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Harlem Road Toll Bridge Reopens With Portillo’s Drive-Thru Spring 2016

Machesney Park, IL – The Harlem Road Toll Bridge is being reinstalled come spring 2016.  The once-avoided toll bridge will begin construction to re-add it in mid-January, 2016, with an expected finish of May, 2016. Machesney Park sources have stated that

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New Chick-fil-A Construction To Boost Route 173 Traffic & Economy

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Machesney Park, IL – New construction is underway out on Route 173 again.   The popular shopping route will get a boost when the new Chick-Fil-A opens up this summer.  It joins Starbucks, Chili’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Tom and Jerry’s, Chipotle, Long

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Loves Park Thinking About Ending Relationship with Machesney Park After Valentine’s Day

LOVES PARK, IL – Multiple sources close to the City of Loves Park are saying that Loves Park is considering ending their longstanding relationship with Machesney Park “unless Machesney really wows them on Valentine’s Day.” The two cities, situated to

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Highway 251 in Machesney Park Chosen for 2018 U.S. Winter Olympics Trials

Machesney Park, IL – A stretch of Illinois Highway 251 in Machesney Park has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for future Olympic training events. The USOC chose the stretch between Rockford Scanner’s electronic billboard and Highway 173

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Armed Teacher Surrenders to Police after Machesney Park Standoff

MACHESNEY PARK, IL — An armed  Machesney Park school teacher surrendered to police this afternoon after a four and-a-half hour standoff at a local school. Denise Hornitas, 32, had barricaded herself inside her classroom, in a grade school north of

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