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Rockford International Airport [url=http://www.flyrfd.com/]]is served by Allegiant Air [url=http://www.allegiantair.com/[/url]]with service to four destinations.
* Chicago O'Hare International Airport [url=http://www.ohare.com/Ohare/OhareHomepage.shtm[/url]]is the nearest full-service airport and is directly connected to Rockford by Interstate 90.
* Dane County Regional Airport [http://www.msnairport.com/[/url], in Madison, Wisconsin, is about an hour and 20 minutes north of Rockford in Interstate 39/90 and is served by six airlines.
Rockford is located at the intersection of Interstates 90 and 39, as well as US 20, a distance of 85 miles west of Chicago, IL, 73 Miles south of Madison, WI, 95 miles east of Dubuque, IA, and 130 miles north of Bloomington, IL
Coach USA/Van Galder [http://www.coachusa.com] runs a bus service from Rockford to O'Hare International Airport, Midway Airport, and Union Station in Chicago on a regular basis.
Rockford is largely based on a grid layout, with a few major exceptions. State Street is a major retail corridor that provides the north-south boundary. The Rock River provides the east-west boundary. Main Street, Auburn, and many other major roads that pass through downtown are in the midst of a rennovation project to revitalize the downtown region. Because of this, while Main Street is currently one-way on North Main and two-way on South Main, this may soon change.
Rockford's roads change names often, be aware of how these changes occur. One road in particular changes names 5 times all within 3 miles. 3-way interesections are also very common as many roads simply discontinue when reaching an intersection.
East-State, Riverside, and Harrison are the largest east-west avenues, with Alpine, Mulford, and Perryville being the largest north-south avenues.
Many roads have been redesigned over the years. One good example is the "Five-Points" area, so-named for the 5 roads that once intersected, but have since been rearranged. Charles Street once ran from Belvidere, IL to downtown Rockord through Five-Points, and it's for this reason that it's at an angle to all other roads.
The intersection of Main and Auburn has recently been reworked as a two-lane traffic-circle.
The Rockford Mass Transit District [http://www.rmtd.org/] offers bus service in Rockford, Loves Park and Machesney Park.