By Anne Eickstadt Editor Of the seven Granges in Boone County, five of them got together to plan a way to say “Thank you” to first responders – the firefighters and law enforcement officers. They reached out to several local restaurants and purchased gift cards to present to the Belvidere […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter From a couple of sentences to full blown discussion, the coronavirus pandemic that’s menacing the world commanded a big portion of the May 20 Boone County Board meeting. Topics ranged from the wish, and need, for local businesses to reopen as quickly as possible, to the […]
By Mindy Long Local History Librarian Ida Public Library The subject of our Rad Women of Belvidere series this month is the sister of Belvidere’s legendary ghost, Nellie Dunton. Much has been written about Nellie, who drowned in the river behind her home in 1920 and is rumored to haunt […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Budget and Finance Officer Becky Tobin has provided city officials some highlights of the new spending plan, which went into effect May 1, and a heads-up of the sources of revenue she is watching for impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. That monitoring will continue after businesses […]
As part of their COVID-19 relief efforts, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) donated 2,000 surgical facemasks to the City of Belvidere, with an additional 5,000 to the Boone County Health Department (BCHD). FCA, which operates the Belvidere Assembly and Stamping Plants, has long been a partner and philanthropic role model to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor At 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, a mini-parade honoring a long-time employee was held at Jack Wolf Auto Group. Gus Santa Olalla was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. It has spread from his thyroid to his lungs and beyond. Tony McIntire, Operations Manager for 23 […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “Due to the generosity of the community,” said Deputy Chief Matt Wallace, “the Belvidere Police Dept. is able to provide three mobile food pantries this year with enough food for 250 families each time. Our first one is at the B1 church, 1105 7th Ave. on […]
By Mindy Long Local History Librarian, Ida Public Library During the past two years as the local history librarian and the past 40 plus years residing in Belvidere, I have frequently run across strange and unusual events or tidbits which are not well known. Belvidere is a beautiful city to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Belvidere Fire Dept. and Belvidere Police Dept. are normally working, training, and doing their jobs each and every day. Whenever they can, they do something special to encourage the community and make people smile. So far this year, things are a little different with social […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The COVID-19 pandemic has brought lots of changes in the way local government does business. Among them is ensuring that residents have a method of making public comments during municipal and county meetings. That question found its way to the Illinois Public Access Counselor, who is […]