Freeport, IL News

• Freeport, IL News
• Week in review: Meet the balancing dog
• Freeport couple take Honor Flight
• Immanuel Lutheran Church honors fallen
• HCC math teacher closes office door for last time
• Dist. 145 concerned about budget cuts
• Apple River celebrates Memorial Day
• Today in the news: Escaped penguin captured
• Morning Jolt: Dog refuses to leave dead partner
• Local teen sentenced in YMCA fight case
• Police to crack down on traffic violations this weekend
• What to do on Memorial Day weekend
• ‘It’s Only Natural’ exhibit opens at Freeport Art Museum
• Today in the news: Americans don’t use their full vacation time
• Applications for Zweifel Trust educational grants available
• Morning Jolt: Do you have any Bigfoot hair?
• CONTACT seeks volunteers
• Testimony heard in liquor license case
• Joesten hired as CFO of Malcolm Eaton
• Freeport Excel/Lifeskills students get diplomas
• Today in the news: DC Comics superhero to come out of closet
• Immanuel Lutheran to offer sports physicals June 5
• Eighth-grade promotion ceremony scheduled for Carl Sandburg and Freeport Middle School students
• HCC Leadership Institute celebrates 20 years
• FHN to donate sports physicals proceeds to local schools
• Morning Jolt: Stolen pig statue back home
• Authorities investigate Freeport house fire
• Freeport man is shot and wounded
• Bringing young and old together
• Today in the news: Pastor under fire for comments on gays
• HCC Business Institute and Freeport Chamber of Commerce to host OSHA update seminar
• Highland graduates from Lena announced for fall 2011, spring 2012 and summer 2012
• Highland graduates from Freeport announced for fall 2011, spring 2012 and summer 2012
• Highland graduates from Orangeville announced for fall 2011, spring 2012 and summer 2012
• Sarah Julius, of Cedarville, graduates from Highland Community College
• Morning Jolt: $1M for parking spot
• Council votes down vacancy ordinance
• Today in the news: Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days for webcam incident
• Lawn makeover brings family to tears
• Police Beat: Driver injured avoiding dog
• Police Beat: Float and South accident results in injury
• Police Beat: Felony arrest made after Goodwill theft
• Police Beat: Drug arrest made in JD county
• Police Beat: Saw, gas stolen from car
• Police Beat: TVs taken from Walnut Ave.
• Morning Jolt: ‘Pet tax’ quickly nixed
• This week: Geek Pride Day is Friday
• Highland's 20th anniversary issue of The Prairie Wind available
• Freeport students named to Southeast Missouri State University spring 2012 dean's list
• Week in review: What really happened in Trayvon Martin death?
• Dangerous intersection?
• HCC honors graduates at 49th commencement
• New disabled parking law moves forward
• Fire damages home in Winslow
• Five things to know about Monday's City Council meeting
• Today in the news: Facebook makes its stock market debut
• Morning Jolt: Escaped penguin enjoying life
• May 25: Benefit dance will help veterans
• Hot topics, cold turnout at town hall meeting
• Today in the news: White babies no longer the majority
• ‘A place to encourage, empower and educate’
• Police Beat: Man arrested for 'unlawful restraint'
• Police Beat: Man dead from gunshot
• Police Beat:Burglary on Avon Street
• HCC to recognize honors graduates at convocation ceremony
• Video report: Donna Summer dies at 63
• Highland Community College to recognize Lena honors graduates
• Highland Community College to recognize Orangeville honors graduates
• Morning Jolt: Haunted home for seniors?
• Highland trustees approve the addition of bowling to athletic offerings
• Le-Win School District starts foundation
• FHS preps for new dress code this fall
• Today in the news: Fake cop killing Miss. drivers?
• Progress continues on boat launch
• Police Beat: Felony cocaine arrest made
• Police Beat: Logan's Bar & Grill burglarized
• Morning Jolt: Family saves kitten tossed out of car
• Lena-Winslow High School commencement set for May 20
• Thefts occur at Galena car dealership
• Suspension could delay highway projects
• Vacant buildings not going anywhere
• Today in the news: JPMorgan CEO gets $23 million
• Freeport resident makes IWU spring 2012 dean's list
• Wednesday: City seeks public comment on rec path
• Police Beat: Copper piping stolen from S. Chicago Ave.
• Freeport Schools selected for Race to the Top competition
• Morning Jolt: Bit by snake at Wal-Mart?
• Highland Community College to hold summer campus hours
• Apple River teen dies in crash
• Local man caught day after high speed chase
• Local teacher gets ready for Kenya
• Highland to hold 49th commencement
• Today in the news: Woman with flesh-eating bacteria doing well
• Morning Jolt: Man wins Powerball 6 times
• This week: ‘Battleship’ takes off
• Week in review: Gay rights top the news
• Monday: Vacant buildings ordinance back on table
• YMCA fight case moves forward
• Flooded DeSoto House Hotel renovation nears conclusion
• HCC recognizes students in honors program
• Freeport to receive bids for aggregation
• Today in the news: FBI: Girls saw kidnapper kill himself
• Morning Jolt: Giant pasta box on sale
• City Council continues talks over cemetery maintenance
• Stephenson County opts not to raise per diems
• Postal carriers ready to fight hunger
• Stephenson County gets a Humvee for emergencies
• Today in the news: Flesh-eating virus claims woman’s leg
• Wishful Acres farm store to open May 12
• Morning Jolt: Angry dentist story a hoax
• Freeport teen named Dell scholar
• Lena students honored for leadership
• Medication collection set for June 9
• Nursing home project sparks debate
• Savanna house fire causes woman’s death
• Galena foundry badly damaged in fire
• Lena native returns home to be a chef
• Chain Link Cyclists get Freeport moving
• Today in the news: President Obama says he supports gay marriage
• Morning Jolt: Meet Mr. T-Rex
• Fischer earns coaching honor for Special Olympics
• District 145 grading system to change
• Durand resident dies in car crash
• Man kills self at Lions Park in Shannon
• River Ridge hosts Ho-Chunk speaker
• Today in the news: Nevada OKs Google’s autonomous car
• Empowerment Center grand opening to be held May 16
• Durand man killed in crash
• City Council approves amusement ordinance
• Jane Addams business group to meet May 10
• Morning Jolt: Maurice Sendak remembered
• Transit system on schedule
• RN is right where she wants to be
• No charges expected in hazing incident
• The world of the psychic child
• Today in the news: Skype death not murder, Army says
• Winslow tractor accident has girl in critical condition
• Freeport school board to hold meeting at middle school May 16
• Morning Jolt: Loch Ness Monster must leave river
• This week: Don’t forget Mother’s Day
• Week in review: Junior Seau’s brain to be studied
• Kids Art Day held at The Blue Orchid
• Vacant building falls in Carroll County
• County tax bills went out Friday
• Lena couple helps school bridge tech gap
• Freeport school board releases May 2 meeting minutes
• Immanuel Lutheran students get Afghan gift
• City Council to hold public hearing
• Day Trip: Casper Bluff a ‘sacred place’
• Eastland holds Iditarod race
• Public input sought on Galena referendum
• Today in the news: ‘Super moon’ to shine Saturday
• Morning Jolt: Mensa admits 2-year-old
• FHN providers offer expanded hours
• No charges expected in local shooting
• Orangeville hires new superintendent
• ‘God’s Favorite’ to be performed at FHS
• Today in the news: Kentucky Derby could see first white horse winner
• Mother's Day and Spring Celebration Expo to be held at Eliert's on May 5
• Morning Jolt: What’s Seinfeld’s secret project?
• Congressman comes to Freeport to discuss flooding
• YMCA Healthy Kids Day takes place Saturday
• Town hall meeting set for May 16
• County may sponsor fundraiser for Civil War Monument
• Today in the news: Junior Seau dead of self-inflicted gunshot to chest
• Aquin Schools plan annual fundraiser
• Freeport High School College and Career Center to host a HBCU information session May 4
• Stephenson County 4-H Foundation to award $500 scholarship
• Morning Jolt: Bin Laden killed 1 year ago
• Stephenson County takes part in new study
• Area land is protected with easement
• Film festival at Lindo honors Spencer Tracy
• Freeport looks for alternatives
• Today in the news: Bin Laden wanted Obama assassinated
• Morning Jolt: Occupy protests today
• Galena beer tour to benefit shelter
• IDOT unveils big highway project
• City gets new shopping, food choices
• Lt. Governor Simon visits Freeport
• Today in the news: Barnes & Noble Nook gets boost from Microsoft
• Morning Jolt: Ground zero tower is tallest in NY
• Reader Callout: Assignment 27 - 'History' due May 18
• This week: ‘The Avengers’ in theaters
• Bar hearing may be postponed Monday
• Week in review: George Zimmerman still free – for now, at least
• Couple donates surplus veggies to pantry
• Lieutenant Governor to speak in Freeport
• It’s all about the dinosaurs
• Anti-Bullying Committee receives grant
• Today in the news: Michael Jordan’s team is worst ever
• Morning Jolt: Relax like this frog
• NHS and FACC partner on new program
• Local author releases book on bullying
• Self defense training to be held to teach safety techniques
• Shooting victim’s name is released
• Vandalia Statehouse: ‘where it all started’
• Today in the news: More Secret Service misconduct
• Morning Jolt: 'Royals book guy' goes viral
• Lena-Winslow Elementary students to participate in TECH 2012
• Permit allows gun owners to carry in 31 states
• Amendment proposed to housing code
• Sauer-Danfoss donates $50K to HCC Foundation
• Police say Freeport shooting details ‘sketchy’
• Local gallery holds totem pole contest
• Today in the news: Teens getting drunk on hand sanitizer
• Morning Jolt: $5k wedding for dogs
• Road work projects on U.S. 20 set to begin
• Freeport City Hall on endangered places list
• Freeport gets rehab grants
• New health program encourages fitness
• Traveling medicine emporium comes to town
• Sauer-Danfoss makes donation to Highland Community College
• Freeport native inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa honor society
• Today in the news: Deion Sanders has wife arrested for assault
• Morning Jolt: Best doughnuts in the U.S.
• ‘Hands Around the Courthouse’ to honor local crime victims
• Eastland will lease buses
• Committees seek funds to update Shannon park
• Famous Fossil Vineyard wins competition
• Spa day held at Lena Living Center
• Today in the news: Metta World Peace may face suspension
• Morning Jolt: John Edwards, Jennifer Hudson in court
• This week: Anniversary of Chernobyl
• Week in Review: Quinn called it an 'epic week' in state
• Nursing home inspection sparks debate
• Week in review: Woman died of too much Coke?
• Divorcing to survive: Couple struggles in tough economy
• Woman pleads to health care fraud
• Local police nab murder suspect
• Orangeville installs high efficiency lights
• Lena woman’s ‘secret to life’ is her sheep
• Hiawatha Passenger Car 541 on permanent display in Savanna
• Today in the news: George Zimmerman gets $150K bond
• Morning Jolt: Starbucks getting rid of bug extract
• Orangeville shooting lawsuit moves forward
• Le-Win teacher raises money for computer games
• Speaker delves into old fashioned remedies
• Galena celebrates Grant’s 190th birthday
• Lena hosts Garden Expo on Saturday
• Local alderman Crutchfield to hold Town Hall meeting
• Today in the news: Ted Nugent questioned by Secret Service
• HCC signs transfer agreement with University of Illinois
• Morning Jolt: Most Influential People in the World
• STD rates up in county and state
• Furst-McNess project moves forward
• 'Annie Get Your Gun' opens today at Dakota HS
• Becker named ‘Girl in Green Dress’
• Today in the news: Mom killed while trying to save kidnapped baby
• Freeport native wins Texas Teacher of the Year Award
• Morning Jolt: Frozen cows found in cabin
• Picnic event to be held at Kent Monument
• JD County sheriff seeks applications
• Eversoll makes prize-winning musky lure
• State Bank Foundation ready to help out
• Portion of Kent Road to be closed
• Today in the news: The end of Twinkies?
