Post-Journal

Machesney Park recognizes record-breaking football team

Machesney Park recognizes record-breaking football team

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Machesney Park Mayor Steve Johnson started 2022 by taking a look at something significant that happened in 2021. He invited members of the most recent Harlem High School football team to drop by the Jan. 3, 2022, village board meeting, to be recognized by trustees and […]

 
 

Boys’ state bowling tournament returns, will begin on Saturday

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER After a year’s absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) boys state bowling tournament is back and will kick off at 16 regional sites on Saturday. For Harlem, that means a short trip to Park Lanes Bowl in Loves Park for […]

 
 

Harlem gears up for second half in boys, girls basketball

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER     This year’s holiday break is over and that means the second half of the 2021-22 winter sports season is under way at Harlem. The Lady Huskies (8-5) came out of the Boylan Reindeer Games invitational, played Dec. 28-30, by winning two games in pool play. […]

 
 

Machesney Park buys another lot for its public open space program

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The devastating flood of June 2008 resulted in many pieces of property along and near Shore Drive, most of them with houses, being destroyed or severely damaged. In the wake of that calamity, the village began a voluntary buyout program that has resulted in it acquiring […]

 
 

9th Annual Stroll on State brings the community together, exceeds 2019 attendance 

62,250 guests kickoff holidays together, support small businesses Stroll on State, presented by Illinois Bank & Trust, made a triumphant return to an in-person experience on Saturday, Nov. 27, reaching an estimated 62,500 guests in downtown Rockford, a significant increase from the last in-person event in 2019 that was impacted […]

 
 

Development of senior housing project moves closer to reality

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Development of a 48-unit senior housing project at 7633 N. Perryville Road has taken another step toward becoming reality. The village of Machesney Park owns the five acres in question and has joined with the prospective buyer, Northpointe Holdings LLC, in a joint application, requesting a […]

 
 

Harlem bowlers all continue undefeated going into holiday break

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER With the nine-game, NIC-10 bowling season nearing the half-way mark, Harlem’s four bowling teams remain undefeated and are working toward a fresh set of championships. Harlem’s varsity boys (4-0) are alone in first place but this year’s primary challengers, Belvidere, Belvidere North and Auburn, all at […]

 
 

Looking back to a Pearl Harbor Survivor’s story: 80 years later

Looking back to a Pearl Harbor Survivor’s story: 80 years later

By Margaret Downing REPORTER The late Albert “Al” Walker of Machesney Park recalled several years ago  a very important day in his life – when he met his future wife Verle Buie. “We were both picking cotton in a Missouri cotton patch in 1940,” he recalled recently. He was 21 […]

 
 

OSF HealthCare mission partners give extra thanks this holiday season

OSF HealthCare mission partners give extra thanks this holiday season

Working in healthcare was no easy undertaking in 2020. But in the heart of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a silver lining for seven Mission Partners (employees) who work in the Family Birthing Center of OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. All seven welcomed little bundles of […]

 
 

Bright Christmas magic came alive at 2021 Light Up the Parks Parade and Tree Lighting

Bright Christmas magic came alive at 2021 Light Up the Parks Parade and Tree Lighting

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Bright Christmas magic came alive as floats, decorated cars, and Christmas style inflatables rolled down a parade route on Sunday evening, Nov. 21 as the Light up the Parks parade rolled through the area. Cold weather and strong winds failed to keep crowds of spectators from […]

 
 
 
 
 
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