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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER A day filled with music and family-oriented activities, the Machesney Park Family Festival will return July 23 for its third year. It will be held at various locations in front of the Machesney Towne Center, formerly the Machesney Park Mall, at North Second Street and Roosevelt […]
Harlem High School Athletic Director, Kurt Weigt, announces the hiring of Wayne Otto as the new Head Varsity Wrestling Coach at Harlem High School. Coach Wayne Otto was approved by the Harlem School Board at their meeting on June 29, 2016. “We are extremely excited to have Wayne leading […]
Alderman to run for Loves Park mayor Second Ward Alderman John Pruitt has announced his candidacy for mayor. Current mayor, Darryl Lindberg’s term expires in May of next year. Pruitt has served as alderman for 26 years, and says, “For over 20 years I have served as a member […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the June 27 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the go-ahead to replacement and installation of fencing at Well No. 3 at a cost not to exceed $5,435. An ordinance, first reading, was approved for a liquor license “reclassification upgrade” for Toast Café […]
Bob Balgemann REPORTER MACHESNEY PARK – It doesn’t matter what age group you’re watching. Excitement has been a key word so far this summer when it comes to baseball and softball games in the Harlem Community Center program. There are four teams at or near the top in Pee-Wee […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Machesney Park village’s liquor control commission has recommend issuing a Class R license to Happy Wok restaurant, which is being proposed for a building at 6901 N. Second St. Action came at the commission’s June 20 meeting. If approved by the village board in […]
Beef-A-Roo, a local restaurant favorite, has initiated renovating all seven of their locations throughout the Stateline area. So far, three locations: Lexus Drive, N. Second St., and Riverside have been completed with new amenities such as wi-fi lounge seating areas, new flat screen TVs, and updated furniture including booths, tabletops […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Continued legislative wrangling at the state level has put construction of the Alpine Road path in danger of not being done this year. That means another group of Harlem High School students will face walking home along the Alpine Road right of way for another […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER About 40 businesses in the Machesney Park area have sponsored the 57 teams in this summer’s baseball and softball program at Harlem Community Center (HCC). Some, such as NACD, Tim Fetters Roofing, Dickerson Nieman, Ray’s Alignments, Nickel/World and Speedway Auto Mall are sponsoring more than […]
On Wednesday, June 15, the Club Blue 2016 Committee, along with presenting sponsor Illinois Bank & Trust, presented checks to representatives from Crusaders Community Health, Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity and ShirleyÕs Place/ The Salvation Army WomenÕs Restorative Justice Program. The check presentation took place at the Community Foundation of […]
