Belvidere Daily Republican is a daily newspaper published in Belvidere, Illinois.
It is the main newspaper for Boone County, Illinois.
[1] The newspaper was founded in 1894 by Frank T. Moran, and the paper's headquarters were originally located at 112 West Pleasant St.[1] Moran served as the paper's managing editor and publisher until his death in 1949.
[2] Like many community newspapers of the 19th century, it was originally founded as a means of promoting the Republican Party from which the paper derives its name.
[3] This article about an Illinois newspaper is a stub.