Where And How To Recycle Old Christmas Lights In Rockford
It s a yearly tradition in our house, How do we get rid of the Christmas tree?
Thankfully, there s enough communication these days that make the task of removing your Christmas tree a bit less of a pain.
There is one other thing that I always struggle with when it comes to holiday decorations, What about the old lights?
It seems almost every Christmas there s a bundle of either tree or decorative lights that go bad. The question immediately comes up, Do we just throw them out?
The answer would be No. The lights get tangled in sorting machines causing malfunction and delay. The best thing you can do is recycle the lights.
Mix up the hot cocoa, don't forget the marshmallows, and get everyone in the cruiser for Christmas decoration tour. Next stop, just off Hwy 251 in Machesney.
Check Out This Map For The Best Christmas Lights In Rockford
Christmas is days away and if you re not quite feeling it yet, a tour of some of the best holiday lights the Rockford area has to offer might help.
Statelinekids.com put together a massive list of the cream of the crop when it comes to Christmas lights in the Rockford area.
The list includes commercial and residential stops. Altogether, there are 14 different stops in the Rockford area that feature the best Christmas lights.
The commercial light stops Statelinekids.com recommends are:
Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens
Woodward, Inc.
The best residential lights you need to check out are located in Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, Rockton, Beloit, Janesville, Belvidere, and of course Rockford.
MACHESNEY PARK GiGi S Playhouse Rockford hosted a drive-thru toy giveaway Saturday to spread some Christmas cheer after its annual Holidays and Heroes event was called off as a safety precaution amid the pandemic.
The Playhouse, which serves about 375 individuals with Down syndrome, gave out $100 gift cards to Meijer for 30 families who won a drawing. Rockford police officers were also on hand to distribute treat bags and books donated by local author Steve Cotone.
“We are trying to spread some Christmas cheer to Playhouse families with a little help from our friends at Meijer and the Rockford Police Department,” Playhouse Executive Director Karen Carlson said in a news release. “For the past few years, Meijer has generously contributed thousands of dollars to allow about 30 participants from the Playhouse to shop with a police officer for our ‘Holidays and Heroes’ event.
Discovery recount underway for Illinois 68th District
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ROCKFORD (WREX) Election Day was exactly 6 weeks ago on Tuesday but the election process is still ongoing in one local race.
Rep. John Cabello (R) Machesney Park requested a recount on Dec. 4 and now that discovery recount is underway at the Rockford Board of Elections Office.
Nothing happens in this country until there s an election and it s counted accurately and fairly, City of Rockford Elections Commission Chairman Ryan Brauns said. It s not just a national issue but a local issue too.
Elections officials must recount 10 percent of the ballots in the race that Cabello lost to Democrat Dave Vella. Just 239 votes separated the two in the race, which is in the threshold to request a discovery recount.