The Rockford Anthology

Screw Capital of the World. Forest City. Home of the Rockford Peaches of A League of Their Own fame. Rockford, Illinois, has many identities, most oriented toward the past. These days, the fastener industry has mostly rusted away, the trees are less plentiful than they once were, and professional women's baseball is no more. What defines Rockford today? According to The Rockford Anthology, it's the people. Those who grew up here, who came by choice or by circumstance, or who decided to leav...