By John Jurgens Click here for updates on this story BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced over $1.3 million in grants to school libraries ...

The Boone County Emergency Management Agency says the event will include search dogs, drones, ATVs and ground searchers.

BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a destructive path through the City of Murals.

A 57-year-old Capron man was pronounced dead after colliding with a tree on Russelville Road , and the crash is currently ...

Two of the three F4 twisters hit Chicagoland and the combined death toll was in the dozens. Three inches of snow followed the ...

The Belvidere tornado was not the only storm to cause damage in northern Illinois. An F-4 tornado struck Lake Zurich in Lake County, killing one person and injuring 100. Another significant ...

Participants will learn how to grow a garden, get an introduction to hydroponics — which is growing plants without soil using a nutrient-rich water solution — and try foods made with garden produce.

Donald "Duck" Ray Hawkins, 77, of Belvidere, IL, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2025. Don's visitation will be Tuesday, April 29th between the hours of 11-1pm at Anderson Funeral Home.