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By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter LOVES PARK – Instead of their usual morning routines, over 100 students and their father figures gathered at Harlem Middle School for donuts and coffee. Harlem Middle School encouraged father involvement by inviting dads, uncles, grandfathers or any other significant male role models to an […]
LOVES PARK – On Monday, Sept. 7, at about 9:15 p.m., a Loves Park officer stopped a motorist after observing the vehicle go through a red light on E. Riverside Blvd. at N. Second St. The driver of the vehicle, Joseph A. Palumbo, 30, of Rockford, told the officer that […]
LOVES PARK – On Saturday, Sept. 5, at about 3:10 a.m. a Loves Park police officer observed a vehicle southbound in the northbound lanes of the 4700 block of N. Second St. The driver made a U-turn and headed back northbound on N. Second St., before turning into a gas […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – The City of Loves Park received a one-of-a-kind donation recently that is now on display in the main entrance area of the city hall complex. Ron Ramlow of Cherry Valley built the ship replica of an English frigate called the Fairfax (1650-1653) and […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Aug. 24 Loves Park City Council meeting aldermen approved a resolution authorizing a contract to Stenstrom Excavation Blacktop of Rockford for asphalt paving repairs on city streets due to water main breaks. Stenstrom was the lowest bidder at a cost not […]
By Chris Anderson Reporter ROCKFORD – The Harlem Huskies opened their 2015 NIC-10 campaign on the road by facing Guilford at Swanson Stadium on Aug. 28. The Huskies got off to a fast start as junior quarterback Trent Wiley punched the ball in for two touchdowns and found senior wideout Kody Sprung for […]
Former NASA astronaut Joseph Tanner will share his story “Life in Space” with Senior Expo guests at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 on the Senior Expo stage. Illinois native Joseph Tanner began his flying career as a U.S. Navy jet aircraft pilot after earning a bachelor of science degree […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Labor Day is right around the corner and so is dedication of the new Habitat for Humanity house under construction at 57 Wilshire Blvd. The three bedroom, one-bath residence for Chazney Dandridge will be dedicated at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 30). Occupancy is […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter LOVES PARK – Some hearing the name, Keep Northern Illinois Beautifu (KNIB), likely think it’s an organization that keeps roadsides free of trash and other debris. Well, it does, but that’s a small part of its mission. This multi-faceted organization has been around since 1988 and […]
ROCKFORD/LOVES PARK – On Aug. 4, shortly after 7 a.m., Rockford Police received a report of a one-vehicle crash with injured persons on the Riverside Bridge and officers were dispatched. Due to their proximity to the crash, officers from the Loves Park Police also responded to the crash with injuries. […]