• Morning Jolt: Mega Millions winner to come forward
• Freeport City Council debates budget
• YMCA Camp Discovery gets ready for new season
• Storm brings heavy rain, wind to area
• Today in the news: Wesley Korir wins the Boston Marathon
• Freeport native to retire after 10 years at Precision Drive and Control
• Aquin Catholic Junior-Senior High School announces third-quarter honor roll
• Kayla Michelle Graybill, of Freeport, to receive degree at Goshen College
• Kent Bank in Freeport names Jamie Pizzolato operations officer
• Scales Mound holds mock accident
• Project Sticker Shock hits Freeport, reminds adults not to buy alcohol for minors
• Boyer Colloquium to feature award-winning author, environmental activist April 19
• Samuel Mercier, of Freeport, presents research project at Lake Forest College Symposium
• Lena teacher Joanne Gallagher uses computer games to improve student reading skills
• Highland to host greenhouse ribbon-cutting, open house ceremony April 17
• Highland Community College opening fall registration April 16
• Visitors bureau unveils advertising campaign to promote Freeport area
• This week: Brad and Angelina's engagement
• Highland to host greenhouse ceremony
• Time frame set for county transit project
• Week in Review: North Korea fails rocket launch
• Fiber Art Fair brings wool enthusiasts to Cedarville
• Lenoir broke Freeport barrier
• Stephenson County ranks high in new health report
• Center provides sexual assault awareness
• Freeport City Council meeting set for Monday
• Teen drinking survey results to be presented
• Today in the news: North Korea fails rocket launch
• Illinois Liquor Control Commission reports Freeport business sold to minor in compliance check
• FHN to host class for sellers of alcohol April 16
• Liquor commission cites Orangeville business during compliance check
• Morning Jolt: What's that structure on Mars?
• Cause of death announced in drinking case
• Housing Authority looks at mission for 2012
• HCC presents special Beethoven performance
• Stockton museum to host Gacy program
• MAG exhibit opens today at Visitors Center
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling announces details about new book
• HCC Early Childhood Education to offer professional training sessions April 14 and April 25
• Morning Jolt: Ohio man arrested for putting puppies in suitcase
• County Board debates salaries
• Cuts planned for Savanna Fire Dept.
• Comcast Cares Day set for April 16
• A random act of kindness
• Today in the news: Apple sued over e-book pricing
• Freeport School District kindergarten registration begins April 12
• Morning Jolt: Pizza with a hot dog crust
• Keeping the city budget on track
• Dist. 145 gets library grant
• Autopsy results in jail death are inconclusive
• Kindergarten registration dates set for April 12 and 17
• Today in the news: Real Maryland Mega Millions winners claim prize
• Serendipity Candy going strong after 15 years
• Aquin Servant Leaders accepting donations for Hearts and Hands for Hunger in Haiti
• Town meeting to reveal results of parent survey on underage alcohol use
• Morning Jolt: UFO in South Korea
• Re-apply for your passport online
• Freeport actor in pursuit of a dream
• Highland Community College to host job fair
• Winslow Easter event ‘blessed’ by good weather
• Today in the news: Facebook buys Instagram
• Registration open for Master Naturalist program
• BREAKING: Inmate dies at Stephenson County Jail
• Morning Jolt: Tiny town of Buford sold for $900K
• This week: 100th anniversary of Titanic sinking
• Week in review: Generous firefighters top the news
• Mayor to hold Town Hall meetings
• Police warn of new credit card fraud
• Daniel Dick of Lena named to Carthage College fall dean's list
• Provena St. Joseph Center begins work on addition
• Health officials warn of rabies danger
• Sentencing delayed in YMCA fight case
• Manny’s rises from the ashes
• Le-Win students can hit the ice next year
• Today in the news: Navy jet crashes into apartment
• Applications now available for 2012-13 RC Miller Agricultural Scholarships
• DHS participating in job fair for people with disabilities
• Morning Jolt: Dog eats owner's Masters tickets
• Teacher pensions spark debate
• Township, VAC relocate to courthouse
• Sacia speaks to Highland students
• Immanuel Lutheran presents Easter drama
• Today in the news: Ghost ship sunk by Coast Guard
• Market training offered at Highland for small farmers
• Freeport residents named to fall dean's list at Carthage College
• Morning Jolt: YouTube to start offering Paramount movies
• Detente wants to pay back sheriff’s office
• Polo wins ‘America’s Most Interesting Town’
• Today in the news: Puppies rescued by firefighters
• Route 20 Bar may face penalties
• Gemorifics expands to a larger location
• Tanya Guntly joins Orangeville FHN Family Healthcare Center in Orangeville
• Highland Community College to host third annual Stars of Tomorrow competition
• Two Orangeville residents named to Augustana College dean's list
• Highland Community College hosting annual job fair
• Morning Jolt: Flying cars coming soon?
• Jo Daviess food co-op progressing
• Land donated to Stephenson County for boat launch
• History on the move
• Blackhawk Hills names new assistant coordinator
• Today in the news: Firefighters donate Mega Millions winnings
• Freeport Community Foundation presents spring 2012 grants to nonprofit organizations
• Rastrelli Quartet makes a stop in Freeport
• Jamie Burchell joins Freeport Lanes as corporate brand manager
• Local businesses support Youth Becoming Leaders collection drive
• University of St. Francis students taking mission trip to Bolivia
• Highland Adult Education offering free TABE testing sessions in April
• Morning Jolt: Want to be buried in a bacon coffin?
• Local man’s business venture beats the odds
• Robotics program teaches students life skills
• City pushes building ordinance to May
• Vehicle accident outside Cedarville injures 3 people
• Work begins on U.S. 20 bridge in Galena
• Today in the news: 7 dead in shooting at university in California
• Goodwill donation drive under way for Freeport Area Church Cooperative
• Alissa Giedd of Cedarville named to Augustana College winter term dean's list
• Freeport residents named to Augustana College dean's list
• Freeport residents earn North Central College dean's list honors for winter term
• Two students from Freeport named to leadership positions at Illinois College
• Morning Jolt: Who won Mega Millions?
• This week: NCAA championship is Monday
• Arrest prompts brutality accusation
• Accident reconstructionist hired for reckless homicide case
• Week in review: George Zimmerman, Mega Millions the talk of the week
• Eastland schools will consolidate
• Cameras to be allowed in local courtrooms
• Foundation to recognize grant winners
• O'Maddy's Grill closes doors
• Lincoln-Douglas principal gets dye job as part of fundraiser
• Today in the news: George Zimmerman’s brother speaks out
• Morning Jolt: Man saved from cougar attack by bear
• Yellow Creek Watershed Partnership to meet April 11
• Forreston High School premieres ‘Peter Pan’
• Aquin Prom Draw steeped in tradition
• Two injured in rollover accident southeast of Shannon
• Today in the news: Mega Millions jackpot a new world record
• Morning Jolt: Vermont residents aim for cowbell record
• State considers crackdown on disability fraud
• Museum marks Civil War anniversary
• New watercolor exhibit to open at Freeport Art Museum
• Fundraiser to help Civil War Monument
• Today in the news: Mega Millions jackpot reaches new record
• Mary Boyer of Freeport named director of marketing and sales at Hampton Inn
• Freeport High to present 'Showtime 32' April 11
• Morning Jolt: 'Harry Potter' now in e-book format
• Stockton officials concerned over lower property assessments
• FHS senior spearheads walk-a-thon
• Jo Daviess County to create hazard plan
• Gamma test finds water to be safe
• Goodwill hosts food drive for FACC
• Today in the news: Dog found in trash gets sight back
• Morning Jolt: Highest gas prices are in Chicago
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education releases March meeting minutes
• Elizabeth grocery store offers ‘basic staples’
• Area police respond to serious crash
• Red Cross to offer disaster services training
• ‘Dearly Departed’ hits the Pearl City stage
• Today in the news: CNN poll finds 73 percent want George Zimmerman arrested
• Morning Jolt: March 26
• This week: Earth Hour takes place Saturday
• JD County planning ‘Take Back the Night’
• Orangeville school board to hold meeting March 27
• Renovation revitalizes old Freeport hospital
• Two injured in Friday morning crash
• Four area bars cited in sting
• Chamber of Commerce dinner sells out again
• Leasing a better future
• Keeping ‘tabs’ on the community
• Residents attend rally for religious freedom
• Week in review: Whitney Houston's cause of death revealed
• Today in the news: Geraldo Rivera blames Trayvon Martin's death on hoodies
• Freeport student named to Columbia College dean's list
• Lena student ranks in top two percent in human sciences at Iowa State University
• FHN, high school offer cardiac screenings
• Freeport School Board considers changes to dress policy
• Housing grant aimed at energy efficiency
• Correctional officers needed at Stephenson County Jail
• ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ comes to Aquin HS stage
• Today in the news: Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning, coroner says
• Highland Community College student earns Coca-Cola scholars award
• Freeport School District releases Feb. 14 meeting minutes
• Freeport High School to host donkey basketball game March 28
• Highland Community College to host annual job fair
• Orangeville student named to dean's list at Columbia College
• Lena student named to dean's list at Columbia College
• 'Religious freedom' rally to be held March 23
• Lincoln life mask given to community
• Local voter turnout was around 20%
• Trial concludes in YMCA fight case
• City to buy new fire truck
• Smithsonian traveling exhibit arrives in Savanna
• Today in the news: Tim Tebow traded, Sean Payton suspended
• Aquin schools collecting birthing items for Haiti
• Photo copyright suit reaches settlement
• Freeport Chamber of Commerce to hold Business After Hours at Parkview
• Charity breakfast to precede Aquin High's musical on March 25
• Bustos tops Gaulrapp in 17th District
• Today in the news: New witness in Trayvon Martin case
• Preparing for the primary
• Residential fire reported in Freeport
• Byron facility completes equipment upgrades
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to hold regular meeting March 21
• Hundreds gather for Galena St. Patrick's Day parade
• Today in the news: Peyton Manning in, Tim Tebow out in Denver
• 'Annie Get Your Gun' set for Aquin High stage
• This week: ‘Hunger Games’ opens Friday
• Week in review: Baby koalas get an exam
• Vets Council announces Memorial Day Parade plans
• Darnell Fortney named to dean's list at Benedictine University
• Sensata employees to take part in Work Keys
• Transplant gives man new start
• Usual Suspects to help Cannova’s
• New superintendent Selleck meets the community
• Today in the news: New iPad a big hit on first day
• Aquin-St. Joseph to hold open house March 22
• Highland Community College hosting Northwest Illinois Teen Conference March 20
• Foundation awards funding to Dist. 145
• Precinct changes cause concern
• Le-Win students reach for new heights with climbing wall
• Transit program sparks controversy
• Aquin schools bring computer tablets to classroom
• Today in the news: Blagojevich enters prison
• Humane Society looks to raise $55K
• Township may get courthouse space
• NIDA debate rages on
• Today in the news: Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop print editions
• Freeport Community Public School Fund announces 2012 funding allocations
• Church collapses on Sherman in Freeport
• Staub leads Milwaukee School of Engineering to mechanical contracting finals
• Committee of the Whole returns
• County Board members want answers on NIDA
• Police target drinking and driving on St. Patrick's Day
• Visitors Center offers new exhibit
• Board of Review denies Eastland tax protest
• Today in the news: Why are people stealing Tide?
