Source: Rockford Morning Star 2/4/1978 and Rockfordiana: Municipal centers – 2, page 9
Rockford Hotel Motel Association
“Home Rule Defeated” – 3/21/2018, Jim Hagerty
Source: The Rock River Times, March 21, 2018, article by Jim Hagerty
“Rockford aldermen OK set of home rule limits” – 2/7/2018, by Jim Hagerty
Source: The Rock RIver Times, February 7, 2018, by Jim Hagerty