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Fri., Oct. 21 7 p.m. Cost: $9 – $12 Spotlight Youth Theater Presents: A Little Princess Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley, IL 60142 Phone: 815-516-2298 Website: www.spotlight.org Fri., Oct. 21 Fri., 4 p.m. to Sun., 2 p.m. Cost: $399 to $699 “A Transformational Journey Home,” Fall Yoga Retreat […]
Students from Rock Cut and the Loves Park VFW took time to meet Miss Illinois and Miss Wisconsin last week. The City of Loves Park has been a long-standing supporter of the Northern Illinois Red Ribbon Program. Since drug abuse has no boundaries, city officials see the importance of collaborating with […]
Harlem High School Athletic Director Kurt Weigt announces the hiring of Kurt Head as the new Head Varsity Softball Coach at Harlem High School. Coach Kurt Head was approved by the Harlem School Board at their monthly meeting on Sept. 29. “We are extremely excited to have Kurt leading the […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER There will be at least one contest for election to the Machesney Park Village Board in 2017. Incumbent Trustee Steve Johnson has announced his candidacy for Mayor, which puts him in competition with the incumbent officer holder, Jerry Bolin. He made his announcement Oct. 14 […]
Children’s health and nutrition in the U.S. is in a state of crisis that affects our nation’s educational success, job readiness, global competitiveness, and the surging cost of healthcare. School nutrition is one of the pillars of a green school. Earth Day Network believes all students should have access to […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Harlem’s dramatic 17-14 road win over Hononegah on Oct. 14 went a long away toward helping them in the upcoming State Playoffs. Now 6-2 for the season, the Huskies are guaranteed a berth in those playoffs for the 11th time in Jim Morrow’s 13 years as […]
At the Oct. 3 Loves Park City Council meeting, ordinances, “first reading” were approved “setting the salary…or salaries of Aldermen, the City Treasurer, the City Clerk, and the Mayor” for upcoming four-year terms. Alderman were to be paid $225 per meeting from May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2021. The […]
The Rockford Park District was notified by the Illinois Department of Transportation that the Jefferson Street Pedestrian Bridge project was approved to receive an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) Grant. The ITEP Grant received is in the amount of $2 million, and will help fund repairs needed for the Jefferson […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The three Village of Machesney Park trustees who voted against issuing a bar-boutique liquor license to a business at 7914 N. Second St. did so for varying reasons. It was a 3-3-1 vote, with Trustee Aaron Wilson absent, which was taken during the Oct. 3 Village […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER Visitors to Macktown Living History Center on the weekend of Oct. 15 and 16, experienced a step back in time. Over 100 reenactors rendezvoused at Macktown for the Frenchman’s Frolic. The annual gathering is a recreation of the era of French fur traders and Native Americans […]
