By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER It could be looked on as an early Christmas present for fans of high school wrestling. That gift is the 29th Dvorak Wrestling Tournament being held today (Dec. 22) and Friday in the main gymnasium at Harlem High School. This is an event that some bill […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER Approximately 65 Korean War Veterans and spouses attended the Korean War Veterans Association annual Christmas banquet held at Hoffman House in Rockford on Dec. 17. It may have been a cold and snowy day, but everyone seemed in good spirits; happy to meet with long time […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER Park Towers resident Renee Mitchell has gotten to know fellow resident Marva Brown, whose seven-year old grandson James Lesley Harkins drowned in Rockford in 1996. This was the impetus, Mitchell said, for her to head a Sloppy Joe lunch, craft, bake sale and raffle Dec. […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Steve Ernst has stayed busy since retiring in 2014 as Executive Director of the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning. He was one of those involved when the Great Lakes Basin Railroad (GLBR) was looking to provide freight transportation with a bypass around Chicago. A new rail […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Harlem Cheer has come home with a first place trophy from the recent Midwest Cheerfest, held at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park. The Lady Huskies competed in the Large Varsity Class with nine other schools that have sizable enrollments. Harlem totaled 82.61 points to […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER After two NIC-10 games, Harlem’s Boys Bowling Team was 2-0 and averaging 1,262 pins per game. Rockford East, the third opponent of the season, was 1-1 yet averaged 1,337 a game. And, to make matters a bit worse, the E-Rabs surpassed the 4,000-pin mark a few […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The beat goes on as far as Harlem’s Boys Bowling Team is concerned. At their recent Huskie Invite, the Huskies set a new Illinois High School Association three-game series record with a 3,554 pinfall, during the morning session. The previous standard was 3,540, set by downstate […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Village officials are moving ahead with the acquisition of nine more vacant properties along or near Shore Drive. Public Works Director Chad Hunter told the Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee at its Nov. 21 meeting, that the opportunity to acquire those lots came through a Winnebago […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER There will be some new faces in the official Village family following the April 2017 municipal election. But the Nov. 21-28 official filing period didn’t bring out anyone other than those who earlier announced their candidacies for six upcoming vacancies. Incumbent Mayor Jerry D. Bolin is […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER At the Nov. 28 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved a resolution “authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement” between the City and the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk’s office for “an electronic citation program.” According to Police Chief Chuck Lynde, the program won’t be up […]