Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs Minimum Wage Hike Into Law
ILLINOIS — Governor JB Pritzker signed a minimum wage hike into law on Tuesday. The minimum wage would increase gradually every year, until it hits $15-an-hour in 2025. Currently, the state minimum...
View ArticleNews Stories For Thursday February 21, 2019
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View ArticleFreeport School District Superintendent Dr. Mike Schiffman Resigns
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — At its regular meeting on February 19, 2019, the Freeport School District Board of Education approved a letter of resignation from Superintendent Dr. Mike Schiffman, effective June...
View ArticleHighland Seeking Part-Time Instructors At This Local Job Fair
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Do you have a master’s degree, or looking for extra spending money? Highland Community College is hosting a part-time instructor Job Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 4:30 — 6:30 p.m....
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News Stories For Tuesday February 26, 2019
Updated as it happens. Check back often. To advertise in the news here, contact us. Stephenson County Weather Warnings – Full Weather There are no active watches, warnings or advisories Read more...
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Police Say $100 Bill Scammers Now Scammed The Girl Scouts, More Bills In...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Freeport Police say that just yesterday alone the department received eleven of the fake $100 bills that are currently circulating throughout Freeport as part of a recent series of...
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Orangeville Native And 2017 Highland Graduate Sworn In As Police Officer
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Isaac Asche, a native of Orangeville, was sworn in as a police officer with the Beloit Police Department in Beloit, WI. Asche graduated from Highland Community College in May 2017,...
View ArticleFHN Celebrating Doctors Throughout March
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — FHN is proud to celebrate our physicians throughout March, the month of Doctors’ Day. March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, a chance to acknowledge all that physicians do for their...
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This Week Inside Pearl City Schools
PEARL CITY, ILLINOIS — The fifth grade students from Pearl City Elementary School recently worked on a special science project involving world biomes. The students collaborated together to determine...
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News Stories For Wednesday March 6, 2019
Updated throughout the day. Check back often. To advertise in the news here, contact us. Stephenson County Weather Warnings – Full Weather Flood Warning issued March 11 at 9:31AM CDT until further...
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Jansen Heating Air Conditioning & Electric Pay It Forward To Help Local Veteran
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — It’s one of those local stories you just love hearing about involving a few local men and women, a veteran and a local company all paying it forward to help out one of our own. US...
View ArticleGreen County Revokes Bond In Domestic Abuse Case For Accused Murderer Chad...
MONROE, WISCONSIN — The man arrested and charged in Freeport in the February 1st stabbing death of Gabriel Ann Nicole Petsche has had his bond revoked in a prior Green County domestic abuse case. Green...
View ArticleSuspect In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff For Murder of Illinois Deputy
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS — A Springfield man suspected of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy and wounding a woman at the Extended Stay America hotel in Rockford, Illinois was taken into custody Thursday...
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Manhole Repair ‘Traffic Control Notice’ For West Stephenson Street
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The city of Freeport has just announced that it has contracted with RMS Utility Services, Inc. to provide repairs to manhole structures of our sanitary sewer system. The city says...
View ArticleUnveiling of Freeport City Hall Time Capsule At Historical Society Annual...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The public is invited to join friends at the Stephenson County Historical Society for their Annual Dinner and Meeting, Thursday, April 25, 2019, starting with a social hour at 5PM....
View ArticleLena Historical Society To Present “The History of The Stephenson County Fair”
LENA, ILLINOIS — The Lena Historical Society will present a program on “The History of The Stephenson County Fair” on Sunday, March 17 at 2,00 at their museum located at 427 Grove Street. Susie Dvorak,...
View ArticleChesney Moves Legislation To Increase Transparency in Chronic Waste...
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) passed legislation through the Agriculture & Conservation Committee on Tuesday to increase the Illinois Department of...
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Emergency Management Agency Stephenson County Releases Flood Information
STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS — Early this morning, the Pecatonica River at Freeport reached Minor Flood Stage at 13 feet. The National Weather Service is currently predicting the river to crest at 15.8...
View ArticleMore Than 20 Employers In Northern Illinois At Highland Community College Job...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The 2019 Highland Community College Job Fair is 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 28, in the Newell Room, located on the second floor...
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UPDATED: Flooding – Stephenson County Road Closures
STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS — The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office released road closures this morning. The following is a list of closures that have been reported to the Sheriff’s Office. The...
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