Local Resources
Take a look at some of the great things Rockford and Belvidere 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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| Area Information | |
| Belvidere & Boone County - | |
| Byron Community - | |
| Cherry Valley - | |
| City of Rockford - | |
Community Information - free community profiles
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| Local Information - research local area info, stats, and events | |
| Machesney Park - | |
| Ogle County - | |
| Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce - | |
| Rockford Park District - | |
| Rockford River District - | |
| Rockford Visitor's Bureau - | |
| Roscoe Chamber of Commerce - | |
| Stephensen County - | |
| Winnebago County - | |
| Winnenago County Forest Preserve - | |
| Colleges | |
| Beloit College - | |
| College of Medicine at Rockford - | |
| Highland Community College - | |
| Norther Illinois University - | |
| Rock Valley College - | |
| Rockford Career College - | |
| Rockford College - | |
| St. Anthony College of Nursing - | |
| Government Offices | |
| Belvidere City Clerk - 815-544-2612 | |
| Candlewick Lake Assoc. - 815-765-2827 Caledonia Gate 815-765-3768 | |
| Cherry Valley Village Hall - 815-332-3441 | |
| Loves Park City Hall - 815-654-5034 | |
| Machesney Park Village Hall - 815-877-5432 | |
| Rockton Village Hall - 815-624-7600 | |
| Roscoe Village Hall - 815-623-2829 | |
| Health Care | |
| Crusader Clinic - | |
| Illinois College of Medicine - | |
| OSF St. Anthony Medical Center - | |
| Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center - | |
| Rockford Health Systems - | |
| Swedish American Health Systems - | |
| 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. | |
| Advantage Kwik-Dry Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning - 815-332-3299 mickey@advantageqwikdry.com | |
| Agape Construction & Development, Inc. - 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 - 815-397-4060 Foundation repair & basement waterproofing. | |
| Homewood Builders - Bill James Remodeling and Additions Phone 815-378-6084 | |
| Lonnie's Carpet Max - Dan McMaon 815-282-5454 6551 E. Riverside Blvd. Rockford, Il. Carpet, tile, vinyl. Installation available. | |
| 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. | |
| Poggioli Custom Flooring, Inc. - 515 Main St, Pecatonica, IL 61063. 815-239-2701 | |
| Ray to the Rescue - For your Home improvement or repair projects call Ray at 815-885-3536 or 815-543-0640 | |
| Garry's Flooring - 815-544-4200 ufd1@frontier.com | |
| Jumpback Flooring - 815-988-5867 billbrantley1@gmail.com 5952 N. Second St. Loves Park, IL 61111 | |
| McMahon Tile & Flooring Artisans - George McMahon 815-218-4571 Complete Flooring Installation Complete Flooring Repair Ceramic/Natural Stone Showers Custome Backsplashes Hardwood & Laminate Flooring Hanicap Accessibility | |
| Home Inspection | |
| Your Home Inspection Company - Warren Casey 815-568-7360 | |
| Know Your Home, Inc - Thomas Hoffman 815-222-5235 knowyourhomeinc@aol.com Home Inspection & Moisture/Mold Testing | |
| A-Pro Home Inspection - Larry Paye Cell: 815-218-7862 Office: 815-623-7138 larrypaye@yahoo.com IL #450.002096 | |
| Reynolds Consulting - Gary Kareitlow 815-289-9432 | |
| Home Warranty | |
HSA - Kyle Ebley
608-957-6829
kyle.ebley@onlinehsa.com
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| House Cleaning Services | |
| House Keeping - Linda McDonald 815-520-0086 | |
| Stacy Wartgow - 815-520-5116 | |
| Insurance Services | |
Brian Boyer, State Farm - 815-397-2221
brian@brianboyergroup.com
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| Landscapers | |
| Streamline Landscape & Design - Shannon Luinstra 815-222-6177 shannon@streamlinelandscapes.com | |
| Ceniceros Landscape Care - Tree and bush trimming, mowing, edging, mulching Contact Jose Ceniceros at 978-8894, 5842 Alma Drive, Rockford, Il | |
| JG Landscaping - Landscaping & snow removal. Jaime 815-885-3258 | |
| Lawyers | |
| Steven Zimmerman - 815-399-1400 sz@zimlaw.com 1707 E. State St. Rockford, IL 61104 | |
| Henry Repay - 815-547-3369 | |
| Amanda Adams - 815-962-7071, AAdams@holmstromlaw.com | |
| Local Weather | |
| Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars.... | |
| Maps | |
Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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| Media | |
| Boone County Journal - Newspaper | |
| Boone County Shopper - Newspaper | |
| FOX 39 - TV Station | |
| Freeport Journal Standard - Newspaper | |
| Ogle County Life - Newspaper | |
| Oldies 96.7 - Radio | |
| Q 98.5 - Radio | |
| Rock River Times - Newspaper | |
| Rockford Register Star - Newspaper | |
| Stateline Community Shopper - Newspaper | |
| WIFR-TV 23 - TV Station | |
| WREX-TV 13 - TV Station | |
| WROK 1440 - Radio - AM | |
| WTVO-TV 17 - TV Station | |
| WXRX 104.9 - Radio | |
| WZOK 97.5 - Radio | |
| Misc | |
| Brook Furniture Rental - Chris Mostyn 847-714-3384 cmostyn@bfr.com | |
| Cutco - Fine Cutlery - Jay Vander Heyden 815-209-5158 jayvanderheyden@gmail.com | |
| Hinckley Springs Water - 815-721-3411 leggers@water.com | |
Raymond James Financial Services - Dave McKinney
815-654-4399
dave.mckinney@raymondjames.com
