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AllrockforD IS In Raise Your Game Fred VanVleet | Rockford Auburn Knights | Wichita St. Shockers | Toronto Raptors Growing up, Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors raised his game on the hardwood courts in Rockford, Illinois – one 5:45 a.m. workout at a time. Dedication, determination and desire have become VanVleet’s hallmarks and those same qualities are synonymous with the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau team that will help to raise your game in Rockford. Learn more at gorockford.com/sports. Bring Your Game 2 Rockford. #BYG2RKFD Table of Contents Facilities Aldeen Golf Club 2 BMO Harris Bank Center 3 Mercyhealth Sportscore One 4 Mercyhealth Sportscore Two 6 Rivets Stadium 8 Rock River 9 UW Health Sports Factory 10 Auburn High School 12 East High School 13 Guilford High School 14 Jefferson High School 15 About Rockford 16 - - - 1 - aldeen golf club location facts • Top 50 U.S. public golf course • Full-service clubhouse 1902 Reid Farm Rd. Rockford, IL 61107 • 18 championship holes • Onsite practice range • Onsite restaurant and bar • PGA professionals - 2 - - - BMO Harris Bank Center location facts • Home of the Rockford • 33,000 sq ft main floor 300 Elm St. IceHogs (AHL Affiliate of the concrete space Rockford, IL 61101 Chicago Blackhawks) • 5,500 - 7,000 seating capacity - - - 3 - Mercyhealth Sportscore One location facts • 17 outdoor multipurpose fields • Stadium seating around 1288 Elmwood Rd. Diamond 1 Rockford, IL 61103 • 8 softball/baseball diamonds • Riverside tree-lined setting • 300 ft of fences - 4 - - - - - - 5 - location facts • 26 outdoor multipurpose fields 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. Loves Park, IL 61111 • Wedgbury Stadium (seats 3,000+ and press box) - 6 - - - Mercyhealth Sportscore TWO • 6 artificial turf fields with lights • Addition to Indoor Sports • 3,000 parking spaces Center includes 80 x 120 yard • Indoor Sports Center (200,000 soccer field with 75 ft ceilings sq ft and onsite restaurant/bar) - - - 7 - rivets stadium location facts • Home of the Rockford Rivets • Field dimensions: 380 ft to 4503 Interstate Blvd. in the Northwoods League center, 350 ft to gaps, 312 ft Loves Park, IL 61111 down the lines • Seating capacity of 3,279 - 8 - - - Rock River location facts • Home of the Rockford Ski • Home of the Head of the Rock Runs through the entire Broncs Water Ski Show Team Regatta (YMCA Rowing Rockford region (Shorewood Park) Club) - - - 9 - UW Health Sports Factory location facts • 105,000 square feet • 35 ft ceiling height 305 S. Madison St. Rockford, IL 61104 • 8 basketball courts • Hardwood • 16 volleyball courts • Meeting spaces - 10 - - - • Owly Oop Sports Bar onsite • 3,700 seating capacity • Concessions • 460 onsite parking spaces (more than 1,000 within 0.25 miles) • Patio area © Rockford Park District - Photo by Jesse Fox - - - 11 - auburn high school location facts • 100,000 sq ft of space (courts, • 200-meter indoor track 5110 Auburn St. track, weight room, classrooms) Rockford, IL 61101 • 8 new classrooms • 4 basketball courts • Turfed football stadium - 12 - - - East High School location facts • 63,000 sq ft of space (courts, • 160-meter track 2929 Charles St. track, wrestling room, etc.) Rockford, IL 61108 • Home of various wrestling • 3 basketball courts events - - - 13 - Guilford High School location facts • 56,000 sq ft of space (courts, • 160-meter track 5620 Spring Creek Rd. track, weight room, etc.) Rockford, IL 61114 • Home of various dance/cheer • 3 basketball courts events - 14 - - - Jefferson High School location facts • 35,000 sq ft gymnasium • 6-lane, 25-yard pool (4ft - 13ft 4145 Samuelson Rd. depth, 250 seating capacity) Rockford, IL 61109 • 4 basketball courts (varsity game seating configuration) • Adjacent renovated theater - - - 15 - MINNESOTA WISCONSIN Real. Original. Rockford. ROCKFORD MICHIGAN Anchored by the city of Rockford (population of 150,251), Winnebago County’s communities are home to approximately 350,000 residents. The IOWA Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (RACVB) markets the area as a destination to live in or visit, and ultimately adds wealth to the region’s OHIO ILLINOIS economy by growing tourism. INDIANA Home to the Sock Monkey, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Cheap Trick and a proud Swedish tradition, Rockford was settled along the Rock River MISSOURI KENTUCKY in the mid-1830s as a strategic industrial city between Galena and Chicago. Rockford’s key industry has changed many times over, spearheaded by entrepreneurs in agriculture in its earliest days, to furniture manufacturing from the late 1800s to World War II, to automotive fasteners in the mid-1900s. The area’s manufacturing expertise has leaned toward aerospace in recent decades, and currently the Rockford area is moving toward a robust health care industry. The region’s top employer is Rockford Public School District 205, and three of the top six employers are in the health care industry. The Rockford area’s people, facilities and unparalleled location—Rockford is a one hour drive to Madison, WI, and an hour and fi fteen minutes to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport or Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport—have helped build a tourism industry that also supports 2,810 jobs. - 16 - - - RAISE YOUR GAME COREY ANDERSON | ROCKTON, ILLINOIS | UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT The Rockford, Illinois region may be renowned for its sports tourism excellence, but it is most proud of its people. A top-10 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight, Corey Anderson built the foundation for his success story 13 miles north of downtown, where he grew up in Rockton learning about the value of hard work from his father’s successful roofi ng business. At the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, our event and marketing processes are of high quality, authentic to our community, and backed by sports business professionals. We are game to host our next premium sports event at one of our many multi-faceted venues, including Anderson’s hometown 7,000-seat BMO Harris Bank Center. To raise the roof on your event, Bring Your Game 2 Rockford — gorockford.com/sports .

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