Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, IL USA is a mid-sized city, located smack-dab in the middle of America. The city is just a 60-minute drive west of Chicago's O'Hare Airport and 90 minutes west of downtown Chicago. After experiencing the hustle and bustle of Chicago, it's a great place for families to enjoy the friendliness and original attractions you won't find anywhere else.

Rockford, Illinois, the seat of Winnebago County, is located in north-central Illinois at the intersection of Interstate Highways 90 and 39 and US Highway 20. Downtown Chicago is about 90 minutes east of Rockford, and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is just an easy 60-minute drive away.

Rockford, Illinois is home to many family friendly events and destinations. Rockford, Illinois is home to Pierce Lake @ Rock Cut State park, which has a swimming beach, fishing lake, camping, canoeing, paddle boats, boat rentals, walking paths, biking paths, hiking paths and many other family friendly activities. Rockford, Illinois is also home to many venues for sports events, concert events, shows, theatre events, stand up comedy, musicals and more.

Rockford's, Illinois population is 152,000, making it Illinois' third-largest city. Winnebago County's population is approximately 269,000 and includes the towns of Machesney Park, Loves Park, Rockton, Roscoe, South Beloit, Pecatonica, Cherry Valley and Winnebago. The metro area population is more than 400,000.

Rockford, Illinois has one of the highest per-capita concentrations of Swedish-Americans in the USA. Between 1852 and the early 1900's, thousands of Swedish immigrants settled in Rockford. The Swedes' woodworking skills made Rockford, Illinois a leading furniture center with more than 90 furniture factories in existence prior to 1950, when they began the transition to high-tech precision metal working. Italians came to the area by the thousands between 1878 and 1912, establishing businesses that still bear their names and social clubs that reflect Italy's various regions.

Rockford, Illinois is also home to Jane at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Jane is the world's world's most complete juvenile T.Rex. Her skeleton is more than 66 million years old and is 50% complete, making her one of the rarest dinosaur finds in the world.

ROCKFORD, Illinois - Leaves crunch on the ground beneath your feet; there's a crisp chill in the air; smell the scent of apple pies baking; taste the sweetness of hot apple cider…experience autumn and all of its wonder in Northern Illinois' Rockford, Illinois Region this fall!

Reach high and choose the perfect apple at one of our sprawling apple orchards, launch a pumpkin and watch it soar at a rural pumpkin patch, start your Christmas shopping at a local craft fair or bounce along in a hayride through the woods. All this and more will make you feel like a kid again in the nearby Rockford, Illinois Region!