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The Village of Machesney Park Clerk’s Office would like to equip our residents with pertinent information both for voting in the November Election and for the April Consolidated Election. November Election: If you are not registered to vote in the Nov. 8, 2016, Presidential Election, the last regular day […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Aug. 15 Loves Park City Council meeting, in an ongoing endeavor to update the city’s water department building at 5440 Walker Ave., aldermen approved the department going out for negotiated bids for interior painting. The structure was built in the 1980s and has […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Summer isn’t over yet and already the village is getting a head start on two major road projects, totaling an estimated $1.380 million, for next year. Here they are: Rebuild the East Service Drive of Illinois 251 to a curb and gutter standard between Harlem […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR The Belvidere Fire Department usually is alight with the commotion of training, fires, ambulance calls, and more. For one blissful hour on Friday, Aug. 19, all of the commotion settled to focus on one individual and his dedication to the Belvidere fire service for the past […]
Dennis E. Ross, 65, of Janesville, Wis., passed away on Aug. 9 at his home. He was born on May 18, 1951. Dennis is survived by his love: Judy Milburn; son: Casey (Connie) Ross; sisters: Roxanne (Dave) Von Haden, Sheila (Bill) Lyga; brothers: Lynn and Jeff Ross; grandsons: Austin and […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Karaoke has become continuously more popular since it was developed in the 1960s. Singers are able to read song lyrics on a video screen as the music plays. This enables them to perform in public without the fear of forgetting the words. RPM’s Complete DJ […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Flora Community Church had a miniature replica church at the 2016 Boone County Fair. “It’s dedicated to Fairdale,” Sharon Rogers said of the tiny church. They dedicated the church as a safe haven after Fairdale was hit by a tornado in April 2015. Mike Lee built […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The rainstorm of July 23 left a variety of problems in various parts of the city. Most recent was flooding in the 900 Block of East Avenue, which drew the attention of the committee of the whole at its Aug. 8 meeting. Alderman Mark Sanderson […]
By Barb Appelhans REPORTER It was standing room only at the Candlewick Lake Board Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16 as the meeting was scheduled to discuss the water issues occurring within the Candlewick Lake Association. President Ken Dillenburg opened the meeting by allowing Aqua Water Treatment northern Illinois area manager […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Herb Rosene returned to the Boone County Fair for another year of magic. For him, the drive isn’t far, and the fair is always the highlight of the year. “I grew up in Boone County. I was raised at the Boone County Fair,” Rosene said. […]
