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By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER For some Harlem High School students, time off over Christmas is a break from the classroom and related activities. Not so of student-athletes who are at required practices and traveling around northern Illinois to various tournaments. While bowling competitions were close to home, the boys and […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER As 2016 drew to a close, three of the Village’s key leaders offered this retrospective: “The state of the Village of Machesney Park is strong.” “As stewards of the community’s finances, the Village continues to make calculated decisions that successfully meet Machesney Park’s needs, while ensuring […]
Mayor Morrissey, Police Chief O’Shea and leaders from the City Administration addressed the recent violent crime in the City during a press conference this afternoon. “The violent crime that plagues our City is unacceptable,” said Mayor Morrissey. “I wish there was an easy answer. There isn’t. We are responding to […]
Margaret Downing, REPORTER Loves Park Aldermen got back to business in the new year with a Council meeting held Jan. 2. The last Monday in December no meeting was held, so officials had two weeks of business to catch up on. The City’s Police Department is now back up […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Fifty years ago, Marta Polakowski’s family was living in San Diego, Calif. It was then that a young Marta attended her first Rose Day Parade. “I was awed by the beauty and the grandeur of the floats,” reflects Polakowski. “I later learned that volunteers are […]
By Kirsten Edmunds, REPORTER Hononegah High School wrapped up their last School Board Meeting of 2016 Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the school’s library. Physical Education Department coordinator and teacher, Michelle Broderick gave a brief presentation on their year in review. Broderick talked about a new program they […]
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful will open 13 sites in Rockford, Belvidere, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, Rockton and Pecatonica; where natural Christmas trees can be chipped and recycled into mulch from Jan. 1-15. Recycling trees, a renewable resource, conserves valuable landfill space and returns vital nutrients to the […]
By Eric Huenefeld, ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY Stan Burdick, one of the most recognizable figures ever at Rockford Speedway, passed away on Dec. 20 in his home at the age of 90. Burdick was honored in a special ceremony last April in Rockford. Stan Burdick was inducted, as part of the fourth […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER In a little over two weeks, the annual MLK Memorial Invitational at South Beloit High School will begin. The first matches will take to the court on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. South Beloit, along with teams from across northern Illinois, will battle with the pool. With […]
The Rockton School Board and the Rockton Teachers’ Association are pleased to announce that the Rockton School Board unanimously voted to approve the teachers’ contract at the December Board Meeting held tonight. The Rockton Teachers’ Association voted 51-3 on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to ratify the contract. The recently ratified three […]