• Five candidates face off in District J
• 9 East Coffee celebrates seven years with comments
• Settlement reached in city/Comcast case
• World Arts Festival takes place Wednesday
• Today in the news: Crystal Cathedral undergoing big changes
• This week: March Madness begins Tuesday
• Three Freeport students named to dean's list at Aurora University
• Week in review: New iPad tops the news
• Work begins to stabilize City Hall
• Lena effort could lower electric rates
• HCC Forensics Team members collect for tornado victims
• Students experience ‘Poetry Out Loud’
• Fire at Cannova's
• Today in the news: Another ‘Phoenix lights’ mystery
• Cedarville releases list of business issued licenses in 2011
• New scholarship offered at Dist. 145
• Taggert account finally closed through Eagles Club
• Yak-Zies opens today in Freeport
• Committee of the Whole will begin meeting
• Today in the news: Invisible Children documentary about warlord goes viral
• Orangeville High School presents musical ‘Aida’
• CareerTEC executive committee to meet March 8
• College student dies after drinking party
• Servant Leadership program seeks donations
• Today in the news: iPad 3 will have amazing resolution
• Public housing promotes computer literacy
• Students make getting prom dresses easy, affordable
• Lincoln Day Dinner set for Thursday
• Aero sells part of business
• Donor puts Cedarville museum over the top
• Blaze destroys vacant home south of German Valley
• Warren School District officials: consolidation going well
• Today in the news: Mom loses legs shielding kids from tornado
• Aero announces sale of residential wireless broadband service to T6 Broadband
• Freeport school board to meet March 7
• Eastland High fitness center may open for public use
• 'The Darkening' premieres at Lindo
• Lena-Winslow to improve website
• Today in the news: Penguin runs away from zoo
• Orangeville students named to dean's list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Orangeville resident named to dean's list at Olivet Nazarene University
• Highland Community College now broadcasting wind turbine repair curriculum online
• This week: Super Tuesday, iPad 3 and Bruce Springsteen
• New project, businesses planned in Warren
• Monday council: BYOB back on table
• Week in review: Midwest tornadoes and storms top the news
• Freeport resident to present at national undergraduate research conference
• Freeport operating with a surplus
• Bicksler walks out on forum
• Financial issues dominate forum
• Foster program helps young and old
• Today in the news: Obama birth certificate in the news yet again
• Whole Body Studio to donate proceeds to children's justice center in March
• Orangeville High School announces fall honor roll
• Freeport natives perform in Augustana College concert
• Byron plant investigates ‘Unusual Event’
• Congressional candidates speak at forum
• Freeport eighth grader wins Regional Spelling Bee
• Chamber Dinner set for March 22
• Today in the news: Birth control bill fails in Senate
• Ninth annual big band dance set for March 10
• Ross Barker named to dean's list at Illinois College
• Freeport student named to dean's list at Northeast Iowa Community College
• Debbie Carlson to join Union Savings Bank board of directors
• Parkview Home to host Business After Hours event
• Freeport Community Foundation names interim executive director
• Lena students named to dean’s list at University of Wisconsin — Platteville
• Freeport Senior High student to represent Illinois at national youth journalism forum
• Hannah Shadle graduates from Edgewood College
• Freeport Lions to offer Highland Community College scholarship
• Aquin announces second quarter honor roll
• Free Saturday event to educate teenage girls on valuable life skills
• Free Saturday event at Boys and Girls Club to educate teenage girls
• Stockton approves bid for bleachers
• Today in the news: Davy Jones from The Monkees dies
• Local designer creates exotic getaways
• Monroe Clinic unveils new hospital
• Southern Illinois storm kills 6, destroys homes
• Lena student named to chancellor's list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Cedarville resident named to dean's list at Olivet Nazarene University
• Highland Community College offering 10 new scholarships
• Three Freeport students named to chancellor's list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Freeport Junior High to host preview performance April 11
• Highland Community College board of trustees releases Feb. 21 meeting minutes
• Freeport Community Foundation accepting arts scholarship applications
• Highland Community College to offer free adult basic education testing sessions
• Freeport Masonic Temple accepting Grand Lodge scholarship applications
• City to repair Hancock storm sewer
• Freeport Post Office to host passport event
• Pinewood Derby draws 36 participants
• Jo Daviess County posts road weight limits
• Today in the news: 2 more students die from Ohio school shooting
• Kent Bank to host breakfast March 7
• Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce to host annual dinner March 22
• 4 Seasons Banquet & Conference Center welcomes new chef
• Zakery Fullerton named to dean’s list at Luther College
• Freeport students named to dean's list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Freeport student named to dean’s list at Illinois College
• Tessa Ann Linker named to dean's list at UW-Platteville
• Loans, grants available for home repair
• Deputies investigate serious crash
• Freeport students showcase talent in 3 one-act plays
• Load limits to be enforced on Stephenson County roads
• Today in the news: ‘Berenstain Bears’ co-creator dies
• Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce to host question and answer breakfast
• 1 killed, 4 wounded in school shooting in Ohio
• This week: ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ out in theaters
• Week in review: Afghanistan violence tops the news
• Lena student named to dean's list at University of Dubuque
• Highland Community College wind turbine technician program receives national recognition
• Proposed budget gets a math check
• Intersection project moves forward
• Candidates forum set for this week
• Dog helps Freeport girl with sadness
• Lena student named to dean's list at Clarke University
• Funding for Pec Path uncertain
• Health insurance costs a concern
• Today in the news: Fake 9/11 firefighter admits lying
• Cedarville student named to dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education holds regular meeting Jan. 18
• Group plans food co-op in Jo Daviess County
• County Board Race: Bicksler targets Clay
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling announces new book
• Highland considers tuition hike
• Lena business joins American Angus Association
• 1st Farm Credit Services donates to local organizations
• Lena-Winslow senior excels at speech
• Housing Authority continues energy upgrades
• More weather spotters are needed locally
• Pearl City flooding fix ‘a waiting game’
• Today in the news: Georgia rep. proposes vasectomy ban
• Freeport 145 Board of Education releases minutes from Feb. 14 meeting
• Jim Medendorp Allstate Insurance adds sales associate
• Freeport City Council votes down BYOB
• Seven students injured in bus crash
• Addi Cakes opens to steady business
• Fundraiser planned for Civil War Monument
• Bike shop displays Freeport history
• Today in the news: Military dad burns N.J. flag in protest of Whitney Houston
• Freeport residents named to president's list at Drake University
• Freeport residents graduate from Highland Community College
• Freeport resident named to dean's list at Drake University
• Freeport School District releases minutes from meeting on Jan. 24
• Freeport School District releases minutes from Jan. 25 meeting
• Highland Community College to host free seminar for prospective small business owners
• Freeport student receives scholarship to attend Concordia University
• State Police handled 1,368 incidents in Jan.
• FHS changes Grand March
• ‘Visiting Mr. Green’ comes to Ferguson
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaii
• Fiber optic cable provider moves production
• Week in review: Whitney Houston, Gary Carter top the news
• This week: Oscars are next Sunday
• Additional charge filed against accused burglar
• Committee of the Whole may return
• ‘Stuck for a Buck’
• Today in the news: Payroll tax cut approved
• Kids get reason to smile
• Two long-time stylists open Platinum Salon
• Habitat for Humanity to build 3 homes
• Probation department has high caseload
• An Evening For Avery
• Today in the news: ‘Colbert Report’ suspended
• Freeport High School Speech Team heads to Peoria
• Stephenson County votes to give $100K to NIDA
• Dist. 145 moves ahead with Race to the Top
• Today in the news: Pekingese wins Best in Show at Westminster
• Orangeville residents graduate from Highland Community College
• Highland Community College to host FAFSA completion workshop Feb. 19
• Freeport resident named to dean’s list at Parkland College
• Kayla Michelle Graybill, of Freeport, named to dean’s list at Goshen College
• Freeport student named to dean’s list at University of Iowa
• Three Freeport students named to dean’s list at University of Dubuque
• Pearl City teen finishes up Eagle Scout project
• New troopers assigned to District 16
• County may work with city on audio upgrade
• Today in the news: Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky the focus of new film
• Highland Community College adult education program seeks volunteer tutors
• Freeport school district offering admission tests for High Academic Potential Program
• Organeville resident named to dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Freeport School District 145 board of education names new superintendent
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to hold regular meeting Feb. 14
• ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart’
• Housing Authority gets major HUD grant
• Today in the news: Friends, family say Whitney Houston didn’t kill herself
• Schaumburg man dies in vehicle crash
• 1 killed, 1 injured in fiery head-on crash near Lena
• This week: Great Backyard Bird Count is this week
• CareerTEC Board of Directors to hold meeting Feb. 14
• Center aims to educate voters
• Week in review: Contraception spat ends with compromise
• Stockton officials eye consolidating schools
• Orangeville student named to dean's list at St. Ambrose University
• Freeport students named to dean's list at St. Ambrose University
• Dist. 145 names new superintendent
• Hanover teen charged in meth case
• Today in the news: Purple squirrel spotted in Pennsylvania
• Cedarville resident graduates from University of Central Missouri
• Freeport student named to dean's list at Concordia University Wisconsin
• Freeport police shoot vicious dog
• Area men accused of killing gray wolves
• Today in the news: What does mortgage settlement mean for you?
• Dist. 145 prepares to test for HAPP
• Freeport Noon Kiwanis accepting applications for student scholarship
• Township, VAC request courthouse space for City Hall offices
• Stephenson County is part of wage study
• Freeport blaze looks suspicious
• Today in the news: Moms battle Facebook over breastfeeding
• Freeport High Speech Team heads to sectionals
• Orangeville music boosters to hold meeting Feb. 13
• Orangeville PTO to host Valentine's dance
• Orangeville Board of Education to hold meeting Feb. 14
• Special Olympics a ‘huge success’
• Public housing to go smoke-free
• City Council endorses Prospering Together
• Progress continues on Big 4 projects
• Today in the news: California same-sex marriage ban ruled illegal
• Prayer initiative is set to begin
• CareerTEC to offer two new programs in the fall
• Council tables vacant building ordinance
• A look at the County Board District K race
• Lincoln comes to DeSoto House
• Children of Uganda to perform in Freeport
• Today in the news: Madonna halftime show a hit?
