By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Continued legislative wrangling at the state level has put construction of the Alpine Road path in danger of not being done this year. That means another group of Harlem High School students will face walking home along the Alpine Road right of way for another […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER About 40 businesses in the Machesney Park area have sponsored the 57 teams in this summer’s baseball and softball program at Harlem Community Center (HCC). Some, such as NACD, Tim Fetters Roofing, Dickerson Nieman, Ray’s Alignments, Nickel/World and Speedway Auto Mall are sponsoring more than […]
On Wednesday, June 15, the Club Blue 2016 Committee, along with presenting sponsor Illinois Bank & Trust, presented checks to representatives from Crusaders Community Health, Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity and ShirleyÕs Place/ The Salvation Army WomenÕs Restorative Justice Program. The check presentation took place at the Community Foundation of […]
Harlem High School Athletic Director, Kurt Weigt, announces the hiring of Scott McCloy as the new Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Harlem High School. Coach Scott McCloy was approved by the Harlem School Board at their monthly meeting on June 13, 2016. “We are extremely excited to have Scott […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter At the June 13 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen, along with a council chamber full of people, welcomed the city’s newly appointed police chief, Charles “Chuck” Lynde and two new police officers – Dale Jeon of Lincolnwood, and Wesley Mathieu of Rockford. Former Deputy Chief […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER A public hearing will be held at 5:55 p.m. July 5 on creating a business district project area at Illinois 173 and Interstate 90. The purpose is redevelopment of the underutilized area through imposing a hotel operators’ occupational tax along with additional retailers’ utilization taxes […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Village officials want future developments to be of good quality and aesthetically pleasing. Given that, the village board recently adopted design standards for multi-family residential structures. The goal is to ensure that “a quality looking product is built for prospective owners/renters and […]
ROCKFORD—Mercyhealth hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new hospital and medical center campus on I-90/Riverside Blvd last week. The $485 million regional hospital and medical center campus will be hometo a state-of-the-art women’s and children’s hospital, including a Level III (highest level) perinatal center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – A summer filled with baseball and softball games for 710 boys and girls has begun under the direction of the Harlem Community Center. Action started May 28, after Opening Day ceremonies, with 26 games being played at the Wentland Sports Complex. A […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the June 6 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg announced and presented awards to this year’s Young at Heart parade winners. Winners are: Best Commercial Unit – Practice Velocity; Best Commmunity Service Unit – Clifford E. Johnson VFW Post […]