In Belvidere the mayor is the chief executive officer of the city. The role receives a salary and is a full-time position.

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Belvidere North junior swimmer Ben Meyers is always searching for new challenges to try. 'Even if I don't like it, I am glad ...

This marks their first title since 2019, following a dominant stretch with three straight championships from 2017 to 2019.

Belvidere’s Emma Pierson once had a dream of breaking some of the girls’ basketball school records once set by Belvidere ...

As questions loom over larger federal tax breaks for EV purchases, state incentives are taking on new importance.

Make if four state championships now for Belvidere North in competitive cheerleading. The Blue Thunder won again Saturday in ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

The Trump administration, DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over some of its immigration laws. The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with ...