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Tributary of the Mississippi River in the US
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The Rock River Valley is a region in Northern Illinois comprised largely of the communities along and in close proximity to the Rock River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River.
Rockford has a mass transit system, but the majority of the region is only accessible via car.
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third-largest city in Illinois.
childhood home of US President Ronald Reagan, known as the "Petunia City".
Freeport, Illinois is in the Illinois Driftless Area.
For the French city, see La Rochelle. Rochelle is a city of about 9,500 (2020) in the Rock River Valley area of Northern Illinois.
neighboring cities split by the Rock River.
near Oregon: a site along the Rock River with a statue of Black Hawk as the Eternal Indian - boating, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting.
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