ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- The AAF Northern Illinois will honor local advertising award winners during the annual Addy Awards presentation on February 13, 2013 at the NIU Rockford Conference Center in Rockford, IL.

Winners of the AAF Northern Illinois ADDY Awards are eligible to compete in the second level of the three-tiered ADDY Awards Competition, the District 6 ADDY Awards conducted in March. The District 6 winners are then eligible for the ultimate competition, the national ADDY, presented in June every year by the American Advertising Federation.

Event registration is available online at www.niadfed.org.

The AAF Northern Illinois ADDY Awards Competition is sponsored by the AAF Northern Illinois, a member association comprised of advertising and media professionals. Proceeds from the ADDY Awards help support the AAF Northern Illinois’ educational programs, public service projects and proactive government relations efforts.