Post-Journal

Harlem’s spring musical, ‘Legally Blonde,’ is March 10-12

Harlem’s spring musical, ‘Legally Blonde,’ is March 10-12

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem High School will have three performances of its spring musical, “Legally Blonde,” in the Vivienne Peterson Auditorium. Shows will be at 7 p.m. March 10 and 11, along with a matinee at 2 p.m. March 12. Admission is $10 for adults; $7 for seniors and […]

 
 

Commonwealth Edison bringing Smart Meters to the Parks

Commonwealth Edison bringing Smart Meters to the Parks

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Smart Meters are on their way to Machesney Park and Loves Park. An official of Commonwealth Edison said told the Machesney Park Village Board Feb. 21 that installa-tion of meters, west of Illinois 251 (North Second Street), should happen this year. The balance will be put […]

 
 

Chen’s Restaurant honored in Loves Park

By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 20 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented a plaque to Loves Park businessman Norman Chen (Chen’s Restaurant), which is closing after 40 years business on N. Second St. Lindberg gave the plaque in recognition of Chen’s business and contributions to […]

 
 

Machesney Park’s Denny wins WIAC individual title at UW-Whitewater

Machesney Park’s Denny wins WIAC individual title at UW-Whitewater

Zac Denny, a native of Machesney Park, Ill., and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, was one of three Warhawks to win individual conference titles at the 2017 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Friday in Platteville, Wis. The Warhawks totaled 108 points to post their eighth straight […]

 
 

Five individuals, one team inducted into Harlem’s Wall of Fame

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Wall of Fame at Harlem High School has been honoring athletes for the past 91 years. First to be recognized were Harold Schoonover and Harry Schoonover, both for track, in 1926. The first female inductee was softball player Sandy Reed, in 1975. The first boys […]

 
 

Harlem hangs on to win 6th girls state bowling championship

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There was plenty of drama Saturday afternoon as the 2016-17 girls state bowling championship wound down at The Cherry Bowl. 1. Team-wise, Harlem was leading the one and only remaining challenger, Lockport Township, by 28 pins with 10 games left to bowl. 2. Individually, Harlem sophomore […]

 
 

Rockford man arrested in Loves Park after fleeing police

Rockford man arrested in Loves Park after fleeing police

On Thursday, Feb. 16, at about 9 a.m. a Loves Park officer attempted to stop a vehicle allegedly being dri-ven eastbound at 50 MPH in a 30 MPH speed zone on Riverside Blvd. The driver accelerated and drove over a center median near Riverside and Clifford Ave., flattening both front […]

 
 

Narrow Riverside Blvd. bridge to be reconstructed

By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 13 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the go ahead to authorizing “professional engineering services for the Riverside Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project” by Wantz Park in the 500 or 600 block of E. Riverside, okaying McClure Engineering of Rockford to do the […]

 
 

Village commits revenue for housing blight abatement program

Village commits revenue for housing blight abatement program

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village of Machesney Park has taken a step toward implementing the housing blight abatement initiative announced Nov. 7, 2016, by Mayor Jerry Bolin. In a 4-2 vote with one absent Feb. 6, the village board committed up to $300,000 in video gaming revenue, over the […]

 
 

2 wrestlers advance Harlem’s girls earn return trip to state bowling tournament

2 wrestlers advance  Harlem’s girls earn return trip to state bowling tournament

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem’s girls bowling team will be back at the state tournament this weekend, after winning the Bel-videre sectional by a whopping 562 pins last Saturday. Meanwhile, Josh Carter, a junior, and senior Dalton Hambrock qualified for the state wrestling tour-nament by finishing second and third, respectively, […]

 
 
 
 
 
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