Timothy McCoy, 27, had been repairing a machine that had broken down in Rockford, Ill.

John Culhane got his when he was 2 years old in his hometown, Rockford, Ill.

A tour through the stores, factories and offices of Rockford, Ill.

The transaction put an end to a perceived threat to take over Clarcor, a diversified manufacturer based in Rockford, Ill.

Willard Mackey, who was known as Bill, was born in Rockford, Ill.

He attended high school in Rockford, Ill, and spent two years at Berklee College of Music.

Dr. Armstrong was an internist and surgeon in Rockford, Ill.

His father retired as a collections group manager at the Internal Revenue Service, in Rockford, Ill.

Take the case of Ms. Washington, an administrative secretary for the City of Rockford, Ill.

She is the daughter of Kay and Robert Montgomery of Rockford, Ill.