By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem, Hononegah and Freeport. Those teams typically battle for first place in NIC-10 boys and girls bowling standings. Their competitors run into one another during the summer, too, and this year they share the honor of being named to the Rockford USBC Youth all-star teams. And […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Machesney Park village officials have taken another step toward creation of a business district on 90 acres at the intersection of Illinois 173 and Interstate 90. The administration and finance committee (A&F) went over details of the extensive proposal during its Aug. 1 meeting. Next, […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Aug. 1 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the okay to authorize a total of $1,343,859.14 for the city’s annual maintenance program. A resolution was approved for analysis, radium removal, transport and disposal of waste from Water Wells Nos. 4,5 and 6. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Team Jensen finished third in a field of four during this year’s regular season of the Harlem Community Center baseball and softball summer program. Team Hawkinson won the Coach Pitch Girls Softball Division championship with a perfect 12-0 record. Against third place Jensen they scored victories […]
On Wednesday, Aug. 3, two Loves Park police officers saw a picture of a man on the front door of Mobil, 6224 N. Second St. Along with the picture, Mobil posed the question if anyone knew this man, who was allegedly a suspect in a theft. The officers recognized the […]
On Monday, Aug. 1, at around 1:42 a.m., a vehicle was stopped in the 5100 block of Rockberry Road. During the stop, a K-9 was deployed to sniff around the outside of the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle was conducted. The driver, Maurice TL Buchanan, 20, of Rockford, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There could be some new faces on the village board following the April 2017 election. Newcomers wanting four-year terms on the board are Joe Seipts in District 1 and Heather Kelley in District 3. Kelley will be challenging first-term Incumbent Trustee James Kidd, who is running […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Plans to build a duplex on Wayne Drive once again have brought varied opinions from decision-makers in the village. This time it was the village board in the spotlight and it voted 4-2 July 18, on first reading and with one absent, to deny a rezoning […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Connie and Jim Lynch met and started dating when they were students at Harlem High School. Jim, later an assistant principal at the school, graduated in 1962, Connie in 1964. The couple married after getting out of school and went on to become parents to three […]
Stateline Fury’s 16U Red fast-pitch softball team battled 100 degree temperatures in Overland Park, Kansas to win the 2016 USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) National Championship this past weekend. The team went 11-1 and outscored their opponents with a combined score of 87-20 including six shutout victories. The tournament […]