• Highland Community College to offer Ed2go courses
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education meeting minutes, Feb. 1
• This week: ‘Phantom Menace’ out in 3-D
• Freeport Middle School announces honor roll
• Discrimination complaint against county unresolved
• Week in review: Komen and Planned Parenthood top the news
• Highland Community College announces training locations for equine science program
• Lena residents receive degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Mt. Carroll woman receives probation in forgery case
• Candidates Forum set for March
• Today in the news: Komen changes mind on Planned Parenthood
• Freeport High students lunch with professionals
• Le-Win one of many to hold regional spelling bees
• Stephenson County Home Show accepting booth reservations
• Two Freeport residents earn academic honors at Edgewood College
• Freeport residents graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Highland Community College audio/visual specialist earns international certification
• Area hosts Illinois Special Olympics
• Defense looks to suppress evidence in reckless homicide
• Dist. 145 board OKs improvement plan
• Night of Comedy fundraiser helps abuse victims
• Today in the news: Group wants sugar regulated like tobacco
• Freeport resident named to dean's list at DePaul University
• Freeport Middle School announces high honor roll
• New director named for VOICES
• Police warn public of scams
• Today in the news: Facebook seeks $5 billion IPO
• FHS Speech Team performs tonight
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education holds special meeting Jan. 4
• Highland Community College recognizes employees with service awards
• Today in the news: Mom gives birth to 14-pound baby
• Equipment failure caused Byron event
• Lena man completes year-long stint as number two officer
• Hearings set in meth case
• Two Freeport students named to dean’s list at Iowa State University
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education releases Dec. 21 meeting minutes
• Lena resident named to dean’s list at Iowa State University
• Freeport School District 145 school board to hold special meeting Jan. 31
• Small City Hall fix may have big meaning
• Byron plant reports ‘Unusual Event’
• Kaderly hopes to return to County Board
• FHS Jazz Band to play at fundraiser dinner
• Today in the news: Super Bowl ad preview – and a look at the Ferris Bueller ad
• Freeport School District 145 to meet Feb. 1
• Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Kiwanis Club offering scholarships
• Lena financial representative honored by Country Financial
• Two Orangeville students named to dean's list at Augustana College
• Illinois trying to add more female prison guards
• This week: Super Bowl Sunday is 1 week away
• Education: Le-Win finances at ‘top level’
• Week in review: Heroic children top the news
• State announces deer harvest totals
• William Charles Real Estate hires new marketing/sales associate
• Freeport students named to dean's list at Edgewood College
• Sasha Spataro of Rockford earns academic honors at Edgewood College
• Four arrested for possible meth production
• Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 to hold annual preschool screenings
• Health department promotes Yellow Dot program
• Peters murder case back in court
• Freeport youth shares cancer story
• Today in the news: Little boy writes heartwarming letter to 49ers’ Kyle Williams
• Lena residents to get new water meters
• Freeport resident named to dean's list at Allen College
• Freeport Country Financial manager named to All American team
• Gray wolves still protected in Illinois
• Jo Daviess County seeks amateur radio operators
• Today in the news: Vanna White and Pat Sajak were sometimes drunk during 'Wheel of Fortune'
• 3rd Ward survey causes mixed reactions
• Forreston seeing success with iPads
• Freeport student named to dean's list at University of Illinois Springfield
• Lena-Winslow school district to hold spelling bee Feb. 2
• Orangeville students receive Illinois State Scholar Awards
• Freeport resident named to dean's list at University of Illinois
• Highland Community College to offer free TABE testing
• Freeport man takes his bus driving job to heart
• Newcomers vie for seats on County Board
• Today in the news: Facebook makes Timeline mandatory
• Freeport Community Foundation offers grants
• Today in the news: Mitt Romney paid 14% in taxes
• Blum withdraws from primary
• Stephenson County considers audio system upgrade
• Visitors Center unveils latest exhibit
• Prospering Together plan unveiled
• Freeport Boy Scout finishes Eagle project
• Today in the news: 9-year-old girl outsmarts kidnapper
• Orangeville music boosters partner with local restaurant to raise funds
• WEATHER: Updated School closings and delays
• WEATHER: School closings and delays
• Freezing rain, snow cover parts of Upper Midwest
• This week: President Obama’s State of the Union speech is Tuesday
• Freeport student named to dean's list at University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Freeport student named to dean's list at Clarke University
• Highland Community College board of trustees holds meeting
• Freeport student named to dean’s list at North Central College
• Underage Drinking: Police to hold alcohol compliance checks
• Orangeville Elementary School recognizes students having perfect attendance
• Pearl City applies for FEMA ‘buyout’ funds
• Katy Hattula named for third time to Western Illinois University dean's list
• Freeport residents named to Columbia College dean's list
• Freeport's Kauffman graduates from Iowa State
• Dog recovers from gunshot wound
• Week in review: Costa Concordia cruise ship captain tops the news
• Freeport's Elise Brubaker named to dean's list at Illinois Wesleyan University
• Today in the news: Etta James remembered for her legendary talent
• Freeport man lives dream of becoming a brewmaster
• Health department touts success of cancer program
• Protest coming on tax re-assessments
• Orangeville Elementary School announces Bronco Pride award recipients
• Brush Creek Golf Course bingo to benefit Orangeville post-prom committee
• Two Freeport students graduate from Western Illinois University
• Video report: Etta James dies at 73
• FHN sponsors police alcohol compliance checks at local businesses
• Lena students named to Clarke University dean's list
• Orangeville Elementary School announces honor roll for 2011-12 second quarter
• Freeport residents named to president's and dean's lists at Rock Valley College
• Orangeville students inducted into National Honor Society
• Today in the news: Ex-wife: Newt Gingrich wanted open marriage
• Stockton to stay with vocational center
• Dist. 145 to offer expanded shop class
• Broadband on schedule
• Warren High School receives Blue Ribbon
• Freeport residents named to dean's list at Highland Community College
• Orangeville residents named to dean's list at Highland Community College
• Today in the news: Sledding crow becomes Internet sensation
• City Council looks at BYOB license plan
• Girl Scouts touch lives of Polo family
• District I candidates speak out
• Lena residents named to Highland Community College dean's list
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education held special meeting Dec. 1
• Freeport School District 145 school board releases Dec. 14 special meeting minutes
• Vacant Building vote will wait
• Warren man launches Party Bomb energy shot
• Today in the news: Wikipedia, Reddit to go dark Wednesday
• Big Brothers program gets $5K grant
• Sheriff to update hiring list
• Lena-Winslow School District Board of Education to hold meeting Jan. 24
• Michael Zueger of Freeport receives honor at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• Freeport native Erin Brannick awarded FHN scholarship
• Freeport School District 145 school board to hold special meeting Jan. 25
• Lena resident awarded FHN health care scholarship
• Students honor MLK by helping less fortunate
• Sensata layoff plan moves forward
• Today in the news: Zappos hacked; 24 million people affected
• Crystals becoming popular method of promoting healing
• First in Print: Judge issues ruling against Comcast
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to hold regular meeting Jan. 18
• Jon Huntsman withdraws from GOP presidential race
• Blackhawk Elementary School recognizes students with perfect attendance
• Durbin endorses Bustos for 17th District
• Campaign officials: Huntsman to quit GOP race
• This week: Republicans debate ahead of South Carolina
• Temporary tax increases may not be so temporary
• Freeport residents named to Marquette University dean's list
• Wednesday: Town Hall meeting to address county-wide transportation
• Week in review: Marines top the news
• Orangeville resident named to Northwestern College dean's list
• Today in the news: Desecrating Marines identified
• Two teens injured in vehicle accident
• City, county address dangerous intersection
• Renowned speaker addresses African-American issues
• First in Print: County approves e-zone expansion
• Powerball price to double
• Local accounting firms announce merger
• Freeport's Holloway named to Northwestern College dean's list
• Missing teen found at Wal-Mart
• Heavy snowfall blankets Freeport area
• Today in the news: Outrage over video of Marines urinating on dead fighters
• Police investigate accidental shooting
• Lena’s Winterfest returns today
• County votes to support Prospering Together
• First in Print: Award-winning music groups to perform Feb. 18
• Orangeville resident named to dean’s list at Lewis University
• State police handle 959 incidents
• Orangeville resident named to dean's list at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Today in the news: You can clone your pet
• Break-in reported at Allen’s Menswear
• Police investigate runaway case
• Waiting for the gift of life
• Stephenson County Home Show accepting booth reservations
• Illinois Dairy Summit meeting to be held in Freeport
• Publisher to address parents, educators
• Two local students named to Southeast Missouri State dean's list
• Freeport School District's breakfast menu for grades 5 through 8, week of Jan. 9
• Jones-Farrar Magnet School accepting applications for kindergarten-age siblings of current students
• Freeport resident named to dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Schilling aims for re-election in 17th District
• French faces prison time
• Federal flood aid helps JD County
• Today in the news: ‘Hunger Games’ tickets on sale this month
• Stockton Boy Scout becomes part of top 1 percent
• Dist. 145 to host special speaker
• Police investigate gun discovery
• Winter Day Trips: Follow the music to Scales Mound
• HCC Foundation appoints Berberet as executive director
• School utilizes Nook books
• Today in the news: Woman survives after bungee cord breaks
• This week: New Hampshire votes Tuesday
• 2012 County Election: District H candidates enter race unopposed
• Week in review: Mitt Romney under fire
• Highland Gallery seeks artists
• Winter Day Trips: Explore local history in Polo
• January is National Blood Donor Month
• Today in the news: Accidentally deported teen headed home
• Freeport Middle School enacts new security policy
• Defense questions arrest in burglary case
• Dist. 145 plans special MLK Day
• Speech team continues to grow at Lena-Winslow
• Freeport Christian High School becomes a reality
• Vitner’s sold to Los Angeles snack company
• Today in the news: Man’s gets a 'no' at basketball game proposal
• Aquin to host Mini Dance Camp Jan. 28
• Highland Community College Foundation appoints executive director
• Police Beat: Single-vehicle accident outside Freeport
• Police Beat: Property damage investigation in Cedarville
• Police Beat: Freeport vehicle burglary on Walnut
• Police Beat: Order of protection violation
• Fresh N Clean to offer free floor maintenance seminar
• Pearl City students prep for the future
• Contract awarded for sidewalk excavation around City Hall
• Landscapers object to burning ordinance
• Local youth excel at national poultry contest
• Today in the news: Mom shoots intruder after 911 says it’s OK to defend herself
• Cedarville student graduates from Freed-Hardeman University
• CareerTEC Executive Committee to hold meeting Jan. 5
• Freeport school community to hold 12th annual King commemoration
• Freeport council delays vacant building ordinance vote
• New Year’s baby comes before due date
• Byron Station names new plant manager
• Freeport students named to dean's list at North Central College
• Freeport School District Board of Education to meet Jan. 4
• Today in the news: Quadrantid meteor shower should be dazzling
• First in Print: YMCA fight case delayed
• POLICE BEAT: Freeport police investigate burglary on Elk Street
• POLICE BEAT: Armed robbery in Freeport
• Freeport church holds annual Battle of the Bands
• Longtime Lena dentist retires
• First in Print: Incumbents square off in primary
• POLICE BEAT: Arrest made in Freeport for aggravated DUI
• POLICE BEAT: Retail theft arrest made in Freeport
• POLICE BEAT: Driving while revoked arrest in Freeport
• POLICE BEAT: Single-vehicle accident outside Elizabeth
• This week: Iowa caucuses set for Tuesday
• Year in Review: Otto resigns in wake of safety drill
• Year In Review: Crime rate surges in fall
• Year In Review: County approves Mill Race loan extension
• News & Views: Details for 2012 bus trips nearly complete
• Year in review: Mega Dairy controversy continues
• Year in Review: City Hall building a big issue
• Week in review: 2011 weather disasters
• Year in Review: Building collapse a big mess
• Year in Review: Flooding hits area for second year in a row
• J-S Photos of the Year
• Year In Review: Settlement reached in grain bin tragedy
• Today in the news: North Korea doesn’t change policies
• Year in Review: Manzullo ‘hopeful’ Thomson will be sold
• Year in Review: Rocking out in Freeport
• First in Print: Prospering Together effort moves forward
• Stephenson County investigates Civil War Monument
• Community Profile Q&A: Mary Stayner
• Lena couple holds out hope to find pet
• Today in the news: New laws for 2012 affect abortion, immigration
• First in Print: Adkins Energy announces restructuring
• ‘Cop’ tells quite a tale
• Exclusive: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul lead the field heading into Iowa
• First in Print: Hadley returns to county politics
• New school bus law to go into effect Jan. 1
• Today in the news: Iran threatens to block important water route
• Salvation Army helps many with Christmas baskets
• Stephenson County honors Peer Jury program
• Freeport announces Christmas tree drop-off points
• Exclusive: Presidential tracking poll released tomorrow morning
• Today in the news: Facebook post saves woman’s life
• County Board race heats up
• First in Print: Stephenson County honors Peer Jury program
• Friends Forever receives donations
• Mother and son perish in traffic crash
• First in print: Police investigate shots fired call
• Illinois taxpayer exodus means loss of $26B
• This week: Kim Jong Il funeral set for Wednesday
• County Board Race: Incumbents face off in District C
• Mount Carroll woman will celebrate 106th Christmas
• Looking back: Rawleigh stories stirred folks’ memories
• District 145 looks at expanding shop class
• Local students selected as resident assistants at Illinois College
• Tree Tales: Logan's Grandma Tree
• H.S. Pepoon: Prophet & Polymath
• Week in review: Kim Jong Il dies, his son is successor
• Dickerson Automotive: Stockton man restarts a business
• First in Print: District 145 looks at expanding shop class
• Le-Win School Board approves FFA use of crop ground
• Holiday spirit: Couple celebrates Christmas in the Country
• Mail thefts reported in JD County
• Freeport School District 145 school board holds December meeting
• Freeport resident graduates from Saint Anthony College of Nursing
• Today in the news: Man wakes from coma just before organ donation
• Stockton School Board wants changes to AVC funding model
• Dist. 145 approves tax levy increase
• Zamudio to retire from Illinois State Police
• 5 things to know about the payroll tax cut extension
• First in Print: Mail thefts reported in JD County
• Today in the news: Origins of some Stonehenge rocks discovered
• First in Print: Zamudio to retire from Illinois State Police
• Holiday spirit: FHN names Festival of Trees winners
• Prince of Peace Lutheran calls out for nativity displays
• Vacated building ordinance laid over
• District B candidates speak out
• Freeport residents named to dean's list at Western Illinois University
• Lena residents named to dean's list at Western Illinois University
• First in Print: Vacated building ordinance laid over
• Today in the news: Bon Jovi is not dead
• Local fire department receives major FEMA grant
• Council approves property tax increase
• Local police crack down on impaired driving
• Lena native graduates from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Stephenson County Home Economists to offer scholarship
• Highland Community College announces winter break campus closure dates
• First in Print: Council approves property tax increase
• Center School presents holiday concert
• Today in the news: Who is Kim Jong Un?
