By Bob Balgemann Reporter First of two Parts Village staff has once again put together a balanced budget for a new fiscal year, this one covering the period May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021. Final action on the spending plan will be Monday night. Approval on first reading came […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter It started calmly enough with a handful of officials, scattered by the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, gathered at city hall for the April 6 city council meeting. There was a public hearing on the proposed 2020-21 budget, with provisions made for residents to be heard […]
RFD photo The Journal The Brothers and Sisters of Local 413 want to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Firefighter Mario Araujo. Brother Araujo, an 18 year veteran of the CFD, passed away April 7 from complications of COVID-19. Rest in peace brother and we […]
April 21 marks the anniversary of the Belvidere Tornado in 1967 that touched so many lives then and continues to impact the community even today. The Boone County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is overseen by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, and is directed by EMA Coordinator, Dan Zaccard. It is […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Citizens across the community of Byron have found their regular daily actions impacted as a result of the fear of spread of infection of Covid19. The respiratory assailant has claimed tens of thousands of lives across the globe already and in Ogle County as in counties […]