Four Arrested on Felony Firearms Charges During Freeport Vehicle Stop
Freeport, Illinois — The Freeport Police Department issued a press release this afternoon regarding the arrest of four individuals on felony firearms charges during a Freeport vehicle stop recently....
View ArticleMeier & Co. To Move To New Downtown Freeport Location
Freeport, Illinois — Exciting news for downtown Freeport as an announcement came in this weekend that Meier & Co. is set to move into a new location starting in April of this year. According to...
View ArticlePublic Hearing To Be Held For Proposed Business District Development Plan In...
Freeport, Illinois — The city of Freeport is holding a public hearing to consider a proposed Business District development/redevelopment plan in the area that includes the properties along West Galena...
View ArticleFSD #145 Superintendent Viewpoint – PARCC Assessments
Freeport, Illinois — Spring is in the air and that means students and teachers are preparing for the PARCC exam. This is the third year Illinois has participated in the PARCC assessment. The 2018 exam...
View ArticleFreeport Volunteers and City Leaders Gear Up To Deliver ‘Boxes of Compassion’
Freeport, Illinois — The Salvation Army in Freeport says that now the flood waters are within their banks, residents have been returning back to their homes once again. They have announced that this...
View ArticleFreeport Schools Elementary Chorus Perform at the 16th Annual World Arts...
Freeport, Illinois — The Annual FSD145 World Arts Festival is an event that features over 1000 students, representing almost one-third of the Freeport School District population. From Kindergarten...
View ArticleBus Crashes Carrying Highland College Women’s Basketball Team
Freeport, Illinois — A charter bus carrying our Highland Community College Women’s Basketball team crashed on Saturday night on I-94 in St. Michael, Minnesota. The bus had left North Dakota State...
View ArticlePeaceful Week In Weather – Freeport, Illinois Weekly Weather Outlook
Freeport, Illinois — Today in weather expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 39 degrees. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight expect partly cloudy skies with a low...
View ArticleALDI Expands Delivery Service To Chicagoland and Surrounding Areas
Illinois — Remember back in August of last year when we told you ALDI was expanding to offer delivery service? Well, ALDI today announced expansion of its Instacart online grocery ordering and home...
View ArticleEli’s Story
Freeport, Illinois — This incredible story of heroism and bravery starts out just like any other day to Todd and his wife Josie in their small northern Illinois town of Freeport, Illinois. Todd is...
View ArticleFreeport Swimmer Jada Veer Breaks 1993 FAST Record
Freeport, Illinois — It doesn’t take much more than a glance inside Freeport sports to see no matter which sport our local athletes are involved in, time and time again we see them shine like true...
View ArticleFreeport Library Café Available for New Ownership
Freeport, Illinois — The Freeport Public Library has announced that the Library Board of Directors voted at their March 14th meeting to begin accepting proposals for new ownership of the...
View ArticleDarrel Thompson to be sentenced in May for his role in the shooting death of...
Freeport, Illinois — Darrel Thompson, the 22-year-old Freeport man arrested by the Freeport Police department in January of 2016 in regard to the shooting death of William Hines, has plead guilty to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police Say Attempted Child Abduction In Cedarville Unfounded
UPDATE: March 21, 2018 9:03 a.m.. According to the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office the department has determined that the allegations of an attempted child abduction were determined to be...
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U.S Headline News Updates every 15 minutes. To feature your news, contact us. Reuters NBC News Newman concedes in Democratic Illinois congressional primarySource: ReutersPublished on Wednesday, March...
View ArticleRegional Top Stories
Top Regional Stories Updates every 15 minutes. To feature your news, contact us. WREX Register Star Spring-like warmth, then rain/snow chanceSource: Rockford, Illinois WREXPublished on Wednesday,...
View ArticleToday’s Brief
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View ArticleMan Dies From Being Crushed Between Two Semis At Orchard Hills Landfill
Ogle County, Illinois — A man was found dead this morning after what appears to be an accident involving two semis at Orchard Hills Landfill in Davis Junction. Forty eight-year-old John E. Overstreet...
View ArticleJoin Us For The 2nd Annual Farm-to-Farm 5K/10K Run/Walk
Stephenson County, Illinois — Around 90 people attended the free showing of the highly acclaimed documentary film “Food Evolution” on March 12 at the Lindo Theatre in Freeport, followed by a...
View ArticleAt This Freeport, Illinois Highschool, Everyone Is A King & Queen
Freeport, Illinois — Aquin High School in Freeport, Illinois has a unique tradition that sets them apart from pretty much every other school in the country. A 92 year old tradition of ‘drawing’ for...
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