• Traffic crash causes multiple injuries
• Hanover Park teen dies in traffic crash
• Christmas spirit: Area nursing homes celebrate the holidays
• Local woman injured in dog attack
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to hold regular meeting on Dec. 21
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education held regular meeting in November
• Breaking news: Kim Jong Il dead at 69
• This week: 'Dragon Tattoo,' 'Mission: Impossible' and more at the theaters
• 2012 Elections: Crowded field for County Board
• Paws for Christmas
• Looking back: Eccentric? Yes! Driven? Yes! A Winner? Read on!
• Week in review: Witness testifies in Sandusky case
• Keeping safe: New website warns public of sex offenders
• Tree Tales: Vonnie Maple goes back to school
• Lena-Winslow schools go high-tech
• Residents welcome new dog at rehab center in Stockton
• Today in the news: Students suspended for ‘Tebowing’
• Gingerbread House a ‘treat’ for the eyes
• Festival of Trees grows in Warren
• First in Print: New website warns public of sex offenders
• Freeport native earns doctor of chiropractic degree
• Board of Education releases Oct. 31 special meeting minutes
• Orangeville resident joins National Honor Society chapter at Aurora University
• Knoxville schools winter break begins Dec. 21
• Fun, colorful Christmas: Dickens Carollers come to Masonic Temple
• Royal Oaks Antiques has a flair for the old
• Today in the news: Woman killed in NY elevator accident
• Community Profile: Wire enjoys work with young, old
• Fire reported at Fiesta Cancun
• Windows come to life with holiday scenes
• County approves Mill Race plan
• Freeport car burglaries may be related
• Adkins Energy honors employees for safety, dedication
• Engel's Jewelry to host Holiday Frenzy sales event
• Exclusive: Rasmussen Reports says Romney leads in polls ahead of Iowa
• Stories from Sudan: Missionaries to talk at Grace Episcopal
• County Board debates Mill Race plan
• Missing dog: ‘They found her!’
• Today in the news: Time Person of the Year is ‘the protester’
• Salvation Army gets ready to pack toys and baskets
• First in Print: Windows come to life
• Township still searching for home
• Demolition continues at Mahoney site
• Citizens discuss saving city hall building
• First in Print: Township still searching for home
• Today in the news: NTSB wants nationwide cellphone-driving ban
• Police investigate church burglary
• Town hall meeting draws a crowd
• State police visit: Students learn safe driving
• First in Print: Town hall meeting draws a crowd
• Today in the news: iPhone captures woman shooting son-in-law
• Cedarville Area Historical Society to hold sing-along
• Demolition of Mahoney building to begin Tuesday
• Investigation continues into hunting death
• Pearl City Elevator aids Red Cross
• The Christmas story comes alive: Stockton church holds living nativity
• United West Elementary to hold Wildlife Prairie Park assembly
• Santa to visit United West Elementary Dec. 20
• This week: Jerry Sandusky in court for hearing on child abuse
• IRS seeks to return undelivered refunds
• City’s taxing bodies meet to talk levies
• Looking back: 1947 fired up a ‘hot time’ in the old town
• Week in review: Albert Pujols signs with Angels
• Stockton welding school ready to open
• Hunting season: State announces deer harvest totals
• The plight of the American Chestnut
• Making ‘giving’ fun: Teens challenge each other to better community
• Today in the news: 26-toed cat helps Milwaukee animal shelter
• Little Cubs event location moved
• Winter sports: Area gears up for ski season
• District 145 considers property tax levy increase
• County borrowing plan moves forward
• Board of Education announces agenda for Dec. 14 meeting in Freeport
• Studio 121 presents: The Nutcracker
• Today in the news: 2 killed in Virginia Tech shootings
• Scout dreams big at Little Cubs
• Christmas time at the Apple River Fort
• Crutchfield to host town hall meeting Dec. 12
• Driver family seeks answers
• 21st Annual Hunger Luncheon
• Freeport Park District offers bumper bowling at 4 Seasons Bowling Center
• Today in the news: 'Mythbusters' cannonball hits home
• City awarded grant for Rawleigh corridor
• Aquin Catholic Schools in Freeport release honor roll
• Couple goes from homeless to homeowners in four years
• Brownfields study looks at 3rd Ward health issues
• Health department offers discount flu shots
• Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption
• Neighborhood Housing Services of Freeport celebrates 300th home buyer
• Today in the news: NASA: New planet could hold life
• Group hopes to save City Hall
• Lawsuit filed against Freeport, Gaulrapp
• City aldermen delay reading of tax levy ordinance
• Settlement reached in grain bin case
• Banks accepting entries for CBAI 2012 scholarship program
• Growing up with arthritis
• First in Print: City aldermen delay reading of tax levy ordinance
• Today in the news: Postal Service wants to drop next-day service
• Mistletoe Ball brings Italy to Galena
• Five Le-Win students injured in vehicle crash
• Photo Gallery: Santa visits EXCEL students
• This week: Rod Blagojevich to be sentenced
• Mill Race: Fact-finding mission hits stumbling block
• The Art of Marriage seminar to be held in February
• Looking back: Pearl Harbor Day: Etched in Lena man’s memory
• Week in review: Facebook’s most-shared stories of the year
• Mahoney addresses building collapse
• Tree Tales: The tree peony
• Organizations team up to clean Rock Cut State Park
• First in Print: City to hold public hearing on tax levy
• Today in the news: Herman Cain meeting with wife
• Malcolm Eaton gives out Spirit sweatshirts
• Orangeville releases December community event schedule
• Orangeville Elementary School participates in CATCH program
• Dakota wants to be in broadband network
• Rotary launches new youth exchange program
• One Tank Trip: Celebrate Christmas with a Swiss tradition
• Music from within: Highland Chorale presents ‘Messiah’
• From Wrigley to Freeport: Popular eatery Yak-Zies coming to town
• County adopts budget despite controversy
• Today in the news: Hanson to release Mmmhop beer
• Public speaks out at budget meeting
• This weekend: Communities light up on Christmas Walks
• Salvation Army: Area teens help out peers
• JDCF keeping options open on Portage
• First in Print: Dakota wants to be in broadband network
• HCC to host Meeting Business Needs workshop Dec. 8
• Columbia College-Freeport recognizes new graduates
• HCC Adult Education Program offers free TABE testing sessions
• Lena-Winslow High School students to receive Illinois State Scholar award
• Aquin Junior-Senior High School utilizes online math program to help students, parents
• County Board debates borrowing plan
• Stockton students aim to make holiday extra special
• Salvation Army: Still time to apply for a Christmas basket
• Today in the news: Sandusky threatened family, lawsuit says
• First in Print: JDCF keeping options open on Portage
• Preparing Freeport students for the future
• New seat belt law goes into effect Jan. 1
• Photography Legends In Art History Talk
• Today in the news: Herman Cain might exit GOP race
• Flat Stanley travels: Second-graders make reading fun
• Lena-Winslow hires Chiles, completes building survey
• First in Print: College & Career Readiness Workshop set
• Police investigate three robberies
• Videos: Conrad Murray sentenced to 4 years for Michael Jackson death
• First in Print: Lena-Winslow hires Chiles, completes building survey
• Today in the news: Ohio takes 200-pound 8-year-old from mom
• Pearl City man survives farming accident
• Leaf pickup continues within city limits
• Dakota man pleads guilty to sexual abuse
• RAMP to present Transition Planning Workshop for parents of children with disabilities
• Stephenson County 4-H Federation Officers named
• RAMP to hold special education workshop at Freeport Public Library
• Public invited to National Honor Society induction ceremony in Orangeville
• This week: Conrad Murray to be sentenced
• Lena-Winslow Board of Education names new superintendent
• Winter parking starts Thursday
• Le-Win hires new superintendent
• Salvation Army seeking donations
• Week in review: Early Black Friday a hit with consumers
• Highland approves annual tax levy
• What’s so smart about smartweed?
