Local Resources
Take a look at some of the great things Rockford, Belvidere and Loves Park, Roscoe have to offer. These resources are designed to help you move and get settled, and to acquaint you with the area after your move.
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| Schools | |
| Belvidere School district - 1201-5th Ave Belvidere 815-544-0301 | |
| Boylan High School - 4000 Saint Francis Drive -- Rockford, Illinois 61103 815 877-0531 -- 815 877-2544 | |
| Byron School District - 696 North Colfax Street Byron, IL 61010-1439 (815) 234-5491 | |
| Christian Life Schools - 5950 Spring Creek Road Rockford, IL 61114-6499 (815) 877-5749 | |
| Freeport School district - 815/232-0300 | |
| Harlem School district - 815/654-4500 | |
| Hononegah School district - 307 Salem St Rockton, IL 61072-2697 (815) 624-5010 | |
| Keith Country Day School - 1 Jacoby Place Rockford, Illinois 61107 (815) 399-8823 | |
| Kinnikinnick School district - 815.623.2837 Phone | |
| Meridian School district - 207 West Main Street Stillman Valley, IL 61084-9037 (815) 645-8345 | |
| North Boone School district - 815/765-3322 | |
| Rockford Board of Education - 210 S Madison 815-966-3000 | |
| Rockford Christian Schools - Primary / Intermediate Campus 220 Hemlock Ln Rockford, IL 61107 815-391-8006 | |
| Rockford Lutheran School - 3411 N. Alpine Rd Rockford, IL 61114 815-877-9551 | |
| Rockford Public Schools - 201 S. Madison St., Rockford, IL 61104 | 815-966-3000 | |
| Rockton Public Schools - 11810 Old River Road Rockton, IL 61072 815-624-2611 | |
School Information - free school profiles
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| State Dept. of Education - school reports, statistics, demographics.... | |
| Mortgage | |
| Midwest Community Bank - Steve Hoefle 3963 N. Perryville Road, Rockford, IL 61114 Phone: 815-238-8830 Fax: 815-986-5531 shoefle@mwbonline.com | |
Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more.
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| Alpine Bank - Rob Grindle 815-229-3223 rob.grindle@bankalpine.com | |
| PNC Mortgage - Tammy McNeany 815-395-3601 tammy.mcneany@pncmortgage.com | |
| Shane Hartje - 815-489-3510 815-398-0217 shane@1stepmortgage.com Specializing in buyers with credit issues | |
| Area Information | |
| Belvidere & Boone County - Contact via email: dell@belvidere.net | |
| Byron Community - If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ogle County Clerks Office at 815-732-1110. | |
| Cherry Valley - Village of Cherry Valley 806 E. State Street Cherry Valley, IL 61016 Phone: 815 332-3441 | |
| City of Rockford - 815-961-3770 City Hall 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 | |
| Machesney Park - 815-877-5432 | |
| Ogle County - | |
| River District association - 127 North Wyman Street P.O. Box 4331. Rockford, IL 61110 phone: 815.964.6221 fax: 815.963.8716 toll free: 800.724.8431 email: info@riverdistrict.co | |
| Rockford Chamber of Commerce - 308 W State Street, Ste. 190| Rockford, Illinois 61101| PHONE: 815.987.8100 | |
| Rockford Park district - 815-987-8800 | |
| Rockford Visitor's Bureau - 102 North Main Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101-1102 800.521.0849 | |
| Roscoe Area Chamber of Commerce - Roscoe Area Chamber Of Commerce 5310 Williams Dr. Roscoe, IL 61073 phone: (815) 623-9065 | |
| Stephenson County - 815-235-8277 | |
| Winnebago County - | |
| Colleges | |
| Beloit College - 700 College St Beloit, WI 53511-5595 (608) 363-2000 | |
| Highland Community College - Highland Community College 2998 West Pearl City Road Freeport, Il. 61032 815-235-6121 Highland Community College West 300 North West Street Elizabeth, IL 61028 815-858-2564 | |
| Northern Illinois University - (815) 753-1000 Northern Illinois University 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL 60115-2828 | |
| Rock Valley College - Rock Valley College 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, IL 61114 ph: (815) 921-7821 toll free: (800) 973-7821 | |
| Rockford Career College - 1130 S Alpine Rd # 100 Rockford, IL 61108-3900 (815) 965-8616 | |
| Rockford College - 5050 E State St Rockford, IL 61108-2393 (815) 226-4039 | |
| Rockford College of Medicine - 1601 Parkview Ave Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 395-0600 | |
| St. Anthony College of Nursing - 815.395.5091 | |
