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Students collect Treats for Troops care package items

Students collect Treats for Troops care package items

MACHESNEY PARK – Marquette Elementary School students and staff recently collected “Treats For Troops.” “I sent out a letter to all Marquette families asking for donations to send to our troops serving overseas in honor of Veterans Day,” said faculty organizer Betsy McAffee, a second grade teacher. “We got a fantastic response! […]

 
 

Recognition given to hunger, homelessness problems

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Nov. 16 Loves Park City Council meeting, in the absence of Mayor Darryl Lindberg, Alderman John Pruitt, temporary chairperson, presented John Strandin with a proclamation declaring Nov. 14-22 as “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.” Representing the Rock River Homeless Coalition, which […]

 
 

City of Loves Park honors fire chief Phil Foley

City of Loves Park honors fire chief Phil Foley

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – Mayor Darryl Lindberg and aldermen honored Fire Chief Phil Foley for 50 years of dedicated service at the Nov. 2 Loves Park City Council meeting, the mayor claiming the week of Nov. 2-8 as “Fire Chief Phil Foley Appreciation Week.” Foley was also […]

 
 

Machesney Park gets into the giving mood

Machesney Park gets into the giving mood

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – With winter and holidays around the corner, the Village of Machesney Park is finding more ways to help those in need. The Village Board of Trustees showed their support for multiple fundraising and donation efforts throughout the community at the Nov. 2 […]

 
 

Parks Chamber to host 18th annual ‘Light up the Parks’ parade Nov. 22

THE PARKS – Sign up now to enter your group to be in the 18th annual “Light up the Parks” parade that will step off at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Sign up by Nov. 22 by contacting the Parks Chamber of Commerce, 100 Heart Blvd., Loves Park, Ill. […]

 
 

GPS Faith Community to host fall festival featuring a craft fair, farmers market, Trunk or Treat

MACHESNEY PARK – The public is invited to the GPS Faith Community Fall Festival on Oct. 24, located at 10714 N. Second St. in Machesney Park. The festival will feature an indoor Craft and Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An outdoor Farmers Market will be held from […]

 
 

Loves Park residents urged to review electrical supply options

LOVES PARK – ComEd electrical supply rates have fallen over the last several months and it is expected that they will remain below the negotiated electrical aggregation contract rate for the foreseeable future. City staff urges residents to review current ComEd pricing, other market pricing, and the terms of the […]

 
 

Loves Park city attorneys officially named to posts

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Oct. 12 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved a resolution authorizing the appointment of Attorney Gino Galluzzo of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP to the position of Loves Park City Attorney. Galluzzo has been filling that position for some time but […]

 
 

GPS Faith Community announces a fall festival featuring a craft fair, farmers market, Trunk or Treat

MACHESNEY PARK – The public is invited to the GPS Faith Community Fall Festival on Oct. 24, located at 10714 N. Second St. in Machesney Park. The festival will feature an indoor Craft and Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An outdoor Farmers Market will be held from […]

 
 

Mayor calls residents to action over state budget crisis

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – The state’s budget impasse has affected many of Illinois’ municipalities and now they are fighting to be heard. Village of Machesney Park Mayor Jerry Bolin updated the Board of Trustees and educated the public on how the state’s budget crisis has already […]

 
 
 
 
 
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