Post-Journal

New ‘Central’ Fire Station groundbreaking heralded in Machesney Park

New ‘Central’ Fire Station groundbreaking heralded in Machesney Park

By Margaret Downing REPORTER Per North Park Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom (current location 600 Wood Ave.), a groundbreaking was held at the department’s new building site (1011 Harlem Rd.) Nov. 20 to celebrate the start of new construction by Cord Construction and Blakemore Architects of Rockford. As […]

 
 

Law enforcement, local leaders gather for luncheon

Law enforcement, local leaders gather for luncheon

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie recently held a successful law enforcement luncheon in her 89th District, which brought together area lawmakers and local Sheriffs, Chiefs and State police to discuss the issues they face in Illinois. The event drew 75 participants for the discussion-based event, which focused on the larger […]

 
 

Lots of changes for Huskies basketball programs

Lots of changes for Huskies basketball programs

By Alex Gary REPORTER Basketball season tips off this week and Harlem fans will have to get used to a lot of new leading players. The girls team started first with a game at Dixon on Monday. Last season, Harlem went 23-11, winning the most games since the 1999-2000 season […]

 
 

Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra: concerts announced 

The Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) has a busy fall schedule with two concerts in November. The RSYO is conducted by Linc Smelser and is made up of area students. The RSYO is a great way to introduce your family to orchestral music! RSYO Fall Concerts RSYO Fall Chamber Concert […]

 
 

Harlem swimmer takes first at State meet

Harlem swimmer takes first at State meet

By Alex Gary REPORTER Harlem Senior Zoe Shields joined a pretty short list this past Saturday when she took first place in the 50-year freestyle in the NIC-10 championship meet. Shields became just the third girls swimmer in Harlem history to win an individual NIC-10 title. She joins Arica Woolbright, […]

 
 

Rockford native serves aboard U.S. Navy floating airport

Rockford native serves aboard U.S. Navy floating airport

By Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Beverly Taylor NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Sheley, a native of Rockford, Illinois, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Sheley graduated in 2016 from Guilford High School. The […]

 
 

Economic Incentive Program approved at Nimtz, Perryville Roads

By Margaret Downing REPORTER At its bi-monthly city council meeting Oct. 2, Loves Park aldermen approved a resolution and several ordinances: A Resolution was approved authorizing an Economic Incentive Agreement for Anderson Illinois Properties, LLC for Nimtz and Perryville Roads. Per the resolution, “Anderson Illinois Properties, LLC, (“Developer”) intends to […]

 
 

Temporary Machesney Park Village Hall relocation began Oct. 4

Temporary Machesney Park Village Hall relocation began Oct. 4

By Margaret Downing REPORTER The current Machesney Park village hall building, dedicated on Oct. 29, 1986, is undergoing some much-needed renovation. Village staff and services are relocated to a temporary office location. As explained by Village Management Analyst, Dylan Moffitt, “Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 4, the Village of Machesney Park […]

 
 

28th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Candlelight Ceremony held in Loves Park

28th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Candlelight Ceremony held in Loves Park

By Margaret Downing REPORTER The third Friday of September is known as National POW and MIA Remembrance Day, which was established to honor prisoners of war and those still missing in action. The Rockford chapter of Vietnam2Now once again hosted a ceremony at Loves Park city hall commemorating the event. […]

 
 

National Top-10 Pickleball facility opens in Loves Park; Victory Pickleball’s 15 indoor courts make the facility the largest in Illinois

One of the fastest growing sports in the United States is the center of a new sports complex now open in Loves Park, Illinois. Recently, Victory Pickleball hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its sprawling 54,000 square foot facility, which includes 15 state-of-the-art indoor courts. As a new facility dedicated […]

 
 
 
 
 
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