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Axe throwing activity new addition for Machesney Town Center

Axe throwing activity new addition for Machesney Town Center

courtesy photo The Journal When people get frustrated, they tend to throw harder. That, in turn, makes the axe rotate less before it reaches the target, making a drop almost certain. The first step is to slow down and get out of your own head. Most slumps are entirely mental […]

 
 

Moving forward to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois at hand for village

  By Bob Balgemann Reporter Mayor Steve Johnson is optimistic that the village and others will enter Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan on Friday. But that’s no guarantee. In his bimonthly report to the village board on June 15, he said for the village to move from Phase […]

 
 

Free lunch for Essential Workers a big draw

Free lunch for Essential Workers a big draw

A special event for Essential Workers was held on Friday, June 12 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Markus Smith State Farm Agency parking lot, 5535 N. 2nd St. in Loves Park. “Considering we had to reschedule the event due to rain, we had a great turn out of […]

 
 

Hannah Herrera was presented with this Student Liaison Recognition Award

Hannah Herrera was presented with this Student Liaison Recognition Award

Machesney Park helps establishments on the road to recovery By Bob Balgemann Reporter With the state now in Phase 3 of its plan to Restore Illinois, the village board has granted special permission to restaurants and liquor license holders to have outdoor seating, retroactive to May 29. To get that […]

 
 

Stadelman delivers $2.5 million toward proposed downtown innovation

Stadelman delivers $2.5 million toward proposed downtown innovation

State Senator Steve Stadelman has secured $2.5 million in matching funds pivotal to a $100 million transformation of dated three- and four-lane downtown roads into safer, more inviting and user-friendly two-lane streets with dedicated bicycle and pedestrian lanes and parallel parking. Stadelman designated the state match from the Rebuild Illinois […]

 
 

Plenty of food available at Helping Hands pantry

By Bob Balgemann Reporter The Helping Hands Food Pantry at 7620 Elm Ave., behind North Park Church of Christ, has been helping hungry families and individuals primarily here and in Loves Park since 2003. And now, with the impact on local lives brought by the coronavirus pandemic, officials at the […]

 
 

Loves Park Dairy Depot opened Memorial Day weekend

Loves Park Dairy Depot opened Memorial Day weekend

The 2020 Dairy Depot season started on Friday, May 22 at 4 p.m. To help protect employees and customers, Dairy Depot, 5413 North Second St., has implemented new health-safety and social distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are excited to open for the 2020 season,” said owner […]

 
 

Machesney Park gives Freddy’s more time to build new restaurant

By Bob Balgemann Reporter A little more than one year ago the village board approved an ordinance authorizing sale of a 1.4-acre parcel owned by the village, in front of Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, to Freddy’s Land LLC. Three months later, in June 2019, the village issued a building permit […]

 
 

Harlem has three Coaches of the Year for 2019-20 winter sports teams

Harlem has three Coaches of the Year for 2019-20 winter sports teams

  By Bob Balgemann Reporter The 2019-20 winter sports season was an especially memorable one at Harlem. Among the special moments were three head coaches being selected by their peers as Coach of the Year in their respective areas. They are: Nick Whitmire, boys bowling. This was a statewide honor […]

 
 

Need to maintain parking spaces for disabled raised by trustee Beck

By Bob Balgemann Reporter The village is working on a text amendment to Chapter 12 of its Motor Vehicles and Zoning Code, addressing the parking of vehicles in residential areas. As part of discussion at the May 4 Planning and Economic Development Committee (PED) meeting, members revisited a concern raised […]

 
 
 
 
 
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