Source: Rockford Register Republic April 15, 1942 pg. 13
Government
E. J. “Zeke” Giorgi Center, 200 S. Wyman Street, built by Sjostrom & Sons, Fall 1987-1989
The original name of the State of Illinois Office Building, when it was dedicated by Governor Jim Thompson Dec. 3, 1989. Renamed the E. J. “Zeke” Giorgi Center and dedicated by Governor Jim Edgar Jan. 6, 1994. Zeke Giorgi had begun lobbying for a state building in Rockford back in 1975.
Photographed by Jean Lythgoe, November 16, 2021
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State Housing Board’s Certificate of Necessity authorizing the creation of the Rockford Housing Authority, July 11, 1951
Sources: Letter donated by library patron 9/22/2021, article Rockford Morning Star, July 14, 1951
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Kinzinger Paves the Way
Source: Curry, Corina, Rockford Register Star, Feb. 18, 2021.
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County’s First Census in 1835
Source: Rockford Register-Republic, May 3, 1940
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Early Day Rockford Narrowly Escaped Going to Wisconsin
Source: Rockford Register-Republic, May 10, 1940
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Debut of 911
Source: Rockford Register Star, January 20 and 21, 1991
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Veterans Who Have Passed–Lester “Chris” Christeson
Source: Rockford Register Star, July 29, 2020.
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Illinois expands from 4 to 11 regions to allow for a more granular approach in Phase Four of the response to COVID-19.
July 15, 2020
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Winnebago County, Illinois map, 1870
Source: 1870 Winnebago County, Illinois Map, showing former townships of New Milford (annexed 1916) and Guilford (annexed 1929), now part of Rockford Township.
