Editing Rockford, Illinois (section)

==Sports==
===Current teams===
* [[Rockford IceHogs]] (ice hockey; [[United Hockey League|UHL]] 1999–2007, [[American Hockey League|AHL]] 2007–present)
* [[Rockford Rivets]] (baseball; [[Northwoods League|NWL]] 2015–present)
* [[Rockford Rage]] (women's roller derby; 2006–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockfordrage.com/|title=Rockford Rage home page|year=2010|publisher=Rockford Rage|access-date=February 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426005849/http://rockfordrage.com/|archive-date=April 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Historic teams===
* [[Rockford Forest Citys]] ([[baseball]], 1871)
* [[Rockford Peaches]] (women's baseball; [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League|AAGPBL]], 1943–1954)
* [[Rockford Lightning]] (basketball; [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]], 1986–2005)
* [[Rockford Aviators]] (baseball; [[Frontier League]] 2002–2009, [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]] 2010, Frontier League 2011–2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rrstar.com/sports/x1543603657/RiverHawks-headed-to-Northern-League|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111082400/http://www.rrstar.com/sports/x1543603657/RiverHawks-headed-to-Northern-League|url-status=dead|title=RiverHawks headed to Northern League|archivedate=January 11, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Rockford Rampage]] (indoor soccer; [[American Indoor Soccer League|AISL]] 2005–2008, [[National Indoor Soccer League|NISL]] 2008–2010)
* [[Rockford Fury]] (basketball; [[Premier Basketball League|PBL]], 2006–2008)
* [[Rockford Foresters]] (baseball; Midwest Collegiate League 2010–2013)

===Rockford Peaches===
{{Main|Rockford Peaches}}
From 1943 to 1954, the [[Rockford Peaches]] were an inaugural team of the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]. Playing home games at [[Beyer Stadium]], the Peaches won league championships in 1945, 1948, 1949, and 1950; the four championships are the most of any league member. The team and the league itself were portrayed in the 1992 motion picture ''[[A League of Their Own]].''