Watch Our Freeport High School Junior Choir Perform For Freeport Lions Club
Freeport, Illinois — Since April of 1936 the Freeport Lions Club has been providing community services and assistance to Freeport citizens with vision/hearing problems. This week the Freeport Lions...
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MetLife Auto & Home® Building Celebrates Freeport Grand Re-Opening
Freeport, Illinois — It was May 10th of this current year when Freeport received the great news of MetLife announcing their return to our great city. Today, to celebrate MetLife Auto & Home’s...
View ArticleThe Demolition of Freeport History and Public Use Places – Oakdale Nature...
Freeport, Illinois — A group of local citizens, us included, are concerned about the future of one of Freeport’s most unique and treasured buildings. A building that graces the grounds of Oakdale...
View ArticleStephenson County Car Chase Ends in Jo Daviess County With Arrest
Stephenson County, Illinois — It appears after a chase that ended in Jo Daviess County last night, 41-year-old Marilyn Fair of Rockford is facing a total of seven charges and citations. According to...
View ArticleVFW Seeks Food Vendor To Operate Kitchen Within Restaurant
Freeport, Illinois — The Freeport VFW is a great local place not only for veterans but for great meals as well. Recently the VFW Post 998 announced that it is seeking a qualified food vendor to...
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Another Downtown Freeport Building Gets Turned To Rubble
Freeport, Illinois — If you were heading into downtown Freeport over the past couple days, you may have noticed Galena Avenue from Stephenson Street to Main Street blocked off, as another building in...
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And Here’s What Casey’s New General Store Construction Looks Like Today
Freeport, Illinois — On September 18th of this year, we first broke the story of a new Casey’s General Store being built in Freeport. The new Casey’s is being built on a former Freeport landmark...
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Progress Update on Physicians Immediate Care Coming To Freeport
Freeport, Illinois — This past October FHN announced the formation of a new joint venture between FHN and Physicians Immediate Care to build an urgent care and occupational medicine facility in...
View ArticleRockford Housing CEO Larry Williams To Join the District of Columbia Housing...
Rockford, Illinois — The Rockford Housing Authority Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that CEO Dr. Larry Williams will be leaving the RHA effective December 29th of this year. “We cannot thank...
View ArticleFreeport Residents And The Salvation Army Start $10,000 Matching Challenge
Freeport, Illinois — The fight for good has been inspired by several Freeport residents to help meet the annual Red Kettle Goal this year. The Salvation Army has announced that all donations received...
View ArticleHighland Community College Announces Dean’s List For Fall 2017 Semester
Freeport, Illinois — Highland Community College proudly announces the dean’s list for the Fall 2017 Semester. Students who have completed 12 credit hours or more during the semester and have a minimum...
View ArticleFSD145 Board of Education Adopts 2017 Tax Levy
Freeport, Illinois — On Tuesday, December 19, 2017, the Board of Education of Freeport School District 145 adopted its 2017 tax levy. The total adopted levy of $20,546,450 is based on keeping the tax...
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UPDATE: Arrest Made In Thursday Night Robbery at Mobil Central
UPDATE: December 23, 2017 – 2:01 p.m. Freeport Police have issued a press release stating that an arrest has been made in a robbery that occurred at the Mobil gas station located at 1111 S. West Avenue...
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Family Friendly Christmas Shows You Might Have Watched As A Kid
You can learn a lot from a five year old, especially how to love those old family friendly holiday shows you used to watch when you were a kid. If you’re looking for something new to watch on Christmas...
View ArticleFHN Memorial Hospital Restricting Visitors to Prevent Spread of Flu
FREEPORT, Ill., Dec. 28, 2017 — During this heightened flu season, FHN is implementing the following visitor restrictions from the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) for visitors’ health and safety...
View ArticleHCC Lifelong Learning Courses slated to begin middle January
FREEPORT – Highland Community College Lifelong Learning has courses ready for students in 2018. To register for Lifelong Learning classes, and to see a complete schedule of upcoming classes, visit...
View ArticleUpdate On Friday Early Morning German Valley Fire
German Valley, Illinois – A fire that left one home a total loss broke out in a German Valley on Friday morning this week. According to the German Valley Fire Department, twenty seven apparatus from...
View ArticleBomb Threat Today At Freeport High School
Freeport, Illinois — The Freeport School District announced that it received a bomb threat at Freeport High School today, January 8, 2018. While details of the threat aren’t yet released, the school...
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Random Acts of Kindness In Pearl City Schools
Pearl City, Illinois — Pearl City 3rd Graders took on the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge recently at Pearl City school. Mrs. Brouhard’s 3rd Grade class at Pearl City recently completed their...
View ArticleNatural Disaster Income Tax Credit for 2017 Flood Victims
Stephenson County, Illinois — The Stephenson County Emergency Management Agency is wanting to let those who may have been impacted by the 2017 floods about a tax credit that’s available to individuals...
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