By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – In honor of October being breast cancer awareness month, people should know the signs for breast cancer to help spread awareness about the disease and what measures people can take to monitor their bodies for signs of breast cancer. People have heard the […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter BOONE COUNTY-The Belvidere Daily Republican (BDR) has sought clarification of public statements by the Boone County Health Department (BCHD) on rhubarb. The BDR has reached out to State Representative Joe Sosnowski for assistance in contacting the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for answers. The BDR […]
Friday, Oct. 23 The Tebala Shrine Haunted House will be open in the Livestock Show Arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds. For more information please contact Mark Torrance at (815) 871-6226. Throw on your costume, put in your fangs, and enjoy a wonderful evening at the Y’s annual Halloween Carnival. […]
The McHenry County and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office are investigating two recent “gypsy” scams both targeting elderly victims in rural areas. The incidents occurred Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in unincorporated McHenry County and Boone County. One such scam occurred at about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in unincorporated Woodstock, IL. […]
Thursday, October 29 Gypsy will be now through November 1 at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams Street, Crystal Lake. Mama Rose, the quintessential stage mother, is determined that her younger daughter June will […]
LOVES PARK – ComEd electrical supply rates have fallen over the last several months and it is expected that they will remain below the negotiated electrical aggregation contract rate for the foreseeable future. City staff urges residents to review current ComEd pricing, other market pricing, and the terms of the […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Oct. 12 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved a resolution authorizing the appointment of Attorney Gino Galluzzo of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP to the position of Loves Park City Attorney. Galluzzo has been filling that position for some time but […]
This Halloween season family fun options are plentiful and full of pure, spooky fun! On Sunday Oct. 25 Halloween kicks off in style as business owners present the first ever Main Street Trick or Treat. Nearly 30 Rockton businesses will be greeting young and young at heart from 1 to […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROSCOE – Shirley Hood, formerly of Machesney Park was a wife, mother of six, and a grandmother. Hood lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 57. In loving memory and in her honor her family decided to give back to others who receive […]
LOVES PARK – Alice J. Johnson, 85, of Loves Park, formerly of Belvidere, passed away Monday evening, Oct. 19 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Alice was born Aug. 13, 1930 in Peoria, Ill., daughter of Jack and Catherine (Brennan) Henninger. She married Henry J. Johnson, Jr., on Sept. 8, […]