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U-Bake - 4162 N. Perryville Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111
815-633-7441
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| Mortgage | |
Midwest Community Bank - Steve Hoefle
3963 N. Perryville Road,
Rockford, IL 61114
Phone: 815-238-8830
Fax: 815-986-5531
shoefle@mwbonline.com
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| Alpine Bank - Rob Grindle 815-229-3223 rob.grindle@bankalpine.com | |
Blackhawk Bank - Judy Short (Rockford Office)
815-877-2431
Tammy Zurfluh (Belvidere Office)
815-986-7108
Jared Fewell (Belvidere Office)
815-986-7131
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| PNC Mortgage - Tammy McNeany 815-395-3601 tammy.mcneany@pncmortgage.com | |
| Movers | |
Two Men and a Truck - Bob Christiansen
815-633-3600
bob.christensen@twomen.com
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| Painting | |
| Hermanson Painting & Decorating, Inc. - Doug Hermanson 815-885-1059 | |
| Karl Bergman Decorating - Contact Karl at 815-543-8265 | |
| Mike Koukos - 815-608-6230 | |
| Paul Iverson Painting & Decorating - 815-988-3700 info@iversonpainting.com | |
| 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 | |
| Plumbers | |
| RPO Plumbing, Inc. - Ryan O'Donnell 815-997-4492 Licensed, 24 Hour Emergency Service | |
| Mark Snider - Licensed Plumber 815-721-1262 | |
| Gallagher and Son Plumbing and Heating - 815-962-0722 | |
Pearson Plumbing & Heating - 815-335-2344
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| Service Pumbing - 931 River Lane, Loves Park, Il 61111 Phone: 815-636-8090 Fax: 815-636-0029 Contact for Clear Water inspection for real estate transaction $40.00 | |
| 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 Services - 1-815-547-7088 | |
| Charter Communications - 1-888-GET CHARTER (1-888-438-2427) | |
| 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) | |
| North Park Public Water District - North Park Public Water District Office 1350 Turret Drive Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 (815) 633-5461 Fax (815) 633-5478 nppwd@northparkwater.org | |
| 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 - 815-387-7400 | |
| Veolia Environmental Services - 815-397-5766 Garbage Removal | |
| Verizon Phone - 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 | |
| AIR Inspection Resource - Dawn Windland Cell: 815-299-2310 Office: 815-904-6002 dawn@airinspectionresource.com | |
| Radon Mitigation | |
VSI Environmental - Office: 815-344-1100
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| Radon Solutions - Jim Schaefer 815-756-9918 (office), 815-761-1117 (cell), or radonsolutions1@comcast.net | |
| Radon Mitigation by Pico- Cure - When radon testing results are elevated, call Dan Bingley of Pico-Cure for mitigation. Office: 815-757-5877 | |
| Relocation Links | |
| Rockford Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move | |
| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
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| Official City Websites - find area info websites across the world! | |
| US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states | |
| USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move | |
| Schools | |
| Belvidere School District #100 - 1201-5th Ave Belvidere 815-544-0301 | |
| Byron School District #226 - | |
| Freeport School District #145 - | |
| Harlem School District #122 - | |
| Hononegah School District #207 - | |
| Kinnikinnick School District #131 - | |
| Meridian School District #223 - | |
| North Boone District #200 - 100 Ray St Poplar Grove | |
| Rockford Board of Education - 210 S Madison 815-966-3000 | |
| Rockford School District #205 - | |
| Rockton School District #140 - | |
School Information - free school profiles
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| State dept. of education - school reports, statistics, demographics.... | |
| Winnebago County - Supt. of Schools 815-966-3100 | |
| Private Schools | |
| Boylan Catholic High School - | |
| Christian Life High School - | |
| Keith Country Day School - Age 3 to Grade 12 | |
| Rockford Christian Schools - | |
| Rockford Lutheran Schools - | |
| Service Work | |
Advanced Chimney Systems - Complete retail showroom for fireplaces, wood stoves, gas logs and accessories. Full installation, service and maintenance department. Rockford's only certified chimney sweeps. 815-874-7377, info@advchimney.net
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| Allen Heating & Cooling - Greg Freimuth 815-298-8020 allenheatcoll@yahoo.com NO OVERTIME CHARGES! Residential, Commercial, Free Estimates, 24/7 Service | |
| Frink's Sewer and Drain - Call Frink's for your septic pumping. 815-398-3711 | |
| Orville Quante - Septic Pumping by Orville Quante 815-398-3711 | |
| Steamatic of Rockford - Air Duct Cleaning | |
| Tax Information | |
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| Homeowner deductions information - | |
| How to report moving expenses - | |
| Selling your home - | |
| Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency - | |
| 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 Co. Health Dept - Jackie DiGiacomo 815-720-4133 401 Divison Street, Rockford, IL 61107 | |
