The northern Illinois city of Rockford continues trending as one of the hottest U.S. housing markets, a real estate website says. In December, the Rust Belt town 90 miles northwest of Chicago ranked No.

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Rockford ranked No. 1 on Realtor.com's list of the Hottest Housing Markets in December, surpassing 300 other metro areas across the country.

Rockford may be just the fifth largest city in Illinois, but its housing market has been named the hottest in the nation.

Ah, Rockford—the accidental midway stop that nobody asked for but everyone now loves. Back in the early 1830s, three intrepid travelers from Galena decided to plop down here, likely because they were tired of trudging between Chicago and Galena without a decent rest stop.

Illinois ranks among the highest rates of identified human trafficking cases in the United States. In 2023, Rockford ranked in the top 1% of human trafficking in the state. Over 270 human trafficking victims have visited drop-in centers in 2024.

Rockford's Charles "Chuck" Jefferson was a Winnebago County Board member and served in the General Assembly for 13 years. He died at age 79.

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Realtor.com placed Rockford, Illinois at the top of its Hottest Housing Markets list for December 2024. Here's why

Rockford, Illinois, is the nation's hottest housing market, according to Realtor.com, which placed Rockford at the top of its Hottest Housing Markets list in December. The website announced the ...