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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 […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent Standing at 9-11 with conference play resuming on March 1, the 2015-2016 edition of Belvidere basketball can be summed up succinctly: “The Bucs can almost beat anybody and definitely lose to anybody.” Knowing no one will out-coach, out-hustle, or out-tough the Bucs under the […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ Lucky Poker donated a check of $1,000 to the Belvidere Park District Northlands Association for Special Recreation (NASR) on Tuesday, Jan. 19. “When we opened up about a year ago last November we put up a donation jar,” Lucky Poker owner Kevin Olson said. […]
