🌱 What Stellantis’ Jeep Compass shift could mean for Belvidere jobs

Greetings Belvidere! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Stellantis’ Jeep Compass shift could mean for Belvidere jobs
• Belvidere-born Stuart C. Bender remembered by family and friends

Also on today's calendar: BRYNDIS X SIEMPRE & MAS.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stellantis Left This Canadian Plant Sitting Idle — Now Workers Want to Know What Happens Next (theautowire.com) — Belvidere’s idled Stellantis plant is now slated to build the Jeep Compass, a move that shifted the program away from Brampton, Ontario and left Canadian workers in limbo. The story details how Stellantis’ long-term product plans, union negotiations, and electrification strategy are reshaping where future vehicles will be built and which communities, including Belvidere, stand to gain or lose jobs.
   

• Stuart C. Bender (merrillfotonews.com) — Belvidere native Stuart C. Bender, born here in 1958, has passed away at age 67 at his home in Hamburg, with funeral services planned in Wausau on June 8. The obituary reflects on his years as a truck driver, his love of working the land, and the family and friends who survive him.
   

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📸 Around Belvidere

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belvidere

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 8

• Progressive Hand & Foot →
  Senior Connections, 2141 Henry Luckow Ln, Belvidere
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• BRYNDIS X SIEMPRE & MAS →
  Apollo Activity Center, 104 N State St, Belvidere
  8:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Vet’s Pool →
  Senior Connections, 2141 Henry Luckow Ln, Belvidere
  2:30 pm

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📣 Belvidere Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Cricut & Heat Press a Garden Apron
  Cherry Valley Public Library District 755 East State Street, Cherry Valley, IL, 61016, US
  1:00 pm
• Raptors vs St. Croix Academy
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
  5:00 pm
• Raptors Soccer Training
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
  5:00 pm
• RPD Men's 50+ Softball League
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
  6:00 pm
• RPD Women's Soccer League
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
  6:00 pm
• Find Your Farmer →
  Cherry Valley Public Library District, 755 E State St, Cherry Valley
  6:00 pm
• League Joe Slowpitch Draft League
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
  6:00 pm
• Ken-Rock Youth Softball League
  Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Story Sprouts: Garden
  Cherry Valley Public Library District 755 East State Street, Cherry Valley, IL, 61016, US
  9:30 am

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• Mike’s Mowing & More Inc — (815) 721-4464
  Property Maintenance, Tree Removal, & Landscaping

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• House washing.
  Paver cleaning, deck cleaning. Professional pressure washing services. Locally owned and fully insured. 815-670-6731. Illinois Premium Softwash LLC (Nextdoor Farmington Fields)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Belvidere. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Assistant Restaurant Manager in Belvidere. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belvidere here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Loves Park

• Winnebago County coroner releases cause of death for firefighter John Morgan (mystateline.com)
• Here's who's playing Boone County's Concerts in the Park 2026 (rrstar.com)

Rockford

• Rockford green lights 350-unit apartment complex (rrstar.com)
• New townhouses coming to South Alpine Road in Rockford (rrstar.com)
• Are These The Only Places To Find Ice Cream Shots in Rockford? (q985online.com)

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Ok Belvidere! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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