Shirland
Shirland School's “The Little Mermaid Jr.” invited audiences to be part of her world
A cast and crew of around sixty students attracted audiences with fun songs, colorful costumes, and catchy dance numbers.
Shirland
Shirland
Behind the scenes of "The Pi Day Pirates"
The Warrior Math Team at Shirland shares their experience publishing a children's book and what they decided to do with the proceeds.
Shirland
Shirland Math Team to publish children's book on Pi Day
Proceeds from the March 14 sale of "The Pi Day Pirates" will benefit St. Jude's Research Hospital.
Shirland
Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival fits two dozen bands into Harrison, Illinois
About 2,000 music lovers are expected at the three-day festival on September 20-22, 2024.
Events
Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival
Fri Sep 20 4:00 pm, Coon and Fox Hunters Association of Northern Illinois 12314 Harrison Rd. Harrison IL, 61024
Shirland
Shirland celebrates Fourth of July with fun and festivities
The Shirland Fireworks committee welcomed nice crowds to the Shirland Freedom Festival on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Events
Memorial Day Service
Mon May 27 2:00 pm, Shirland Congregational Church 8179 Forest Preserve Road Shirland IL,
Shirland
Shirland's cast and crew set sail on a course of adventure in Disney's Moana Jr.
A cast of 48 students and many adult helpers brought the story of Moana to the Shirland School stage.
Events
Disney's Moana, Jr. at Shirland School
Fri Mar 15 7:00 pm, Shirland School 8020 North St. Shirland IL, 61079
Events
Donuts with the Doctor at Shirland School
Thu Aug 31 7:45 am, Shirland School 8020 North Street Shirland IL, 61079
South Beloit
Third Annual Rotary Ribfest turning up the heat in friendly competition
Four local fire departments - South Beloit, Beloit, North Park and Rockton - compete to make the best ribs.
Rockton
Hononegah High School board meets with feeder district boards
Four school boards from the "Hononegah Nations" feeder districts met on June 21 in the HCHS library.
Events
Shirland Memorial Day Services
Mon May 29 2:00 pm, Shirland Congregational Church 8179 Forest Preserve Rd. Shirland IL, 61079
Shirland
Shirland School displayed great musical talent in Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr.
A huge audience relived memories of this 1970's award winning Saturday morning educational cartoon.
Shirland
Shirland School music department to present Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr.
Only one performance: Thursday evening, April 20, at 7 p.m.
Shirland
Matthew Brown was always helping anyone who needed a hand
Visitation will be Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2023
Shirland
Nathan Shockley loved his family and his four-legged best friend
Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
Rockton
Fatal collision with tree off Shirland Road
Rockton Fire found the driver of the Chevy Tahoe had died.
Shirland
Steven Gundry had a passion for farming
Funeral will be Tuesday morning, with visitation Monday evening.
Patriotism displayed proudly at 2022 Shirland parade
Volunteers made sure that the parade ran smoothly and at a perfect pace.
Rockton
Extrication from two-vehicle collision on Fourth of July west of Rockton
One man was killed, another critically injured, in a July 4 collision.
Shirland
Shirland School robotics team wins global competition
The middle school team placed first among 250 students from five countries.
News
Mary Lou "LuLu" Harris (1951-2022) was a Shirland firefighter and dispatcher
Celebration of life will be at the Shirland Fire Department.
Shirland
Floyd Harvey Voss (1963-2022) hosted Harvey's Annual Ribfest
Visitation will be Friday, with funeral Saturday morning.
Shirland
George Moate (1928-2022) was active in Shirland life
Funeral will be Thursday morning, February 17, with burial in Shirland.
