By Bob Balgemann – REPORTER It’s almost always a big deal when Harlem and Hononegah meet each other in an athletic contest. Friday night, in Rockton, the two football teams will tangle once more in a game that might very well be more important than in the past. Kickoff will […]
By Margaret Downing – REPORTER At the Oct. 3 Loves Park City Council meeting, Aldermen approved ordinances, first reading, “setting the salary…or salaries of Aldermen, the City Treasurer, the City Clerk, and the Mayor” for upcoming four-year terms. Alderman will be paid $225 per meeting from May 1, 2017 through […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Since its inception in 1981, the Village has contracted for many of the services it provides to the public. Among those still in effect are law enforcement, legal, engineering, building and some public works projects. There currently are 12 full-time positions on staff, with one of […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Loves Park Mayor Darryl F. Lindberg, after serving in that position for 20 years, has announced he will not seek re-election in April. He says he is ready to retire, although he will most likely stay involved in some activities. Lindberg was born and raised […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Two of the 14 teams in this fall’s Harlem Community Center softball program scored dramatic victories in Week 4 of the season. Team Garbe was down, 16-3, late in their game with Team Sullivan and came back twice to score a 23-22 win. And Team Duke, […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The big games keep on coming at Harlem. Next up will be a battle for sole possession of second place Friday night when the Huskies (5-1) travel to Auburn (5-1) for a 7:15 p.m. encounter. The host, Auburn Knights rattled Hononegah (4-2) by a 41-17 count […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Two new Loves Park Police Officers were sworn in by Mayor Darryl Lindberg at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. Alexander Jenkins is a 2012 graduate of Auburn High School. He was employed previously at Gleason Cutting Tools for two years and was a Corrections Officer […]
Nellie’s Barn Sale, celebrating their 12th year, has been named one of the “Best Fall Flea & Tent Events” in the current issue of Romantic Country magazine, published by Athlon Sports Communications. The annual two day market, tagged as a “Vintage Extravaganza,” is located once again at 10985 Main St. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem has won again, a decisive 35-14 victory over Rockford East, to open the 2016 season with a perfect 3-0 record. But the first of five consecutive difficult games is on the horizon in Boylan Catholic. The resurgent Titans, also 3-0, are tied with the Huskies […]
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that a Winnebago County man was sentenced 12 years in prison for possessing and reproducing child pornography. Robert Rossi, 40, of Machesney Park, was sentenced by Winnebago County Judge John Lowry after pleading guilty in June to one count of possessing child pornography. […]