• Bank donates sound system to Legion
• Today in the news: Mars rover launches Saturday
• Orangeville High freshman class holding cheese sale fundraiser
• Freeport Board of Education meeting brief, Nov. 16
• Take a 'Peek': New exhibit at MAC showcases Driftless Area Artists
• One Tank Trip: Pec Playhouse presents ‘Christmas Belles’
• Lena resident to receive award at National 4-H Congress
• Forever thankful: Freeport woman gets help from Salvation Army
• Today in the news: Occupy protests Black Friday; Apple has sale
• Holiday safety: Police conduct special patrols
• Freeport Mennonite Church gears up for turkey canning ministry
• State has big hole to fill, needs $1B more for FY13 budget
• Annual craft show offers alternative to Black Friday
• Elda Goodmiller: A 4-H leader for 67 years
• Erica Yeager of Lena passes NCLEX nursing exam
• Board of Education to hold special meeting Dec. 1 in Freeport
• Lindo Theatre Presents “Meet Me In St. Louis”
• First in Print: State has big hole to fill in FY13 budget
• Today in the news: Bunnies abandoned near Colorado highway
• Realtor argues against property ordinance
• Looking at options for Mill Race
• All things wine: Galena hosts 27th Annual Nouveau Wine Weekend
• Freeport tax levy laid over for two weeks
• Flynn named Illinois Superintendent of the Year
• Bocker Auto Group in Freeport to hold annual holiday window painting, toy drive
• Three area students receive awards from Highland Alumni Association
• Mental health: Are you SAD this time of year?
• First in Print: Freeport tax levy laid over for two weeks
• Business growth: FHN cancer center expands
• Today in the news: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden booed at NASCAR race
• Three injured at house party fight
• Christmas play: Family values addressed at dinner theater show
• Father and son shot in hunting accident
• Superintendent of Freeport School District 145 named Illinois Superintendent of the Year
• Debt Worries: Special meeting set for Mill Race
• Monday: City Council considers levy
• Looking back: A diary: An intimate view of life in 1940s
• North West Designs takes a family hobby to new heights
• City Hall on the move
• FHS selected as Grammy Signature School Finalist
• Tree Tales: The ginkgo goes to school
• The mystery of Kellogg’s Grove
• 'We Need a Little Christmas': Mistletoe Walk set for Sunday
• Handmade for the holiday: Apple River craft show is here
• Roe to seek another term as state's attorney
• School looks to ‘tackle hunger’ at football game
• Fiber optic project makes headway in Stephenson County
• Highland Community College Board of Trustees approves tax levies, submission of online program
• First in Print: Freeport High Grammy finalist
• University of Illinois Extension reminds public about the importance of apple tree pruning
• ‘Bethlehem-A-Palooza’: ‘Christmas Belles’ comes to Pec Playhouse
• Grandparents go back to school for American Education Week
• Local clinic seeks to expand dental service
• Illinois urges hunters to be safe: Firearm Deer Season begins Friday
• First In Print: High-speed network closer to completion
• Brat stand: Record profits totaled over $50K
• Local woman attacked and robbed
• Rock City woman wins March of Dimes award
• J.C. Penney in Freeport announces business hours for Nov. 25
• HCC to provide express registration for spring semester
• Group hopes to restore City Hall
• VFW seeks to privatize its restaurant
• Good Samaritan gives Friends Forever a new look
• Safety concerns high for Mahoney building
• The ‘highs’ and ‘lows’ of diabetes: FHN educator voices concerns
• First In Print: Rock City woman recognized by March of Dimes
• Tour of honor: Freeport man delighted to see WWII memorial in D.C.
• Area businesses to hold Christmas Preview in Lena
• Board of Education releases Nov. 16 meeting agenda in Freeport
• Reading Week: Students treated to the magic of books
• Community Profile Q&A: Wendy Edgington
• Winslow Legion gets sound system
• Workshop a resource for nonprofits
• Two armed robberies reported in Freeport
• Freeport student named to Columbia College's dean's list
• This week: Kindle Fire out this week
• D-145 continues superintendent search
• Week in review: Penn State sex scandal tops the news
• County proposes new open burning ordinance
• County lays over budget
• Today in the news: Baby elephant, mom rescued from mud pit
• Residents to meet about Freeport’s City Hall
• Board of Education minutes, Oct. 19
• Board of Education special meeting minutes, Oct. 17
• Board of Education special meeting minutes, Oct. 26
• Today in the news: Mom rescues daughter from washing machine
• Suspects at large in home invasion case
• Coupon program to benefit nonprofits
• County Board continues to debate $6M Mill Race loan
• Photo Gallery - A Veterans Day Thank You
• FACC gets generous donation to fill empty shelves with food
• Today in the news: Joe Paterno announces retirement
• NIDA requests $50,000 more from city
• Food is medicine: But are all vitamins created equal?
• Halloween party held in Winslow Township Park
• Today in the news: Herman Cain denies sexual harassment
• Harvest Craft Show held Saturday in Apple River
• Police investigate home invasion
• Local house fire likely accidental
• Stephenson County releases food service scores
• Columbia College-Freeport to hold commencement Nov. 5 at HCC
• State elementary school achievement gap narrowing
• Highland College offering TABE testing sessions
• This week: Justin Bieber Christmas album out Tuesday
• Annual bulky waste pickup starts Nov. 14
• United Way of Northwest Illinois announces campaign leader, Cabinet
• Freeport elementary school to hold assembly with special canine guests
• Freeport Community Public School Fund to hold fundraiser at restaurant
• Looking back: They raised how much selling grapefruit?
• Halloween is kids stuff: Ghoulish scenes make for holiday enjoyment
• 17th District: Gaulrapp behind in campaign fundraising
• Week in review: Kids’ Halloween costumes too sexy?
• Joint trial planned in YMCA fight case
• Local students inducted into honor society at Columbia College-Freeport
• Highland Community College honors distinguished alumni
• Store in Polo now open for holiday season
• Green-washing ignorance
• Debate continues over nursing home budget
• Advocacy group celebrates 19 years of service
• Today in the news: No debit fees for Chase, other big banks
• Dakota Elementary School presents ‘Cinderella Kids’
• Community Profile Q&A: Dr. David Gilliland
• Area man pleads not guilty in reckless homicide case
• Highland Community College Servant Leaders invites students to screening of 'Rio' at Orangeville Hig
• Sun rises on Jeannette Lloyd Theatre stage with ‘Annie’
• Today in the news: Bernie Madoff, wife had suicide pact
• Pre-Holiday Bazaar: St. Paul Missionary Baptist to unveil new cookbooks
• Social Security workers rally to inform public of budget cuts
• School news: Students celebrate Red Ribbon Week
• Cemetery improvements: County moves forward on monument project
• Public input sought on superintendent search
• Lanark educator recognized for teaching using agriculture principles
• Winneshiek Players and Freeport Art Museum Present It's a Wonderful Life: Live From Winneshiek Radio
• Governor still plans to close 7 state health facilities
• Today in the news: Puppy saved from top of moving train
• Eastland Middle School third graders take learning to Skype
• Holiday hours: Time for trick-or-treating
• Little Cubs heads to Cooperstown: Brochure to be archived at hall of fame
• Today in the news: HPV vaccine suggested for boys
• Lightning strike fuses soil, cement for a work of art
• Section of Pecatonica Prairie Path to be completed soon
• Preschool funding a concern for District 145
• IDOT to fund U.S. 20 paving effort
• Defense seeks venue change in burglary case
• Stockton students encourage reading with Halloween book drive
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs ‘focused’ after cancer
• Community Profile Q&A: At the drive-in with Jody Campbell
• Vaccination drill set: Health department to test pandemic plan
• Mah Jongg proves popular in Lake Carroll Clubhouse
• Jo-Carroll Energy taking nominations for board of directors
• This week: Arraignment in plot to kill Saudi ambassador
• Township searches for space
• Freeport Middle School to host national anti-bullying program
• West Carroll FFA members attend Greenhand conference
• Local teachers speak at Illinois education conference
• Looking back: For 50 years, they have boosted women’s futures
• Champion canine: Agile dog takes top prize at world games
• Late payments cost millions in interest
• Week in review: Gadhafi, Ohio animals top the news
• Transportation plan meeting set for Oct. 27
• Highland College in Freeport offering 'Pathways to Careers' program
• Off the beaten path: Seed Savers Exchange Heritage Farm
• Free paper shredding in Freeport on Oct. 22
• Nursing home budget remains a concern
• Area has its haunted spots: Willow Creek Farm home to many spirits
• Today in the news: Ben & Jerry’s ‘SNL’ ice cream takes heat
• Authorities investigate police impersonation in Jo Daviess County
• Community Profile Q&A: Le-Win’s Mary Gerbode
• Anti-bullying: Columbine presentation to come to District 145
• Sing from the Woodlands: EPC presents ‘A Year With Frog and Toad’
• Gaulrapp talks about ‘big four’ project
• Trick-or-treating hours set for Oct. 31
• Today in the news: How Moammar Gadhafi was caught, killed
• Freeport Middle School celebrates ‘Mona Buss Day’
• Operation Write Home: Cardmaking to take place Saturday
• Leitzen Fye heads United Way campaign: Goal is $600K
• Freeport Middle School pool closed by state
• Today in the news: Lions, bears shot after they get loose in Ohio
• Portion of Jane Addams Trail nears completion
• Major project coming: $20M in funds will help replace water tower
• Art Guides Needed!
• Local Peer Jury program gives young offenders a second chance
• Today in the news: iPhone app catches cheating wife?
• College senior takes a leave from studies to battle cancer
• Jo Daviess County police target overweight trucks
• Area haunts come to life: Orangeville, Lena sites offer a scare
• City Hall to move to 524 Building
• Advocate to present special-education workshop Saturday in Orangeville
• Linear accelerator provides state-of-the-art treatment
• Pearl City youth bonds with his new dog
• Historic site: County seeks grant funding for Kent memorial
• Experts offer fire safety tips
• Highland music groups to perform 'Broadway in Concert'
• Preserving History: County investigates Civil War Monument
• This week: GOP candidates debate in Vegas
• Freeport High theatre students to present 'Annie'
• West Carroll varsity team wins FFA soil judging competition
• Looking back: Should we really be letting Mother Goose die?
