Beloit News
Discover Wisconsin’s La Crosse & Beloit, fall getaways for Chicagoans
Catie Keogh | September 18, 2024 As fall settles into the Midwest, Chicagoans like me begin craving a peaceful escape from the city. Luckily, just a short drive away, La Crosse and Beloit, Wisconsin, offer the perfect mix of natural beauty and small-town charm....
Downtown Beloit Association to present Oktoberfest
Zack Goodrow | September 18, 2024 BELOIT As summer quickly turns to fall, the Downtown Beloit Association is celebrating the seasonal switch and German culture with another Oktoberfest Festival. The Association's second biggest fundraiser of the year is set for...
‘It’s time, Beloit institution Stanton Shoes closes
Alex Gary | September 17, 2024 John and Marianne Stanton stand outside of Stanton Shoes, 311 State St. John, the third-generation owner of the business, has closed it for good and will auction off the inventory through Beloit Auction & Realty later this...
City creating more long-term downtown parking
Alex Gary | September 17, 2024 BELOIT - The Beloit City Council has approved two ordinances to allow for more long-term parking downtown. The parking spaces along a four-block stretch of Broad Street will become unrestricted parking except for spaces in...
Downtown building owner restoring original look
Daily News Staff | September 16, 2024 BELOIT - The owners of Chic & Unique, 318 State St., are restoring the façade of the building to its original brick exterior. In June, Megan Warntjes, co-owner of the women's boutique and luxury goods...
Beloit Bundle Up campaign accepting winter clothing donations
Anthony Ferretti | September 15, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Even though we have warmer temperatures now, Visit Beloit asks you to donate new or gently used winter clothes for its Beloit Bundle Up Campaign. The campaign runs from Sept. 16 through Oct. 21....
Caldwell Group owner didn’t need to be sold on Beloit
Alex Gary | September 12, 2024 South Beloit native Doug Stitt had been looking for an administrative home for his company, the Caldwell Group, for a couple of years. The company, which makes "off-the-hook" lifting equipment has two manufacturing and...
Illinois company plans to move headquarters into old Regal Rexnord building
Alex Gary | September 11, 2024 BELOIT – A Rockford company that makes lifting equipment plans to move its company headquarters to the old Regal Rexnord building at 200 State St., bringing 30 executive and administrative jobs to downtown Beloit. The...
Beloit donation campaign readies residents for winter weather
Lauren Strauss | August 29, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - A Beloit donation campaign hopes to gather coats, snow pants, sweaters and more during the 2024 fall season. For over a decade, Visit Beloit has hosted the Beloit Bundle Up campaign to help regional...
Taco Takedown in Beloit bigger than expected
Alex Gary | Aug. 11, 2024 BELOIT — You can bank on the fact that there will be a Taco Takedown 2 in 2025. But, ripping off the Jaws Roy Scheider line from 1975 (“You’re going to need a bigger boat”), next year’s version is “going to need more food trucks.”...