Source: Rockford City & County Map, 1963 (Courtesy Maps, 427 Park St.)
Airport
Aerial sign at Sinnissippi Golf Course for airport north of Rockford
Sources: Rockford Morning Star, Dec. 7, 1934; black and white photos, 1939; color photo 2020, courtesy Chuck Abramson, moderator, Rockford Made It (Facebook entry posted Dec. 10, 2020).
Veterans Who Have Passed–John E. Pritz
Source: Rockford Register Star, Sept. 3, 2020.
Police Veterans Who Have Passed–Diane Marie Tegard nee Palombi
Source: Rockford Register Star, Mar. 15, 2020.
Zack Oakley
Rockford Chamber of Commerce, November 2019, Barbara Connors
Plane Crash Kills 3
Register Star, November 22, 1989, BG Gregg.
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) named fastest-growing cargo airport in the world
Source: The Voice of the Rockford Business Community (Chamber of Commerce) October 2019
When history flew over Rockford; aviators have been challenging Rockford skies since 1855.
Source: Rockford Register Star, May 13, 1997, written by Julie Snively.
Warehouse Road Renamed ‘Falcon’
Source: Rockford Register Republic, May 8, 1968
Rockford airport to add 500 jobs
Source: Rockford Register Star, May 16, 2019