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South Beloit, is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Area, but it is also a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin. South Beloit, is directly along the border of smaller cities and towns north of Rockfords border. At the 2010 census, the city's population was 7,892, up from 5,297 in 2000.
He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and was stationed in Beloit, WI, where he was head of government inspection for submarine engines being built at Fairbanks Morse. After the war, McCleary was offered a job at Adams Corporation, a fledgling company formed to manufacture and distribute the Korn Kurl, a new snack food that was invented ...
Though I-39 itself is not tolled, the Illinois Tollway collects tolls on the I-90 portion, including two ramp interchanges and an open-road toll plaza between Rockton and South Beloit. At exit 1 in South Beloit, US 51 splits from I-39 to join IL 75; two miles (3.2 km) westward, it continues the route of IL 251 into Wisconsin. For all but one ...
South Beloit: 408.1: 656.8: 3: CR 9 (Rockton Road) Last free exit southbound: 414.0: 666.3: 1: I-39 north / I-90 west – Madison IL 75 east (Manchester Road) Northern end of I-39/I-90 concurrency; southern end of IL 75 concurrency: 415.6: 668.8: IL 75 west (Gardner Street) / IL 251 south (North 2nd Street) – Freeport, Rockford: Northern end ...
The Rockford MSA abuts the southern portions of the Janesville-Beloit MSA and the Chicago MSA. It forms the main part of the larger Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle Combined Statistical Area (est. pop. 455,595).
In Rockton, I-39/I-90/US 51 becomes the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, with the South Beloit Toll Plaza south of the interchange. The three highways first enter the Rockford region at Illinois Route 173, passing by Rock Cut State Park ; its first interchange with US 20 is with the business route (State Street) connecting Rockford and Belvidere.
Illinois Route 75 (IL 75) is an east–west state highway in north-central Illinois. It runs from downtown Freeport at Illinois Route 26 to WIS 67 at the Wisconsin state line southeast of Beloit, Wisconsin .
Public transit in Beloit began in 1902 with interurbans serving the city. Proper streetcar service followed in 1906 run by the Beloit Traction Company. Buses replaced streetcar service on August 12, 1930, and privately operated buses continued to ply Beloit's streets until April 1, 1972, when the city took over operations.