By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Belvidere and Belvidere North each will be represented by one bowler Friday and Saturday (Jan. 29 through Jan. 30) at the state tournament in downstate O’Fallon. Belvidere senior Larry Tripamer recorded a six-game 1,374 series, averaging 229 per outing. That put him in […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter SPRINGFIELD- “For democracy to work, citizens need access to the information about what government does,” Mindy Ruckman, of Illinois Policy Institute wrote in an article entitled: “Local Transparency Project.” “Proactive transparency is the best way to educate society about the actions of government.” “Proactive government transparency […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter ILLINOIS- “…to ensure that the actions of public bodies are taken openly and that their deliberations are conducted openly,” page one of the 2016 OMA training. (5 ILCS 120/) Open Meetings Act is also referred to as OMA. The following contains only a portion of the […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter SPRINGFIELD – “Open and honest government is the cornerstone of American democracy. FOIA is intended to ensure that members of the public have access to information about their government and its decision-making process. As a public official and a FOIA Officer, you have a duty to […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY –Transparency is the state of being open and candid. The Illinois Policy Institute conducted an audit in 2012 to see which counties in Illinois were actually fully transparent with the residents of their county. The audit information can be found online at: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/kane-county-earns-100-in-government-transparency-audit/. The […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Thursday, Jan. 21 at approximately 7:10 p.m., the Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle accident on Shaw Road just south of Regina Lane. Preliminary investigation shows that a Ford Fusion was traveling North on Shaw Road when it appeared to lose control and […]
By C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – The ladies and gentlemen of the NIC-10 dance squads squared off at Belvidere High School on Thursday, Jan. 15, to lay claim to the division title. Boylan rose to the occasion and took first place by edging out two year reigning champs, Harlem. This […]
BELVIDERE – Uncork your creativity while sipping and painting. The Belvidere Park District is hosting a painting class and wine tasting on Thursday, Feb. 18. The class will take place from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Whether you have just dabbled with paints or you consider yourself to be an […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Saturday, Jan. 16 the youth bowlers met again to find out who could be the top bowler in each category in the Junior Bowling League. The Junior Bowling League has four different categories for four different age groups of bowlers. The first Junior […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter BOONE COUNTY- “Sister Cities International was created in 1956 by President Eisenhower at his White conference on citizen diplomacy. President Eisenhower envisioned an organization that would be the focus of peace and prosperity. He conceptualized that Sister Cities would create bonds between people from different ethnic […]