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12:02 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Area Airports Win IDOT Awards

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The Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Aeronautics  has recognized several northern Illinois airports for their accomplishments throughout the year, including, according to IDOT, "an outstanding partnership with the state of Illinois and their commitment to customer satisfaction."

Area winners of the "2013 Airport of the Year" include:

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Rockford Starfires
6:09 am
Mon April 15, 2013

A Team Of Their Own: Women Playing Hardball

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Rockford Starfire's new hat, Rockford Peaches vintage cap
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Representatives of the Rockford Aviators, Rockford Starfires, and Rockford Park District join Rockford Peach Helen Wyatt at new team announcement.
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The Rockford Starfires, new Rockford women's hardball team
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Rockford's new women's baseball team, The Starfires.
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Former Peach Helen Wyatt and current Starfire Beth Layng
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Helen "Sis Waddell" Wyatt and family model the past and future uniforms of women's baseball in Rockford
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The "dirt on the skirt" is still visible on the late Dottie Key's Rockford Peaches uniform.
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Rockford Peaches' uniforms sported the seal of the city.
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Rockford has a long, proud baseball history:  it’s where sports pioneer Albert Spalding got his start. It’s where every company in town had its own industrial league team. And during World War Two, the most famous women’s professional baseball team drew thousands of fans. Now there’s a new team trying to revive the tradition of women playing hardball.

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