Belvidere Republican

Poplar Grove discusses dog park, community garden

Poplar Grove discusses dog park, community garden

By Bob Balgemann Reporter This village bills itself as “A Great Place to Call Home.” As such, village officials are trying to make it more than just a town in which people live and pay taxes. The most recent steps in attempts to make it a more diverse place were […]

 
 

Park concert series hosts Trinadora “U.S. Roots” concert

Park concert series hosts Trinadora “U.S. Roots” concert

By Matt Helm Reporter The Boone County Arts Council continued the 2016 Concerts in the Park series at the Baltic Mill Stage with live music from the band Trinadora on Sunday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. “We do a variety of concerts ranging from an all Celtic program to a […]

 
 

Weekend events for Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, June 19

Weekend events for Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, June 19

    Saturday, June 18 Dennis Warner, a Minnesota nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist in the folk and American tradition, will perform at Concerts on the Creek at Spring Creek UCC, located at 4500 Spring Creek Road in Rockford. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.  Doors open at 6 p.m.   […]

 
 

Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans celebrates another milestone

Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans celebrates another milestone

By Kathryn Menue Editor On Friday, June 10, Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans celebrated their second anniversary by giving away their 1,000th lapghan at VFW Post 1461 in Belvidere. Founded on Flag Day, June 14, 2014, Sgt. P’s Lapghans started in honor of President and Founder Charlotte Kennedy’s father, WWII […]

 
 

Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit makes another arrest

Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit makes another arrest

On Wednesday, June 8, a two month multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force resulted in the arrest of a Rockford resident on felony drug charges. Gregory M. Hill, 32 of Rockford, was charged with three counts of […]

 
 

Armed robber sentenced to 21 years in Boone County

Armed robber sentenced to 21 years in Boone County

Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced on Wednesday, June 8 that Candelario Vite Cruz, 24, of Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced to 21 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for one count of Armed Robbery. On Sept. 18, 2015, Vite Cruz entered a business in the 2000 Block of […]

 
 

Belvidere man sentenced on drug charges

Belvidere man sentenced on drug charges

Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced on Friday, June 3 that Burnell Townsel, 42, of Belvidere, was sentenced to serve 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on the charge of Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy. Townsel was convicted […]

 
 

Heritage Days coming back better than ever before

Heritage Days coming back better than ever before

  By Kathryn Menue Editor Heritage Days of Belvidere will return Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26 with more fun and more activities than years past. The fun will kick off Friday, June 24 with events both new and old. Friday Splash Pad Doty Park’s Splash Pad will be […]

 
 

Belvidere has become ‘place to be,’ mayor says

Belvidere has become ‘place to be,’ mayor says

By Bob Balgemann Reporter In the words of Mayor Mike Chamberlain, the city has enjoyed another year of progress, with a responsible and responsive city council setting the course for a successful future. The mayor delivered an upbeat State of the City address during the Monday, June 6 city council […]

 
 

Robbery occurs at Alpine Bank in Belvidere

Robbery occurs at Alpine Bank in Belvidere

On Monday, June 13, at 10:53 a.m., officers of the Belvidere Police Department responded to a bank robbery at the Alpine Bank and trust company located at 600 South State St. in Belvidere. The suspect,  an older looking, white male with a light brownish to strawberry colored beard, between 45 […]

 
 
 
 
 
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