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By Marianne Mueller Reporter Rock Cut State Park and boat docks were the scene of the 2021 Lions Fish n’ Fun event where 125 guests were welcomed by different Lions Clubs in District 1-D on Saturday, June 5, along with eight clubs, were joined by 60 additional volunteers to assure […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It never happened before and may never happen again. Harlem typically has a three-season sports program: fall, winter and spring. But this year had a summer sports season because of problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That competition involving eight boys and girls teams wound down […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter A number of “reappointments” and appointments were approved by Loves Park aldermen at the June 7 city council meeting: Thomas Walsh was reappointed to the Rockford Area Venue & Entertainment Authority, with a term to expire June 30, 2026. Conrad Lantz received reappointment to the Police […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem’s baseball and softball teams are off to a rousing start in postseason play, especially the Lady Huskies who routed Rockford East, 14-1 and DeKalb, 6-1, to win a regional championship. Add to that their finishing 18-0 in NIC-10 play as they claimed this year’s championship. […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Junior Hannah Bilodeau will be representing Harlem in the state track meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. She earned a berth in the 440-meter dash by taking second place in the sectional meet at Antioch, with a time of :59.50 seconds. This year, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter No. 6 was a number to be remembered on 2021 Senior Night at Harlem’s baseball field. The Huskies played six seniors while winning their sixth consecutive game, 9-2, over NIC-10 opponent Rockford Auburn. That left Harlem battling for third place in the conference with an 11-6 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The village board has approved two resolutions that deal with sources of state revenue, one of them in favor of proposed action in Springfield and the other in opposition. Resolution 37-R-21 supported restoration of local government distributive funds (LGDF), which Gov. J.B. Pritzker was proposing to […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem’s boys and girls track and field teams are coming off a busy week in which the Lady Huskies participated in the District 117 Invitational at suburban Antioch, and then joined the Huskies in a head-to-head conference meet against Boylan Catholic. Meanwhile, the wrestling squad had […]
Last Friday, StarEvents CEO John Barry – alongside Cheap Trick Lead Guitarist Rick Nielsen, City of Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury, and other community leaders – announced a four-day music festival called Long Play Music Fest that will be held at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Illinois, from Thursday, July […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The village has its first ever deputy chief, someone who supervises the Winnebago County deputies and detectives while providing a distinctive, local “brand” to the law enforcement services they bring to local residents and businesses. Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana was at the May 3 Machesney […]
