There’s always something going on in Forest City, also known as Rockford! Rockford, Illinois, is a city with plenty going on to keep you and your family entertained. After all, its “officially unofficial” name is “Trickford,” after the hometown heroes Cheap Trick!Spend a day at the Midway Village and Museum Center and relive a part of WWII or bring on the natural history at the Burpee Museum of Natural History.