Freeport News

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The big top tent will raised June 21 when the Carson & Barnes Circus sets up at Gieson Motorsports in Rock Falls.

By this time next month, the old Meriwether`s Restaurant will be no more. City commissioners voted unanimously to tear down the 100 year old building that was heavily damaged in last year`s flood.

A plan to turn US-20 from Freeport to Galena from two to four lanes has been in the works for decades, but at today's Tri-State Alliance summit in Dubuque we learned about a new idea on how to pay for it.

Music lovers fill the benches and lawn at the Grandon Civic Center last June for a summer concert from the Sterling Municipal Band.

Local teachers picket outside Republican State Sen. Tim Bivin's office in Dixon Wednesday afternoon.

I recently arrived at my parents' Spokane home. Before grabbing my suitcase, Mom was already standing on her front porch waving at me.

It happened on Illinois Route 75 approximately a quarter mile east of Goeke Road in Winnebago County around 8:00 this morning.

Back in the late 1960s, the City Council in Freeport, Il. , found itself embroiled in a controversy overA an American flag.

Highland Community College Men's Basketball Head Coach Zac Roman announced his resignation on Wednesday, stating that he would like to pursue other coaching opportunities.

Furst McNess Copany has an immediate opening for an ABAP Developer at its Freeport, Illinois facility.A The primarily responsibility of this position is to participate in the development, maintenance, and enhancement ofA the SAP system and applications.A The ideal candidate will have a minimum of an Associate Degree, but would prefer a Bachelors ... (more)