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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Illinois west-northwest of Chicago on the Rock River, founded in 1834.

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  • noun a city in northern Illinois

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Examples

  • ROCKFORD (WREX) - A Rockford man faces charges in 13 recent burglaries of businesses and churches in the area.

    Rockford man charged in several burglaries - WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader 2010

  • ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Rockford police Sergent John Pozzi says for an officer to respond to a call on the city's far east side from the public safety building, it can take upwards of 25 to thirty minutes.

    WIFR - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • ROCKFORD - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said the 30-day suspension of a Rockford police officer involved in the 2009 shooting death of an unarmed man was a "mere slap on the wrist."

    News 2010

  • ROCKFORD (WREX) - Rockford area gas prices soar past the national average in just a weeks time.

    Report: Area gas prices jump 18 cents in a week - WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader 2010

  • ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Rockford police Sergent John Pozzi says for an officer to respond to a call on the city's far east side from the public safety building, it can take upwards of 25 to thirty minutes.

    WIFR - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • ROCKFORD - Muslims have been a part of the Rockford community for at least 20 years, but they haven't had a prominent physical structure on the city's landscape that visibly symbolizes their presence.

    News 2010

  • ROCKFORD - Yoga classes with Audrey Doll will be offered Mondays at 6 and 7: 30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. beginning Monday, Feb. 22, at the Jewish Federation of Rockford, 3730 Guilford Road.

    Rockford Register Star Home RSS Inc. GateHouse Media 2010

  • ROCKFORD - Rick Jensen of Rockford stood on the sidewalk across from AMCORE Bank's headquarters on Seventh Street this evening, smoking a cigarette in the steady rain, waiting to see what would happen.

    Rockford Register Star Home RSS Inc. GateHouse Media 2010

  • ROCKFORD - Local economists weren't the only ones shocked by the jump to the Rockford area's January unemployment rate.

    Rockford Register Star Home RSS Sean F. Driscoll 2010

  • ROCKFORD (WREX) - An 18-year-old girl was killed in an early morning fire that trapped three young people inside a Rockford home.

    UPDATE: Teen killed in early morning house fire - WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader 2010

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