Post-Journal

Stenstrom Excavation gets okay to due water main break repairs

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 […]

 
 

Harlem Huskies take season opener, 39-29

Harlem Huskies take season opener, 39-29

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 […]

 
 

NASA astronaut to be special guest speaker at 2015 Senior Expo

NASA astronaut to be special guest speaker at 2015 Senior Expo

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 […]

 
 

Machesney Park Habitat house to be dedicated Sunday

Machesney Park Habitat house to be dedicated Sunday

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 […]

 
 

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful more than the name implies

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful more than the name implies

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 […]

 
 

MICHAEL A. RANKINS, JR. Rockford man charged for accident in stolen car that killed two passengers

MICHAEL A. RANKINS, JR.  Rockford man charged for accident in stolen car that killed two passengers

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. […]

 
 

Alleged carjacker leads police on pursuit from Beloit to Rockford

Alleged carjacker leads police on pursuit from Beloit to Rockford

STATELINE – On Monday, Aug. 3, officers were notified that Rock County Sheriff’s Department was following a vehicle southbound on 251 from the Stateline. Officers were also informed that the driver of the vehicle had used a gun to commit a carjacking in Beloit, Wis. At about 2:37 a.m., a […]

 
 

Exhibits, prizes, free hotdogs, bring people to Night Out

Exhibits, prizes, free hotdogs, bring people to Night Out

By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Those who had been to National Night Out before knew how it worked. At 4:30 p.m., 30 minutes before the event opened, there was a long line of people waiting to get in. Why was there a line when there was no admission […]

 
 

Village: Alpine Road pathway won’t be constructed this year

By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – A new school year is just around the corner, with Harlem School District 122 students returning to the classroom on Aug. 12. With that comes the reality that some high school students walk home from classes each day. The village for a number […]

 
 

Shih Tzu alerts sleeping man to fire; dog saved by firefighters

Shih Tzu alerts sleeping man to fire; dog saved by firefighters

By Chris Anderson North Park Fire Dept. Photographer MACHESNEY PARK – North Park Firefighters responded to a fire at the home of Larry and Marie Vyborny on Randy Road in Machesney Park on July 29. Their Shih Tzu, JoJo, alerted the Vyborny’s that the home was on fire by barking […]

 
 
 
 
 
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