4 Seasons Bowling Center To Bring Top Bowling Names To Freeport For PBA50 Event
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The PBA Regional Tour provides a means for high caliber bowlers, including PBA stars, to sharpen their skills before competing on the PBA and PBA50 Tours, according to the PBA....
View ArticleLIVE Drone Footage Of The Flooding In Freeport
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — We took a trip today to Freeport’s east side of town with local drone pilot Mike McLain to bring you LIVE coverage of what some of the flood waters look like in Freeport, Illinois...
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More LIVE Drone Coverage of the Flooding In Freeport On This Sunday March 17
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Flood waters have risen nearly two feet since yesterday and residents on the east side of Freeport have been entirely evacuated from their homes. We will be updating this page with...
View ArticleSuicide Blamed In Death At Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS — The Stephenson County Coroner has issued more information on the deceased individual found in Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park. The person discovered has been identified as...
View ArticleJLH Property Management Offering Discounted Rentals And Homes For Flood Victims
STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS — JLH Property Management of Freeport has announced that it is offering assistance to flood victims who have been evacuated or displaced from their homes due to the...
View ArticleStephenson County Health Department Warns Flooding May Pose Problem for Water...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — As floodwaters rise, private wells can become contaminated, especially if they are located in a pit, recessed area or floodway. Surface water may contain a host of soluble or...
View ArticleSt. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl Raises $2,800 For Local Non Profits
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl took place Saturday, March 16, 2019 and this year was the biggest year of the three year event. Participants included 16 Freeport venues and...
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M45 Marketing Services Wins ADDY® Award
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — M45 Marketing Services recently won a bronze ADDY® Award from the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) northern Illinois branch. Julie Beach, Peggy Drane, and Mary Schneider...
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Highland College Forensics Team Place In Top Five At State Tournament
FREEPORT — The Highland Community College Forensics Team placed in the top five, earning a fifth place overall team trophy and five individual awards at the Illinois Intercollegiate Forensics...
View ArticleHCC Adult Education Program Seeks Volunteers
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Highland Community College Adult Education Program is seeking volunteers to tutor adults in Highland’s district. Volunteers tutor math, reading, writing or English as a Second...
View ArticleVeteran-led Team Rubicon Supporting Winter Storm Ulmer Flood Response and...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, is launching an operation to provide flood response and recovery support to Illinois communities located in Winnebago...
View ArticleFHN FastCare to Close
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — With the planned closure of Shopko in Freeport, FHN is announcing that FHN FastCare, located at Shopko, will be closing permanently at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. Until then,...
View ArticleRep. Chesney Pushes Bill to Protect Species and Landowners
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) worked closely with the Illinois Farm Bureau to sponsor legislation that would help protect species so they don’t become...
View ArticleHighland student named Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Michelle Johnson of Stillman Valley, a student at Highland Community College, has been named a 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship....
View ArticleFreeport Community Foundation taking applications for John M. Drogosz Youth...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS – The Freeport Community Foundation (FCF) is taking applications for the John M. Drogosz Youth Substance Abuse Prevention/Treatment Memorial Fund. Online applications must be...
View ArticleHCC’s Forensics team places third in regional competition
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Highland Community College Forensics Speech & Debate Team placed third in the Regional competition from March 23-24 at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Ill. This...
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Pearl City Native Cory Oppold To Appear On Food Network TV Show Chopped
PEARL CITY, ILLINOIS – Pearl City native Cory Oppold is appearing on Food Network’s television show Chopped this coming May 14. The show will air on Food Network at 8pm. The Brew & Chew in Pearl...
View ArticleTRANSPORTATION: Notice of Public Hearing City of Freeport
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS – Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City of Freeport on May 6, 2019 at 4:00pm in the City Hall Chambers located at 314 W. Stephenson Street in...
View ArticleChesney: Public Demanding a Government that Represents their Priorities & Values
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS – On April 16, I held my first “Politics & Pizza” event in Stockton at Main Street Parties & Events. Over 40 citizens attended to hear about what is going on in Springfield...
View ArticleHighland’s ‘The Prairie Wind’ is now available
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The 2019 issue of the “The Prairie Wind” art and literary magazine is now available at the following locations on the Highland Community College campus and in Freeport: • The...
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