By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Coaches who have been around for a while always find themselves facing different challenges as new seasons approach. Bethany Meyer will be returning for her third year as head coach of the girls varsity basketball team at Harlem High School. Her first two seasons were successful, […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER The oldest and longest lasting business in the City of Loves Park recently closed down after 87 years! The doors to Blume’s Garage were shut at the beginning of this year and many area customers, as they drive by the location at 5614 N. Second St. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem High School will have three performances of its spring musical, “Legally Blonde,” in the Vivienne Peterson Auditorium. Shows will be at 7 p.m. March 10 and 11, along with a matinee at 2 p.m. March 12. Admission is $10 for adults; $7 for seniors and […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Smart Meters are on their way to Machesney Park and Loves Park. An official of Commonwealth Edison said told the Machesney Park Village Board Feb. 21 that installa-tion of meters, west of Illinois 251 (North Second Street), should happen this year. The balance will be put […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 20 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented a plaque to Loves Park businessman Norman Chen (Chen’s Restaurant), which is closing after 40 years business on N. Second St. Lindberg gave the plaque in recognition of Chen’s business and contributions to […]
Zac Denny, a native of Machesney Park, Ill., and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, was one of three Warhawks to win individual conference titles at the 2017 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Friday in Platteville, Wis. The Warhawks totaled 108 points to post their eighth straight […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Wall of Fame at Harlem High School has been honoring athletes for the past 91 years. First to be recognized were Harold Schoonover and Harry Schoonover, both for track, in 1926. The first female inductee was softball player Sandy Reed, in 1975. The first boys […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There was plenty of drama Saturday afternoon as the 2016-17 girls state bowling championship wound down at The Cherry Bowl. 1. Team-wise, Harlem was leading the one and only remaining challenger, Lockport Township, by 28 pins with 10 games left to bowl. 2. Individually, Harlem sophomore […]
On Thursday, Feb. 16, at about 9 a.m. a Loves Park officer attempted to stop a vehicle allegedly being dri-ven eastbound at 50 MPH in a 30 MPH speed zone on Riverside Blvd. The driver accelerated and drove over a center median near Riverside and Clifford Ave., flattening both front […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 13 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the go ahead to authorizing “professional engineering services for the Riverside Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project” by Wantz Park in the 500 or 600 block of E. Riverside, okaying McClure Engineering of Rockford to do the […]