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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Riverside Community Church invites the community to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas at a drive-thru live Nativity event on Dec. 11 and 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. The church is located at 6816 N. Second St., Machesney Park. The event will feature six scenes depicting the birth of […]
Some 5,810 acres of farmland located several miles south of where Rockford’s east side ended in 1917 were leased and then purchased and designated by the War Department for a Midwest military training facility. The Camp, named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant, was the largest military training facility […]
