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Freeport School District Going Full Remote
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — On October 21, the FSD Board of Education approved to amend the COVID-19 metrics which outlines guidelines on how the FSD#145 district will respond to the spread of the coronavirus...
View ArticleStephenson County Government Modifying Operations In Light Of Concerns...
STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS — Stephenson County Government is modifying operations at the offices located at the Stewart Centre, 50 W. Douglas St., and the offices located in the Stephenson County...
View ArticleSupport Needed For Freeport’s Children’s Museum New Year Grand-Reopening
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The year 2020 began as a year of excitement and anticipated growth for the Children’s Hands on Museum in Freeport, Illinois. In March, they were about to celebrate they 1st year...
View ArticleHighland’s ‘The Prairie Wind’ Is Now Available
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The 2020 issue of the “The Prairie Wind” art and literary magazine is now available at the Highland Community College campus, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The “Prairie...
View ArticlePritzker Asks Illinoisans To Stay Home For Three Weeks Amid COVID-19 Concerns
ILLINOIS — Work from home if possible for the next three weeks, that’s the recommendation from the Pritzker administration. In a Veterans’ Day COVID-19 news release announcing more than 12,000 positive...
View ArticleAccident on RT. 20
Accident at Rt. 20 by the State Station. The driver is ok. Power out in the atea, cars in the area need to turn around.
View ArticleIllinois Removes Thousands Of Available Hospital Beds From State COVID-19...
ILLINOIS — The Illinois Department of Public Health quietly removed thousands of available hospital beds from their data showing how much capacity Illinois’ medical centers have. The number of...
View ArticleFSD 145 To Continue Full Remote Learning For All Students Through Friday,...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect statewide Friday, November 20, in an attempt to slow the spread of the...
View ArticleNew Report Ranks Illinois’ State-Run Roads Among Nation’s Worst
ILLINOIS — A new report puts the cost and condition of Illinois’ state-run roads near the worst in the country. The 25th Annual Highway Report, compiled by The Reason Foundation, looks at state...
View ArticlePritzker Asks For Federal Help For Restaurants, Bars
ILLINOIS — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is reaching out for help for the beleaguered restaurant and bar industry, the same industry facing restrictions from his state-imposed mitigations. “I want to urge the...
View ArticleFreeport School District To Continue Full Remote Learning For All Students...
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — As we continue under the statewide Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations that were announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker and effective statewide Friday, November 20, FSD says they continue...
View ArticleCity of Freeport Announces 2021 Downtown Façade Improvement Program Grant
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The City of Freeport has announced it is accepting 2021 Façade Improvement Program Grant Applications through February 26, 2021. The Façade Improvement Grant Program is designed to...
View ArticleState Officials Detail Illinois’ Vaccine Distribution Plan
ILLINOIS — As the Food and Drug Administration gets ready next week to make a decision on the first COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois officials are mapping out how the distribution will work. The FDA is...
View ArticleMadigan Lays Out His ‘Vision’ For Tax Revenue
ILLINOIS — The first vote next month of the new Illinois House could determine who will be the next Speaker of the House, and in turn, if there is a new push for more tax increases. State Rep. LaShawn...
View ArticleHCC And WIU Enter Agreement To Create Elementary Education Pathway
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Highland Community College Board of Trustees approved the Elementary Education Pathway to support the completion of a Bachelor of Elementary Education with Western Illinois...
View ArticleManufacturers Worry Biden Will Hike Taxes, Weaken Stance On Intellectual...
ILLINOIS — Illinois manufacturers are concerned that presumptive President-elect Joe Biden will not only hike taxes and create more red tape than President Donald Trump but would take a weaker stance...
View ArticleAdd Repayment Demands To Growing Unemployment Issues In Illinois
ILLINOIS — At 105,000 in Illinois last week, the number of new unemployment filings increased, but so do the reports of people being told they have to pay back benefits they’ve received months ago....
View Article18 States Join Texas Lawsuit Challenging Four States’ Election Results
Eighteen states have filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, alleging they...
View Article39 States Take Sides In Texas Supreme Court Case Against Four States’...
After 18 Republican attorneys general filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas’ lawsuit against four states over their election procedures, the District of Columbia filed a brief on...
View ArticleMonday’s Electoral College Vote Could Prove Interesting
The 538 electors within the Electoral College will cast their votes on Monday. This has historically been an uneventful, check-the-box moment in the process of electing a president. But in a year...
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