The structure featured in October of the 2026 Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass Calendar is the current home of Renner Funeral Home on North Illinois Street. After Adam Gintz retired as president of Western Brewery (later the brewer of Stag Beer), he, Rosa Gintz, and their children moved from the brewery complex to their new…

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The building featured in September of the Belleville Historical Society’s 2026 Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass Calendar was a home on East Washington Street that was originally owned by Fred and Louise Engelke. When Engelke obtained a building permit for the Queen-Anne style residence in 1901, the Belleville News-Democrat characterized the dwelling as a “costly…

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