By C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – State’s attorney incumbent Michelle Courier had a clear message for voters on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Belvidere VFW club: don’t fix what isn’t broken. Supporters of Courier packed the hall, with well over 100 community members in attendance, to listen to Courier talk […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – City officials knew the time was coming when they wouldn’t be sharing a planning department with Boone County. The beginning of the end came Feb. 17, when the county board voted 8-4 to give 90 days’ notice that it would be terminating that longstanding, […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On the evening of Monday, Feb. 22, Belvidere North High School staff, students, and athletes gathered in the Forum Room to witness the first athletic student of the 2015-2016 school year commit to a university. Addie Crocker, a senior at Belvidere North High School […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – For the second consecutive year, Belvidere North High School has finished a bowling season with one of the best girls’ teams in the state. The Lady Blue Thunder came home this year with an eighth-place finish, to go with taking seventh during the 2015 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The longstanding question of how best to address parking at the public safety building (PSB) on Main Street will remain unanswered for at least three more weeks. City council aldermen voted 5-4 Feb. 15 to table an ordinance that would eliminate parking on Menomonie […]
BELVIDERE– Belvidere City Mayor Mike Chamberlain and Growth Dimensions Executive Director Jarid F. Funderburg met with Illinois Department of Commerce Director, Jim Schultz, at the IEDA sponsored event to network economic developers with over 20 of the top Illinois’ major trading partners from around the world. “This is a great […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County and the city of Belvidere have operated a joint planning department for 40 years or more. Now, the county wants to look at having its own department and has given the city 90 days’ notice that it intends to terminate the long-standing […]
STATELINE – Career Education Associates of North Central Illinois (CEANCI) is proud to announce the first “Future Top Chef” event, from Feb. 22 through Feb. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at local McDonald’s stores. Through a collaborative effort between CEANCI and the McDonald’s Corporation, students will be provided […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – Hearing loss can be a life altering affliction that is a common occurrence for people worldwide. According to the Center for Hearing and Communication, “48 million Americans have significant hearing loss,” 14 percent of which are in the change of life between 45 […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Boone County District II Firefighters hosted their annual Moonlight Bowling Scholarship Fundraiser at Concordia Lanes on Friday, Feb. 12. “We give scholarships to graduating high school seniors,” Deputy Chief Bob Koehn said. “It’s about having a good time and raising money for kids […]