| Government offices | |
| Belvidere City Clerk - 401 Whitney Blvd # 100 Belvidere, IL 61008-3693 (815) 544-2612 | |
| Candlewick Lake Assoc. - ADMINISTRATION OFFICE:(815) 765-2827 | |
| Cherry Valley Village hall - 806 E. State Street Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016 Phone: 815/332-3441 | |
| Loves Park City hall - 100 Heart Boulevard Loves Park, Illinois 61111 Office (815) 654-5030 Fax (815) 633-2359 Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm M-F | |
| Machesney Park City Hall - 815-877-5432 | |
| Rockton Village Hall - 12801 Old River Rd. Rockton, IL 61072 815-624-7600 | |
| Roscoe Village hall - 10631 Main Street Roscoe, IL 61073-8564 (815) 623-2829 | |
| Health Care | |
| Crusader Clinic - Crusader Community Health 1200 West State Street Rockford, Illinois 61102 Phone: 815-490-1600 | |
| Gary Brankin - Camelot Endodontics 2835 Mcfarland Rd # B Rockford, IL 61107-6819 (815) 636-1600 | |
| Illinois College of Medicine - 1601 Parkview Avenue Rockford, Illinois 61107 tel. 815.395.0600 fax. 815.395.5887 prrockford@uic.edu | |
| OSF St. Anthony Medical Center - 5658 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 226-2000 | |
| Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center - 1016 Featherstone Road Rockford, IL 61107-5902 (815) 226-3300 | |
| Rockford Health system - 2400 North Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103-3655 (815) 971-5000 | |
| Swedish American Health system - 1401 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104-2298 (815) 966-2273 | |
| Home Improvement | |
| Ack ack Nursery - 5704 E. Riverside, Loves Park, Il, 815-282-8733 Located just northwest of the Riverside/Mulford intersection. Trees, shrubs, flowering plants. | |
| Agape Construction - Residential & Commercial construction. General contractor - no job too big or too small! Fully insured, references available. Mark Palmeri 815-955-0709 or agapeconstrinc1@aol.com | |
| Al Menting mason contractors - 8568 Rote Road, Rockford, IL, 61107-5410. Phone: (815) 397-4060. Category: Pointing-Brick, Stone, Etc. | |
| Blue Ribbon Flooring - Steve Knutson 815-509-6334 or 815-282-4295 | |
| Briggs Flooring - Sanding, refinishing and installation of hard wood floors. 815-397-7250 615 14th Street, Rockford | |
| Carl Bergman decorating - Call Carl at 815-543-8265 | |
| Carpet One - 5952 North Second Street, Loves Park, IL 61111 Greg Dent: 815/633-8100 GregD@rockfordcarpetone.com | |
| Goebel Waterproofing Systems - 815-885-4191 Goebel Waterproofing Systems serves the Rockford and surrounding areas. We offer permanent waterproofing & repairing cracks and foundations.We also do basement waterproofing , drain tile & sump pumps installed. We also offer window well waterproofing, egress windows - basement escape windows. We are fully insured and offer lifetime guarantees. Free estimates available | |
| Lonnies Carpet Max - 6551 East Riverside Boulevard Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 282-5454 Open Weekdays 9am-8pm; Sat 9am-4pm | |
| Poggioli Custom Flooring - 515 Main Street Pecatonica, IL 61063-7738 (815) 239-2701 | |
| Home Inspections | |
| Home Inspection Company - Warren Casey 815-568-7360 | |
| Jim McDonald - (815) 742-1083 2603 Cherokee Trail Rockford, IL 61107 jim@inspect4us.com | |
| Kerfin Inspections - Thermal imaging, mold, asbestos, enery & termite inspections. Electrical, HVAC, structure & roof certifications. Tim Kerfin 800-245-0152 or TKInspect2@aol.com. Fully licensed & insured. | |
| Reynolds Consulting - Gary Kareitlow 815-289-9432 | |
| The Home Team Inspection Service - Bradley Rasmussen 866-895-3840 | |
| House Cleaning | |
| B & B Cleaning - Bonnie Capriola 815-505-8085 - bon0105@aol.com Residential & Commercial Cleaning, Fully Insured, 20 years Experience | |
| Linda McDonald HouseKeeping - 815-520-0086 | |
| Lawyers | |
| Henry Repay - 815-547-3369 | |
| Linda Dunning - Short Sale Specialist--815/394-6438 Email:LindaD@mtarockford.com Metropolitan Title Agency 6277 E. Riverside Blvd Rockford Il. 61114 | |
| Steven Zimmerman - 815-399-1400 sz@zimlaw.com 1707 E. State St. Rockford, IL 61104 | |
| Maps | |
Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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| Media | |
| Boone County Journal - | |
