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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 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter ROCKTON – Harlem was limited to two base hits in its important NIC-10 softball game on the road against rival Hononegah. One of the hits was a two-run homer by leadoff batter Bianca Barone, which gave the Lady Huskies a 2-0 lead in the third […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Six of the nine seniors on this year’s Harlem girls track and field team will be moving on to the college level. Four of them signed national letters of intent during a ceremony held April 28 in the Commons area of the school. […]
ROCKFORD – Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful presented environmental awards to a Kirkland student and a Rockford business at its Earth Day Awards Luncheon April 7. Earth Day Award winners have shown substantial support for recycling, reusing and renewing resources, or have been advocates of these principles. Max Freund, a 14yearold […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the April 25 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented four names for reappointment to area and city boards: * Thomas Walsh to the Rockford Area Venue and Entertainment Authority Board (RAVE) with a term set to expire June […]
