3rd Weekend trip to Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL is our "distant" weekend trip this year. It is just under 4.5 hours from Clayton, MO.

"Rockford is ... located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River." Rockford is "the fifth-most populous city in Illinois as well as the most populous outside the Chicago metro area.
"Settled in the mid-1830s under the initial name of Midway, Rockford became strategic for industrial development, stemming from its location roughly equidistant between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River." from wikipedia.

HOTEL reservations: I have a block of rooms at the Rockford Radisson. Rockford hotels were more expensive that I expected, and staying near downtown was really expensive. Some option:

Radisson: Mid-price level 200 S Bell School Road. Cost (with taxes) about $150 a night ($129 before taxes). I have 10 rooms blocked for us - a mix of King and double Queen rooms. To reserve a room:
http://choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/JK65M3

Other hotel options:
High end: Embassy Suites The Top (downtown near attractions). Rooms start at $216 a night (before taxes). https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/rfdmses-embassy-suites-rockford-riverfront/

Cheaper than Radisson: Comfort Inn (near the Radisson). Rooms start at $84 a night (before taxes) https://www.choicehotels.com/illinois/rockford/comfort-inn-hotels/il070

Planned events: (You are always free to make your own plans to see other things in the area that interest you).
Friday: Rockford History walking tour with Gary Anderson. At 5:15 - we'll get dinner after. Cost - it is donation to the Historic River District association - request is $8-$10 per person

Saturday events:
9:00am! an early one: Frank Lloyd Wright Laurent House (only FLW house designed for the disabled) - cost: $18-$20
10:45am: Midway Village and History Museum: Cost $10 ($14 if we add the Victorian Living History Museum on to the regular museum)
Lunch
3:00pmTinker Swiss Cottage House Museum: Cost: $10

Either 1:45 or 4:45: Still working on: Ethnic Heritage Museum (featuring galleries on the African-Americans, Hispanic, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, and Polish people who helped establish Rockford. Cost: $7
Possibly the Graham-Ginestra House (if time) Cost: $5

Sunday: St Stanislaus Annual Polish Festival of Rockford