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By Margaret Downing Reporter Loves Park Aldermen were busy at the June 19 bi-monthly city council meeting: *A motion to approve a Special Event Permit for Tree-Ripe Fruit Co. to conduct fruit sales in the Farm & Fleet parking lot at 7300 E. Riverside Blvd. on July 7 and July […]
Employees and volunteers have planted hundreds of trees on nuclear plant property, milkweed plants for monarch butterflies, cleared invasive vegetation Constellation’s Byron Generating Station is contributing a total of $10,000 to four area environmental non-profit organizations, while its employee-led conservation club continues ecological improvements on the more than 1,700 acres […]
Eagle Scout Candidate Bradley Fabiano and his troop met on a rainy spring day in April and installed the trail signs for his Eagle Scout Project at Kinnikinnick Creek Conservation Area. Bradley chose this project because he wanted to give back to his local community. The outdoors and hiking have […]
Members of the Pecatonica FFA chapter ended the 95th annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 13-15 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. With a 2023 theme of “Electrify,” the three-day event annually recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the major state officer team, and […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER The welcome mat to summer fun has been rolled out in the stateline. On Wednesday, June 7 the Rockton River Market opened in Settlers Park, complete with a nice variety of vendors, along with “Music in the Park.” One of the evening’s highlights was the introduction […]
The Illinois Gaming Board granted Hard Rock Casino Rockford’s request to extend the operation of its East State Street and Bell School Road temporary casino location, called a “Hard Rock Opening Act,” beyond the initial two-year operating limit with a new operating extension until Nov. 9, 2024. Hard Rock Casino […]
