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By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Every once in a while the Machesney Park Village Board will disagree over how many liquor licenses a particular class should have. There was such an instance May 2 when the village board voted 4-3 to increase the number of Class A […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Commemorative signs have been placed in front of Harlem High School and along North Second Street, to recognize exemplary achievements in athletics. Among those honored have been state wrestling champions such as Jordan Northrup and Sage Hecox. Now honorary signs are going to […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – Roscoe resident Doug Scott was recognized at the Harlem High School Vet Project’s “2016 Gala” May 14. Scott was born and raised in Elgin, Ill. He has a pretty clear memory of his time in the Navy. He served as a dive-bomber pilot […]
LOVES PARK – The following arrests are on file at the Loves Park Police Dept. Readers are reminded that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. April 24 6100 Forest Hills Road – Cynequa N. Smith, 33, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver’s […]
MACHESNEY PARK – The following arrests are on file at the Machesney Park Police Station (Winnebago County Sheriff). Readers are reminded that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. April 24 7814 Mildred Road – Luke M. Sigley, 19, charged with DUI, DUI With […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – It’s not good to give a baseball player named Chance the opportunity to win a game. A Rockford East pitcher made that mistake Friday (May 6) and Harlem’s T.J. Chance responded by hitting a 3 and 1 count pitch over the scoreboard […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Harlem has begun the second half of the 2016 NIC-10 baseball season in first place with a 10-1 record. The Huskies opened with a rematch against Belvidere North and won, 4-0. They did so behind a route pitching performance from Aaron Cusimano, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Harlem and Belvidere North have had another one of their classic confrontations on the high school softball field. The Lady Huskies won their first meeting earlier this season, 2-1. This time turnabout was fair play for the Lady Blue Thunder, who scored twice […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Harlem’s girls varsity track team tied Belvidere North for second place in the NIC-10 track meet, held May 5, while the Lady Huskies junior varsity squad finished alone as the runner-up. Hononegah won at both levels, scoring 114 poinds and 192 points […]
MACHESNEY PARK – The Harlem Veteran Project is hosting their fifth annual Harlem Veteran Project Gala on Saturday, May 14 at 4p.m. in the Harlem High School Auditorium. Students from Harlem High School have been making documentaries for the past year about local veterans and civilians who experienced World […]