| Boone County Shopper - | |
| Fox 39 - | |
| Freeport Journal Standard - | |
| Ogle County Life - | |
| Oldies 96.7 - | |
| POWER 106.3 - | |
| Q 98.5 - | |
| Rock River Times - | |
| Rockford Register Star - | |
| Stateline Community Shopper - | |
| WIFR-TV 23 - | |
| WREX-TV 13 - | |
| WROK 1440 - | |
| WTVO-TV 17 - | |
| WXRX 104.9 - | |
| WZOK 97.5 - 3901 Brendenwood Road Rockford, IL 61107 Office 815-399-2233 Request Line 815-229-5100 Fax 815-484-2432 Office Hours 8am-5pm M-F | |
| Pest Inspection | |
| Burr Pest Control - 1649 Charles Street Rockford, IL 815-397-0022 | |
| Honest Pest Control - 815-654-8738 7811 N. Alpine Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 | |
| Pearson Pest Control - 815-335-2344 | |
| Public Utilities | |
| Alliant Energy - By phone: 1-800-ALLIANT (1-800-255-4268) By email: customercare@alliantenergy.com By fax: 608-458-0100 By mail: Alliant Energy 4902 North Biltmore Lane P.O. Box 77007 Madison, WI 53707-1007 | |
| Belvidere disposal service - 1-815-547-7088 | |
| Charter Communications - www.charter.com | |
| Comcast - Cable 1-866-594-1234 | |
| Commonwealth Edison - 1-800-Edison-1 (1-800-334-7661) | |
| Nicor Gas - 1 888 Nicor4u (1 888 642-6748) | |
| Poplar Grove sanitary department - 815-765-3201 | |
| Rock County Co-Op - Roscoe, Rockton, South Beloit gas & electric provider. 866-752-4550 | |
| Rock River water reclamation district - 815-387-7400 | |
| Veolia Environmental Services - 815-397-5766 Garbage Removal | |
| Verizon Phone Services - 1-800-483-4600 | |
| Village of Rockton - Water & garbage service. 815-624-2800, kohler@rocktonvillage.com | |
| Waste Management - 1-877-969-2783 | |
| Radon Inspection | |
| Radon Testing Services - Thomas Brain Office: 815-397-2366, Cell: 815-243-1115, e-mail: TomBrain1@aol.com | |
| Reynolds Consulting - Mold & Radon testing. Gary Kareitlow 815-289-9432 | |
| Radon Mitigation | |
| Radon Mitigation by Pico-Cure - When radon testing results are elevated, call Dan Bingley of Pico-Cure for mitigation. Office: 815-757-5877 | |
| Radon Solutions - Jim Schaefer 815-756-9918 (office), 815-761-1117 (cell), or radonsolutions1@comcast.net | |
| VSI enironmental - Office: 815-344-1100 | |
| Relocation Links | |
National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
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| Official City Websites - find area info websites across the world! | |
| Rockford, Belvidere Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move | |
| US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states | |
| USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move | |
| Service work | |
| Advanced Chimney systems - 3486 Lonergan Drive Rockford, IL 61109-2633 (815) 874-7377 | |
| Al Menting Mason Contractors - 8568 Rote Road, Rockford, IL, 61107-5410. Phone: (815) 397-4060 | |
| B&B Remodeling & Investments, Inc. - Residential & commercial snow plowing services. Brian Baney 815-988-3542 or bnbremodelinginc@aol.com | |
| Carrol Yoho - Painter 815/742-8717 | |
| Fred Roldan - Handy Man/Painter 815/315-2722 | |
| Gallagher & Son Plumbing - 3373 Fawnridge Dr, Rockford, Illinois - (815) 962-0722 | |
| JG Landscaping - Business telephone, cell phone, fax, address as well as users reviews and consumer ripoff reports for - best, affordable or cheapest, phone# 815-885-3258 | |
| Orville Quante Septic - 815-398-3711 | |
| Pearson plumbing - 2415 20th Street Rockford, IL 61104-7451 (815) 398-8312 | |
| Rockford Tree service - Professional Quality-Five Star Landscaping 815-519-2639. | |
| Service Plumbing - 931 River Lane Loves Park, IL 61111-4712 (815) 636-8090 Contact for Clear Water inspection for real estate transaction $40.00 | |
| Steamatic of Rockford - 4611 Stenstrom Road Rockford, IL 61109-2637 (815) 874-2826 | |
| Tax Information | |
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| Homeowner deductions information - | |
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| Well and Septic Inspections | |
| Bull Well - 815-968-4644 | |
| Green Earth Consulting - Chris Schuler owner of Green Earth is a licensed environmental inspector for wells and septic systems. Office: 815-633-7389 | |
| Olson Well - 815-239-1303 | |
| Winnebago County Health Department - Jackie DiGiacomo 815-720-4133 401 Divison Street, Rockford, IL 61107 | |
