Belvidere News

A poster containing a photograph of Mike Tecza and messages from him stood near the check-in table at the spaghetti dinner fundraiser for him Saturday at the Moose Family Center in St.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department and city police departments.

Medical services across the Stateline could suffer if Illinois cuts too deep into its educational funding.

The "Potato Drop" will take place at Belvidere United Methodist Church. Those who need help can drive through, and a 10 pound bag of potatoes will be given to them at no cost! The potatoes were donated by a Wisconsin potato grower, and will also be distributed to area food banks, soup kitchens, shelters, church food pantries, and other agencies ...

It's a bit startling to some school districts already handling bare budgets. This amount means they will get 450 dollars less per student.

The Mona Lisa is just a woman grinning, right? And Andy Warhol merely painted pictures of soup cans.

Illinois is one of 16 finalists in the U.S. Department of Education's 'Race to the Top'. Under the $4.35 billion federal grant program, the state is asking for $510 million.

A freight train passes through Genoa on Thursday. GENOA – Genoa-area officials again are appealing to residents to convince the state to choose a route through Genoa for an anticipated passenger rail line.

Genoa and Belvidere are both competing for an Amtrak stop on the Chicago to Rockford route.

SYCAMORE – A Belvidere man pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of predatory criminal sexual abuse of a child for crimes committed in 2002.

On Wednesday, police executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of 6th St. in Belvidere.

A former northern Illinois mayor has been found not-guilty of stealing a political yard sign.

The robber is described as a white male, about 6-feet tall, 200 pounds and was wearing a blue coat, blue jeans, white gloves and a bandana covering his face.

The Belvidere school district is faced with a 4.1 million dollar deficit, and that figure is expected to grow to 5.3 million next year.

Local Johnson Control employees picket Sunday afternoon in Sycamore. SYCAMORE – About a dozen union workers picketed at the entrances to Johnson Controls in Sycamore on Sunday afternoon.

Union members who work at Johnson Controls in Sycamore are on strike. Members of the Belvidere-based United Auto Workers Local 1286, Unit 2, are on strike, according to the union's Web site.

A former Elgin Mental Health Center aide fired - and briefly charged criminally - after a patient in her care died from a food allergy is suing the facility, saying she was made a scapegoat because she is black.

Share + Feb 18, 2010 8:56 am US/Central BELVIDERE, Ill. Chrysler says it will reopen its plant in Belvidere, Ill., on Friday after a parts shortage shut it down for three days.

Chrysler Group LLC temporarily closed a plant this week due to a parts shortage, but avoiding this kind of supply issue is a priority and the automaker says it is making progress.

Fortunately for Knights wrestling, offseason plans aren't starting just yet. Thanks to a fourth-place finish at Saturday's regional at Belvidere High School, five Knight grapplers are scheduled to compete at this weekend's sectional out at the home of the Sterling Golden Warriors.