• City Hall building will be focus Monday
• Freeport couple become extras in various movies
• County budget meetings begin this week
• Week in review: iPhone, BlackBerry top the news
• RAMP receives major grant, funding will go to help disabled
• Tree Tales: A tale of four trees
• New preserve established along the Pecatonica River
• Fall colors signal the harvest
• Today in the news: Thousands line up for iPhone 4S
• Giving people ‘a little lift up’: Clothing giveaway set for Oct. 15
• Lawsuit filed against Freeport Raceway Park owners
• Open houses for breast cancer survivors planned
• Nursing home budget under fire
• Freeport resident receives Illinois Pharmacist of the Year Award
• ‘Squabbles’ brings laughter to the stage in Orangeville
• Community Profile Q&A: Gail Heidenreich of Warren
• Today in the news: Mitt Romney, Herman Cain top new poll
• Haunted Happenings: Fall and Halloween celebrated at Visitors Center
• Salt buildings nearly complete, snowplowing could be limited this winter
• County Board debates Mill Race loan, approves elevator repair project
• Amoena offers survivors a great fit
• Today in the news: BlackBerry outage spreads
• Beauty is so much more than skin deep
• Disaster training: Handlers, dogs take therapy training to next level
• Byron completes refueling outage, both towers operational again
• Freeport leaf pickup starts Oct. 17
• Ogle County approves false alarm ordinance
• Today in the news: US says Iran tried to kill ambassador
• State police release monthly statistics
• NHS members to attend institute
• Authorities investigate local fire
• Galena teen dies in vehicle crash
• Hope Blooms with quilt inspired by breast cancer survivors
• Survivor story: Breast Cancer has been a blessing and a curse
• County examines sheriff’s budget; special meetings to be held
• Breast cancer drives woman to live life to the fullest
• Today in the news: Netflix kills Qwikster
• Elizabeth moves forward on park improvements
• Freeport resident named Pharmacist of the Year by state council
• Driving a dream: Keith’s Garage holds treasure from the past
• This week: iPhone 4S goes on sale
• Hearing set in reckless homicide case
• Looking back: A class reunion: A nostalgic journey back home
• Family takes unusual steps in decorating for Halloween
• Week in review: Steve Jobs, Apple top the news
• Fourth annual Harvest Ball to take place Oct. 15
• Community Profile: Kerstin Curry
• Open house at Stephenson County Historical Society
• Midwest Memoirs: The professional of pretend
• Orangeville native earns master's degree in social work from the University of Illinois
• Highland Community College medical assistant program awarded initial CAAHEP accreditation status
• The birds, they are a-molting
• Creating your green list
• Raising funds for Pretzel Stadium
• Elizabeth hosts Scarecrow Festival
• Today in the news: 3 women share Nobel Peace Prize
• Working toward a new vision: Residents get first look at strategic plan
• Technology in the classroom: Forrestville students to get iPads
• Jukebox Rock and Roll: Revival bands bring back nostalgia
• Raku Workshop at Freeport Art Museum
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs mourned
• Poverty forum draws a crowd
• Eighth annual Barn Tour highlights German Valley area
• District 145 hires superintendent search firm
• Today in the news: Wall Street protests growing
• E/PC Homecoming parade Thursday kicks off 150th celebration
• Lt. Gov. Simon tours Highland Community College
• Suicide prevention walk this weekend
• Lt. Gov. Simon to visit local colleges on Wednesday
• Today in the news: Hank Williams Jr. booted from ‘MNF’ for Hitler comment
• Galena receives recognition as a Great Place in America
• Artists ready to ‘Paint the Town’ on October 15
• Council looks for revenue options to address building concerns
• Area farmers gear up for harvest
• City Hall Building: Council approves $25K to excavate sidewalk
• Today in the news: Amanda Knox freed
• Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary wins $50,000 in Pepsi contest
• Annual Oktoberfest a big draw in Galena
• Freeport-based Swift Hospitality Group named to industry magazine's list of top hotel developers for
• This week: Amanda Knox appeal verdict expected Monday
• Freeport and Rock City residents awarded scholarships by Stephenson County 4-H and Extension
• NIDA to reveal new vision
• Veterans helping veterans
• Looking back: It takes an honest, hardworking man
• Memory Lane Crafting Retreat gets ready to open doors
• Monday council: Will City Hall move?
• Highland Community College, 16 other Illinois schools to receive federal grants for job training and
• Lena resident awarded scholarship for surviving children and spouses of public employees killed in t
• Shannon native earns Students in Free Enterprise certification as conference attendee from Missouri'
• Week in review: Kobe Bryant, Amazon top the news
• No resolution yet on sexual abuse case
• University of Illinois Extension-Winnebago County to offer course on composting for homeowners
• University of Illinois Extension-Jo Daviess County to offer master naturalist program
• Stockton native named to dean’s list at Central College in Iowa
• September is the time of the great migration
• Local ecologist publishes book about botanist H.S. Pepoon
• Corn following corn continues to produce lower yields than corn following soybean
• Orangeville High School post-prom committee holding fundraiser
• Today in the news: US airstrike kills al-Qaida leader
• Local author teaches kids to celebrate their differences
• Hidden vault found during sidewalk repair
• Educating the public on identity theft prevention
• Local residents named to dean's list at Illinois College
• Representative from Central College in Iowa to visit Dixon High School
• Rootworm continues to cause damage to Bt corn in northern Illinois
• Forrestville Valley School Foundation approves funding for curricular enhancement projects
• Local theater: ‘Harvey’ comes to the HCC stage
• Volunteers give back to the community
• Today in the news: Two-faced cat sets Guinness World Record
• Area residents fight hunger at home and abroad with CROP Walk
• Be alert during harvest season as farmers take to the roads
• Defense motions could delay burglary case
• ‘Illinois needs to stop spending’
• Rockford student joins Phi Mu at the University of Evansville
• Today in the news: Amazon introduces Kindle Fire tablet
• Roemer to run 2 Red Cross chapters
• Group makes safety fun for kids
• Searching for a new superintendent
• The Campbell Center: Preserving the art of preservation
• Deer hunters warned of strict new rules
• Next Generation Wireless named to Inc. magazine's 500|5000 list for fourth consecutive year
• Illinois company launches comprehensive virtual sales barn for livestock and breed stock
• First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll employees attend national financial services conference i
• Freeport/Stephenson County Convention and Visitors Bureau seeks entries for 2011 holiday guide
• Wipfli named one of the nation's top value-added resellers by Accounting Today
• Aquin announces upcoming events
• Representative from Central College in Iowa to visit high schools in Galena and Stockton
• Highland Community College designated 'Military Friendly School' by G.I. Jobs magazine
• Stockton Coop Fitness celebrates second year with open house
• Today in the news: iPhone 5 expected to be announced Oct. 4
• Training for a green economy
• In season: Pumpkins abound in Shannon
• Task force limits funds for City Hall
• Volunteers sought for road cleanup
• Many suffer from effects of depression every year
• Train of Terror
• Strong message delivered to middle school students
• Today in the news: Dead Sea Scrolls now online
• Living history: Civil War camp life explored in Galena
• Wisconsin woman dies in motorcycle crash
• Galena Cellars fall harvest event offers wine, food, music
• This week: Levi Johnston book on Sarah Palin is out Tuesday
• Looking back: East side gas station served loyal customers for 25 years
• The life and times of J-Baby Frogman
• City Hall building saga continues
• City seeks comments on Rawleigh clean-up
• Dixon youth wins Superior Young Producer scholarship
• Week in review: Facebook Timeline gets mixed reviews
• Poverty Work Group to meet Oct. 5
• Local teachers recognized by Illinois State Board of Education
• West Carroll FFA students attend safety camp in Iowa
• Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension to hold open house at Sauk Valley College
• Freeport School District to host performance by anti-bullying dance troupe
• Thomson alternative energy company to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony, grand opening celebration
• This weekend: Two local farms celebrate Alpaca Days
• Today in the news: Where will satellite hit?
• Illinois honor: Local water workers win big
• School district may enhance background checks
• Museum event: Exploring the lost settlement of Welsh Hollow
• Freeport school district approves $46M budget
• New York City duo opens ‘strong season’ for FCCA
• New exhibit: FAM opens with ‘Art of Devotion’ Friday
• Today in the news: Leaders speak out against Troy Davis execution
• Warren Pumpkin Festival returns: Annual event in its 41st year
• Motorcycle crash victim dies a day later
• Byron Generating Station announces temporary hires
• Today in the news: Jailed hikers freed
• Third annual Prairieland Art Tour is Sept. 24-25
• This weekend: Celebrate at Jane Addams Festival
• DAR scholarships available to area seniors
• A better way of hearing
• Today in the news: New video of Reno air show crash
• Area first responders keep up to date
• Highland electronics recycling event set for Saturday
• Protect Yourself: Flu clinics start in October
• City Council looks at budget for demolitions
• Highland Adult Education to offer free adult basic education testing sessions
• RSVP honors Senior Corps, hosts open house Wednesday
• Live radio-a-thon set for Sept. 24
• Reckless homicide: McConnell man charged in fatal June accident
• Honoring Veterans: Illinois 75 to be a Purple Heart Trail
• Man dies in vehicle crash near Orangeville
• This week: Republicans square off in another debate
• Lunch menu: Washington Academy
• Lunch menu: South Middle School
• Looking back: There’s gonna be an old-time camp meetin’ Sunday
• Cherished memories: Quilts to be displayed in Freeport churches
• Week in review: Marine receives Medal of Honor
• Stephenson County welcomes new assistant state's attorney
• Eastland FFA chapter receives donation
• Volunteers help Scout improve park
• 'Contagion:' Freeport couple are extras in a movie filmed in Chicago
• Kent resident enters professional pharmacy program at Drake University
• Winslow High School graduates gather for 60th class reunion
• The debate is over
• Autumn on the King’s Highway
• Exhibition : Art of Devotion
• Today in the news: More battles in Libya
• Green Fair comes to Highland Saturday
• Warren Area Ambulance building gets new look
• Buildings will be big talk at City Council meeting Monday
• Keeping track of students
• Wisconsin grapples with E. coli outbreak
• 80 years of music: Freeport Community Concert season kicks off
• Today in the news: Pat Robertson says divorce OK in event of Alzheimer’s
• Community profile Q&A: Roger Schamberger
• Dead owlets have some in Shannon buzzing
• County Board OKs rate hike at nursing center
• Local teacher up for prestigious state award
• Illinois film industry boosting state economy, governor says
• State Bank welcomes new staff member
• Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce to host small business seminar
• Celebrating 100 years at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
• Today in the news: President Obama disapproval ratings hit 55 percent
• Dakota man killed in Iowa crash
• FHN, FSD 145 partner on teen drinking survey
• Luncheon focuses on improving area workforce
• State's attorney offers drug prevention grants
• Today in the news: U.S. hikers to be released from Iran prison
• Area denied FEMA help rebuild after July storm
• County may fund fiber optic project
• Community Profile Q&A: Dan’s Rt. 66 Service II
• City Council approves fee change for Park District
• Nursing center seeks rate hike
• Second opinion sought on City Hall
• Today in the news: Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs
• District 145 awarded federal grant for nutrition program
• Area woman sentenced to probation for business theft
• Police investigate local shooting
• Wisconsin arcade vendor reports data breach
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to hold special meeting on Monday
• Illinois Soybean Association launches IL Soy Bids smartphone app
• This week: Emmy Awards are next Sunday
• Freeport School District receives grant, other recognition
• Sheriff presents initial budget
• Illinois Principals Association to hold annual conference
• VIDEO: Freeport remembers 9/11
• Aquin announces Adesse passbook winners for August
• Looking back: East Side Creamery spread butter all around
• Week in review: 9/11 threats, anniversary
• Crowds gather for Lena Lions Fall Festival
• Born into a new world
• Freeport man continues recovery
• Whitley touts importance of limiting government’s scope
• City works on major sewer project
• News & Views: Harvest approaches as weather changes
• First Community Bank of Galena appoints new officers
• Jones-Farrar student prepares for first day of school
• Illinois State Bar Association to offer continuing education program in Galena
• Watching wildlife in Texas
• Tree Tales: The mighty oak tree
• ‘Annie’ hopefuls fill Jeannette Lloyd Theatre
• Today in the news: Nation on alert after ‘credible’ terror threat
• New Fiesta Cancun restaurant nears completion
• Shannon holds 9/11 ceremony, honors those who work to protect others
• Meeting on welfare fraud draws heat
• Culver's of Freeport introduces antibiotic-free chicken, announces Facebook contest
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education holds regular meeting
• Stewart Centre marks 40th year
• FHS holds auditions for the musical play ‘Annie’
• Music on Chicago closes out season with a country theme
• Today in the news: Google buys Zagat
• Lena Lions Fall Festival kicks off Friday
• IEPA denies mega-dairy's water certification
• Court hearing: Information sought in Peters murder case
• County looks to protect Civil War Monument
• HCC wind turbine to harness energy, students will reap the benefits
• Today in the news: Former NHL players die in plane crash
• Cancer and the nutrition connection
• Questions remain: No action taken on Mahoney & Hauser building
• NIDA closes in on new vision plan
• Taking sidewalk chalk drawing to the next level
• Council doesn't rule on City Hall move
• Farm Progress Show attendees exercise caution, express concern for the economy
• ISA seeks United Soybean Board director
• Dakota residents participate in Aurora University golf benefit for Hesed House homeless shelter
• Today in the news: Where’s Moammar Gadhafi?
