rita Catholic School | http://stritarockford.org/school.htm |
| Other Schools | |
|---|---|
| Boone County Special Education Cooperative | www.district100.com |
| Dolan Education Center | |
| The MILL School | www.themillrockford.com |
| Regional Learning Center | |
| The Skyview Center | |
| Winnebago County Special Education Cooperative |
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| Staffing / Workforce Development | |
|---|---|
| Boone-Winnebago Workforce Investment Board | www.booneandwinnebagowib.org |
| Furst Staffing Services | www.furststaff.com |
| Illinois Department of Employment Security |
www.ides.state.il.us |
| Rock River Training Corporation | www.rockrivertraining.org |
| Rock Valley College | www.rvc.cc.il.us |
| Workplace | www.workplacestaffing.com |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Rockford Register Star | www.rrstar.com |
| The Journal Standard | www.journalstandard.com |
| WIFR-TV 23 | www.wifr.com |
| WTVO-TV 17 | www.wtvo.com |
| WREX-TV 13 | www.wrex.com |
| FOX -39 | www.fox39.com |
| RadioWorks | www.wxrx.com |
| 97zok | http://207.126.120.19/ |
| Medical / Health Services | |
|---|---|
| Rockford Health System | www.rhsnet.org |
| OSF St. Anthony Medical Center | www.osfhealth.com |
| SwedishAmerican Health System | www.swedishamerican.org |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford | www.uirockford.com |
| Crusader Clinic | www.crusaderclinic.org |
| Recreation & Arts | |
|---|---|
| Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau | www.gorockford.com |
| Rockford Park District | www.rockfordparks.org |
| Rockford YMCA | www.rockfordymca.org |
| Rockford YWCA | www.ywca-rockford.org |
| Rockford Area Arts Council | www.artsforeveryone.com |
| Rockford MetroCentre | www.centreevents.com |
| Rockford Icehogs (Hockey) | www.icehogs.com |
| Rockford Lightning (CBA Basketball) | www.rockfordlightning.com |
| Rockford Raptors (NISL Soccer) | www.rockfordraptors.org |
| Rockford Riverhawks | www.rockfordriverhawks.com |
| Rockford Motor Speedway | www.rockfordspeedway.com |
| Anderson Gardens | www.andersongardens.org |
| Klehm Arboretum | www.klehm.org |
| Rock Cut State Park | http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R1/ROCKCUT.HTM |
| Magic Waters Waterpark | www.magicwaterswaterpark.com |
| Burpee Museum of Natural History | www.burpee.org |
| Rockford Art Museum | www.rockfordartmuseum.org |
| Midway Village & Museum Center | www.midwayvillage.com |
| Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum | www.tinkercottage.com |
| Rockford Public Library | www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org |
| Rockford Symphony Orchestra | www.rockfordsymphony.com |
| Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corp | www.regiment.org |
| Rockford Entertainment League | commerce.bizonthe.net/websitesearch/r/rockfordentertainmentleague.asp |
| Coronado Theatre | http://www.coronadopac.org/index.asp |
| Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts | www.snapshotmusic.com/charlottesweb/charlottesweb.htm |
| Rockford Dance Company | www.rockforddancecompany.com |
| Mendelssohn Club | www.mendelssohnclub.org |
| Kantorei Singing Boys of Rockford | www.kantorei.com |
| On the Waterfront Labor Day Festival | www.onthewaterfront.com |
| Festival of Lights | http://www.studiofyra.com/beetstewDisplay.cfm?id=1057 |
| Discovery Center Museum | www.discoverycentermuseum.org |