By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem football fans will have another big game to watch at home Friday night. Boylan Catholic is coming to town, hoping to rebound from last week’s last-second, 16-14 setback to NIC-10 co-leader, Hononegah (5-0). That put the Titans at 3-2 for the season and one game […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter Twelve Vietnam veterans were honored on Sept. 25 at the LZ Peace Memorial at Midway Village on Guilford Road in Rockford. As noted by Vietnam Veterans Honor Society Chairperson Todd Burd, “These veterans have died within the past couple of years.” Turnout for the event was […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem’s elusive stable of running backs and wide receivers were in the spotlight Sept. 17, as the Huskies traveled to Freeport and scored an impressive 48-0 win over the host Pretzels. They displayed their speed while leaving Pretzel defenders in their wake, and their strength by […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The village is receiving additional federal funding to help defray the negative, financial impacts brought about by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, that struck the world in March 2020. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Machesney Park has been allocated $3,082,806.84 to be used on […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter There’s a shortage of sports referees here and elsewhere around the state and one of the sitting village board members, Trustee James Kidd, has for a time been trying to help filling the void. But his periodic absence from board meetings prompted resident Nancy Edmonson to […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem will be at home at 7:15 Friday night for its second consecutive NIC-10 football game, after evening its 2021 record at 1-1 with a 56-22 win over Jefferson on Sept. 3. It was an unusual game for the J-Hawks when it came to the first […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem will have its 2021 home football opener at 7:15 p.m. Friday when NIC-10 opponent, Jefferson, comes to town. The Huskies have enjoyed most of their games against the J-Hawks, especially over the past 15 years when they won 14 of their 15 meetings. Friday, they […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The Village of Machesney Park requires that special use permits be issued to allow certain kinds of uses in various zoning districts around town. Trustees recently considered two such cases with numerous conditions being added to the permits. One of them resulted in filling space on […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter It isn’t often that Harlem and Hononegah take their sports rivalry to the football field twice in the same year. That special occasion will unfold Friday night when the Huskies travel to the Indians’ home field in Rockton. Sophomores are scheduled to kick off at 5 […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter Loves Park aldermen, at the Aug. 2 city council meeting agreed to hold a special meeting on August 6. The “special city council meeting” was set for that date at 9:30 a.m. in order to determine whether or not a special event permit could proceed for […]