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By Margaret Downing Reporter On Saturday, July 27, Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 272 members, their families, a number of local officials, and others, attended an “anniversary” event at the Korean War Memorial, located at the Arthur Anderson Peace Park Field of Honor adjacent to the Loves Park City Hall […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter At the July 22 city council meeting, aldermen gave the okay for the street department manager to hire Arc Design Resources of Loves Park to provide engineering services within the “North Second Streetscape Improvement Project.” The project costs are not to exceed $195,000. Per the Arc […]
Dozens of local kindergarten through sixth grade students who participated in the 9th annual summer reading program sponsored by State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, were recognized for their commitment to reading at a pool party held on Thursday, July 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Peak Sports Club […]
Little squirts and big drips can help us splat the parking lot on Friday, Aug. 2 for Discovery Center’s Family Friday event Splish, Splash, Splat! Witness our giant slingshot as we send things flying. Drench is the word when experimenting with water balloon ballistics. Mess around with messy stuff, splash […]
(Above) Bliss Hair And Nail Studio held a wonderful ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration with Loves Park royalty in attendance. (Below) Ojeda’s Restaurant & Bar grand opening celebration for their new restaurant in Loves Park. With over 60 years of combined culinary experience, the Ojeda brothers deliver exceptional New […]
The Rockford Area Arts Council’s (RAAC’s) teen apprenticeship program, ArtsPlace, will culminate in three final showcases for the public. ArtsPlace, which integrates career-readiness skills into the curriculum, is an immersive arts program for high school students who wish to spend eight weeks in the summer studying visual arts, dance, theater, […]
Part of first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival coming Aug. 10 Time is slipping away to purchase tickets to the Freedom & Dignity Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 beginning at 3 p.m. at the Schaumburg Boomers Baseball Stadium in Schaumburg. This is the inaugural country music festival to support Café […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter Mayor Greg Jury and Loves Park city aldermen congratulated and honored Harlem High School’s girls and boys bowling teams and their coaches at the July 8 council meeting. The girls recently won its third national championship (three years in a row). The boys came in third […]
The 2019 Mercyhealth RMH Auxiliary Scholarship Presentation Reception was held on May 23 at Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic–Rockton. “Mercyhealth has a passion for making lives better, and we take great pride in encouraging and supporting students who are pursuing a career in health care,” said Rosalie England, […]
By Mike Frederiksen Curator/Education Coordinator Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum For Fred Machesney, flying was a lifelong passion. A pilot for 57 of his 79 years, Machesney fell in love with aviation at a very young age and dedicated his entire life to promoting it. He received flying lessons from […]
