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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Wednesday's News Notes, Around Illinois and a weekend poll

Plus, Cherry Valley pension math, a Boone County fire merger and Friday night football.

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News Notes

Pensions

The 10 retired Cherry Valley police officers drawing service pensions paid $839,740 into their fund and have collected an estimated $4.7 million, about $5.61 per dollar paid in, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the fund's annual statement. The fund is 75.2 percent funded at the state's most recent valuation. Rockford Sun

Cherry Valley's longest-retired officer has collected an estimated $957,987

Source: Rockford Sun

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Wilt$958K
Houde$842.5K
Fiduccia$717K
Neville$485.3K

Fire merger

Boone County voters approved a referendum to dissolve and fold it into North Boone Fire Protection District 3. The merger is expected to raise the tax rate for District 5 property owners, now .089%, compared with .434% in District 3. WIFR

Solar

ECA Power will mark the opening of a 7.4-megawatt community solar project in Cherry Valley with a ribbon-cutting Nov. 5. The project covers about 33.9 acres at South Mulford Road and is expected to power more than 700 homes. Rockford Register Star

Beef-a-Roo

Beef-a-Roo's Roscoe location at 5109 Rock Rose Court held a soft opening Tuesday ahead of its grand opening Friday. General manager Jenny Johnson has been with the company for 41 years. Rock River Current

Football

No. 1-seeded Harlem (10-0) hosts No. 9 Burlington Central (8-3) in a Class 6A second-round game at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6. Harlem beat St. Charles East 21-14 in the first round. The Register Star has game times and places for the other area teams still alive. Rockford SunRockford Register Star

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Around Illinois

Soccer

Crystal Lake South beat Vernon Hills 2-1 Monday to reach the Class 2A state tournament. The Gators (17-5-2) face Washington (22-1-2) at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rockford Guilford. Daily Herald

Washington brings a 22-⁠1-⁠2 record to Friday's game with Crystal Lake South

17Wins22
5Losses1
2Ties2

Source: Daily Herald

Shootout

Lockport beat previously unbeaten Lyons 2-1 on penalty kicks at the Class 3A Lyons Supersectional Monday night. Junior goalkeeper Ben Szudy made 10 saves in regulation and two overtimes, then two more in the shootout. Shaw Local

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Daily Rockfordto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

Wednesday's News Notes, Around Illinois and a weekend poll

Plus, Cherry Valley pension math, a Boone County fire merger and Friday night football.

The TLDR

  1. Cherry Valley police retirees and their pension math
  2. Boone County voters merge two fire districts
  3. Harlem hosts Burlington Central in Class 6A on Friday
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