Are you a nature lover, architecture fanatic, or simply enjoy taking pictures everywhere you go around the community? If so, this challenge is for you. Area residents are invited to submit a photo for entry in the annual 69th District Photo Challenge offered each autumn by state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, […]
On a beautiful Sept. Saturday, more than 100 visitors toured the Winnebago Cemetery for a walk through history sponsored by Winnebago Community Historical Society. Volunteers told the stories of six early settler families with gravesites at the cemetery: the Holts, Hudsons, Stires, Merryfields, Grippens, and Weldons, as well as the […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Gates opened at Leland Park to everyone as the Roscoe Fall Festival began as three days of fun returned to Leland Park on the weekend of Sept. 8, 9 and 10. Each day great crowds came out to support the Roscoe Lions Clubs mission of serving […]
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 […]
Meridian School District had the distinct honor of welcoming one of its own back to the grounds as Mitchell Hendrickson, a proud alum of Stillman Valley High School (SVHS), returned with the 37th Helicopter Squadron of the United States Air Force. Sergeant Mitchell Hendrickson and his squadron were on a […]