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By Margaret Downing, REPORTER At the Oct. 31 Loves Park City Council meeting, Aldermen gave approval to an ordinance, second reading, for the City to enter into a redevelopment agreement with DYN Kishwaukee, LLC, for the southwest corner of E. Riverside Blvd. and Forest Hills Road. City of Loves Park […]
The Indoor Sports Center (ISC) expansion, a Reclaiming First Project at Mercy Health Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, reached a major construction milestone last week. The Rockford Park District, Winnebago County Regional Tourism Facility Board, and CORD Construction held a Topping Off Ceremony, when CORD Construction placed the […]
12TH Grade (3.0 – 3.499) Aldrich, Cailei E.; Aleksic, Igor; Ames, Autumn E.; Anderson, Jakob A.; Austin, Mykaela M.; Baker, Angel S.; Barrios, Elayna M.; Belmonte, Reno A.; Bilich, Molly R.; Blitch, Jocelyn A.; Brunette, Lauren E.; Buchanan, Emma R.; Burns, Makayela E.; Cason, Tyler N.; Castro, Dylan M.; Christensen, […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER After serving a number of years on the Loves Park Civil Service Commission, Webbs Norman has resigned. At the Oct. 24 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented former Police Chief Jim Puckett’s name to the Council as a replacement effective Oct. 24, which […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Safety usually isn’t a reason for someone to request a variance to the Village’s ordinance governing the width of a driveway. But such was the case that was heard Oct. 17 by the Machesney Park Public Improvement and Safety Committee. After all was said and done […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The good news out of the Harlem Township Assessor’s office is two-fold. Home sales data this year shows property values are recovering in most neighborhoods. The number of property owners appealing their assessments has decreased dramatically from one year ago. Township Assessor Mark Sorrentino said values […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER To recap the Mayoral pay issue: At the Oct. 10 Loves Park City Council meeting, Alderman John Pruitt, who, along with Alderman Greg Jury, are running for Mayor in April, requested an amendment to a motion to approve the Mayor’s salary, saying $80,000 a year is […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER After Harlem rallied to edge rival Hononegah in a road football game Oct. 14, football players and cheerleaders gathered in front of the student cheering section to sing the school song. That was a special moment for many, but in particular for Senior wide receiver Gabe […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER There were lots of smiles to go around at the North Suburban Library District’s “Renovation Reveal Open House” held Oct. 15 in Loves Park. In attendance were many library supporters, community leaders and residents. Voters passed a referendum in 2014 to renovate the interior and bring […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The Village zoning code currently does not regulate massage parlors or shooting ranges. But that is about to change. While there currently are no such businesses in Machesney Park, there likely will come a time when applications are made to locate one or more of them […]
