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Rockford

American  
[rok-ferd] / ˈrɒk fərd /

noun

  1. a city in N Illinois.


Rockford British  
/ ˈrɒkfəd /

noun

  1. a city in N Illinois, on the Rock River. Pop: 151 725 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cheap Trick was born in Rockford in 1973.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Spalding was born in 1850 in Byron, Ill. His widowed mother sent him at age 11 to live with his aunt and uncle in nearby Rockford, where he first played baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The boy proved to be a natural and eventually worked his way onto the Rockford Forest City Club.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Both theaters are still in business today, but the Rockford Theatre, whose roof caved in during a particularly heavy snowfall in early 2023, has yet to reopen.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

I hate that Webb’s waiting on me, because I know he has to get to a coaches’ meeting, which is why Jason went home with Coach Rockford instead of him.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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