• Local veteran gets help fixing his house
• Police investigate stabbing in Milledgeville
• This week: Many 9/11 anniversary events scheduled
• Freeport Allstate representative offers life insurance tips
• Building background: A look at where City Hall situation stands now
• This week: Are you ready for some NFL football?
• Highland Community College seeking nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards
• University of Illinois Extension to offer 4-H YOUniversity special interest clubs for Stephenson Cou
• Son of Freeport residents graduates from University of Illinois Springfield
• Local residents graduate from Benedictine University
• Freeport resident travels to Germany for Augustana College language immersion program
• Burglaries down, but concern still high
• Looking back: Freeport’s labor trek had its ups and downs
• Week in review: Rebels hunt for Gadhafi
• FHN to close optical shop Oct. 1, will not affect ophthalmology dept.
• Freeport resident named to dean's list at Concordia University, St. Paul
• Local residents named to DePaul University dean's list
• Empire Elementary student heads back to school
• Public meeting planned for home school parents
• Sexual assault case: Durand teacher gets 30 years
• City ride options limited: Cab closing leaves only Pretzel City Transit
• Today in the news: Tropical storm headed to Gulf; Katia a hurricane
• Patrols and safety checks planned for Labor Day weekend
• Curran announces re-election bid
• 'Death by Fatal Murder':MRP whodunit play is anything but deadly
• City Hall on the move? Task force tours possible relocation sites
• Complete schedule of events issued for Shannon homecoming celebration
• Pearl City/Eastland releases sports schedule changes for Thursday
• Today in the news: President Obama changes date of jobs speech
• Celebrate Structo: Company picnic to be held Saturday
• Historic farming: ‘Echoes of the Past’ set for this weekend near Apple River
• Orangeville kindergartener embarks on first day of school
• ‘It’s All Me’ helps women feel stronger
• Today in the news: Lawsuit filed over AT&T, T-Mobile merger
• All Paws Pet Wash has the fur flying
• Redevelopment sought at Lena site
• 'Purple paint law' gives landowners options
• Stephenson County loses out on federal clinic project
• Nicor Gas touts assistance programs
• City Cab to close: Freeport resident feeling stranded
• Today in the news: Another hurricane on the way
• Stephenson County property taxes are due on Friday
• Ducks Gone Wild fundraiser race takes off on Sunday
• Task force weighs options for City Hall
• Dixon resident, 17 others commissioned as second lieutenants during Illinois Military Academy gradua
• Lincoln-Douglas remembered on 153rd anniversary of debates
• Today in the news: Irene recovery begins
• Questions arise about city’s computer network
• Dixon and Galena residents graduate from DePaul University
• Wounded pilot named in local plane crash
• 911 board reports loss in revenue
• Local students head back to school
• Local students head back to school
• Sterling manufacturer remains on fastest-growing companies list for second consecutive year
• Local residents graduate from Western Illinois University
• Local insurance agents attend state convention
• This week: Dick Cheney, Lil Wayne have new releases
• Galena student named to University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list
• Highland Community College seeks volunteers for adult education program
• Area officials look to stem welfare abuse
• Pretzels on Parade
• If determination counts ... They’ll get that ol’ river cleaned up yet
• Looking back: She scooped good stuff at East Side Creamery
• McNeil’s Landing project nominated for grand honor
• Week in review: Hurricane Irene leads the news
• Galena man charged with heroin possession
• Highland Adult Education offering free testing sessions for GED prep courses
• Polo student named to University of St. Francis Dean's List
• Sweet scents mark the end of summer
• August: A month bathed in yellow
• Quilting Bees: Lena Area Historical Society hosts quilt exhibit
• Today in the news: Hurricane Irene prompts first-ever evacuation in NYC
• Missing woman is found alive
• Plane crashes in Freeport: Pilot airlifted to Rockford Memorial
• Foundation grants available for non-profits to support improvement
• Ground-breaking ceremony set for broadband project
• Videos: Hurricane Irene
• Amtrak's California Zephyr derails
• This Is It Eatery opens in Freeport: Theatrics come with the food
• Today in the news: Emergency declared in 3 states ahead of Hurricane Irene
• Task force to tackle City Hall building concerns
• Senior living: Heritage Woods breaks ground
• Freeport police begin late-night traffic crackdown
• Highland Community College seeks volunteers for adult education program
• Hurricane Irene: Local Red Cross volunteers head to East Coast
• Today in the news: Hurricane Irene threatens East Coast
• Freeport students return to school Wednesday
• Elderly woman still missing
• Freeport Country Club burglar receives prison sentence
• State Bank promotes Schubert to Head Teller
• Freeport High School to dedicate new field on Friday
• Highland Community College instructor writes book on author Don DeLillo
• Income eligibility guidelines released for National School Lunch Program
• Event in Thomson hopes to get kids hooked on fishing
• Back to School for Freeport - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Today in the news: Gadhafi compound falls to rebels
• Grand Marshals chosen for Shannon Labor Day Parade
• Search continues for missing elderly woman
• Task force to examine City Hall repairs
• FEMA teams assess storm damage in three-county area
• Ground-breaking set for supportive living center
• Highland professor publishes book on author Don DeLillo
• Today in the news: Rebels take Gadhafi stronghold of Tripoli
• Music festival attendance lower than anticipated
• Authorities search for missing elderly woman
• This week: Casey Anthony must return to Florida
• Mega-Dairy denies relocation rumors
• Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 339 Board of Education holds August meetings
• Volunteers complete new playground at German Valley Grade School
• Descendant of local Korean War vet wins scholarship
• Looking back: Growing up on Freeport’s East Side
• Aspire to model: Pearl City teen set to appear in teen pageant
• Hanover man escapes after storm destroys home
• Council to get City Hall update at Monday’s meeting
• Week in review: Bad babysitter puts child in back of pickup
• Stephenson County seeks economic development funds
• Local residents make the dean's list at Columbia College
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education holds special meeting
• Local residents graduate from Kirkwood Community College
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education regular meeting minutes
• Tree Tales: The Mystery Tree at Machu Picchu
• Locally grown organic produce
• Today in the news: ‘West Memphis 3’ to go free
• Freeport Middle School kicks off anti-bullying campaign
• Biking across America: Woman completes cross-country trek for cancer
• School district gets first look at 2011-12 budget
• Slow recovery: Leaf River couple mends after brutal stabbing attack
• NHS offers home maintenance session
• Spirit of Peace: The Giving Tree Band closes out musical festival
• Freeport Fire Department “Fill their Boots” For MDA
• Today in the news: Is this animal a chupacabra?
• IEMA to visit area next week for 'preliminary damage assessment'
• Moving on from 4-H program: Berning to start college in Chicago
• Calling All Communities offers funding to schools
• FHN starts parking lot resurfacing project
• HAZMAT drill planned for JD County
• Local call center wins national award of excellence for fourth consecutive year
• Freeport native joins Bocker Auto Group
• Illinois Chamber of Commerce president to speak at Bivins business breakfast
• Boland: ‘I want to be judged on what I do’
• Today in the news: Albuquerque man saves girl being kidnapped
• U.S. Cellular to offer up to $150K to winning schools during Calling All Communities campaign
• Byron Community Unit School District 226 Finance and Policy Committee to meet on Thursday
• ‘Early Black Settlers’ author to discuss history at Cedarville Museum
• City Council approves alcohol permit for Aldi
• Burglary suspects plead not guilty
• Byron Community Unit School District 226 Quality Review Committee to meet on Thursday
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education to meet
• Today in the news: Louisiana dad decapitates special-needs son
• Boland to visit Freeport to announce candidacy for 17th District
• IDOT starts road repair on U.S. 20 and Illinois 78
• First Amendment Center to offer mini-grants to Illinois high school media programs
• JAKES Day teaches kids about nature
• City moves forward on sewer project
• City OKs amended union deal
• Freeport School District 145 Board of Education holds special meeting
• Boland enters race for 17th district
• Today in the news: Google buys Motorola Mobility
• Drying the tears: Dog brings smile back for Freeport woman
• Nuisance mosquito levels rise drastically in Freeport
• Group looks at replacing statue on top of Civil War Monument
• Workforce Investment Board Program Oversight Committee to hold conference call meeting
• WIU dean's list features students from Freeport, Byron, Pearl City
• Student from Davis named to dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis
• Lauren Evans of Freeport earns Augustana College Trustees Scholarship
• Freeport resident Katie Martin named to dean's list at Concordia University in St. Paul
• Chadwick-Milledgeville school board to hold regular meeting Monday
• This week: Anniversary of the end of World War II
• Looking back: A grand dual-dedication to take place in Cedarville
• Space Camp: Two local teachers train like astronauts
• Recovery loans available for flood assistance
• NIDA moves forward on vision plan
• Computer donations sought for soldiers
• Week in review: Republicans go after Obama during debate
• City Council: Bidding to start on sewer system project
• Rockford casino bill remains controversial
• Endangered means there is still time
• Tree Tales: In search of the Elusive Corkscrew Willow!
• Work continues at animal shelter: Flood damage nearly fixed
• Today in the news: Postal Service wants OK to lay off 120,000
• Redistricting: New political map means new faces
• Willow Folk Fest starts Saturday: Music festival celebrates 44th year
• Quinn says deportation program had opposite effect of stated purpose
• County looks to replace salt storage facility
• Monroe Arts Center closes out summer concert series
• Manzullo visit gets heated: Forum touches on Social Security, jobs
• Winslow River Days festival is here through Sunday
• Today in the news: Photo of face transplant recipient released
• County approves Nursing Center tub purchase
• Cruise Night to host thousands in downtown on Saturday
• Three juveniles charged with residential burglary
• FHN to present free alcohol sellers/servers class in Freeport
• Fulfilling a dream: Former Freeporters bike from Denver to Cedarville
• Quinn declares state disaster areas after July 27 storms
• Today in the news: Taliban insurgents killed in retaliation strike
• Carroll County Fair starts with a smash: Muddy opener sets the stage
• Severe weather warnings: Sirens can mean to take cover
• Not guilty verdict in country club burglary
• Kaplan University graduates students from Stockton, Galena, Byron, Milledgeville, Lanark and Thomson
• CareerTEC to hold budget hearing tonight
• Today in the news: British PM vows bigger police response to rioting
• City crews continue clean up after July 27 storm
• District considers relaxing cell phone ban at high school
• Help for new home buyers: NHS, Rockford group to offer grants
• Hearing set for three burglary suspects
• U.S. Cellular devices help families get ready for back-to-school
• Today in the news: Pres. Obama gives speech on credit downgrade
• Carroll County fair kicks off with demolition derby Aug. 9
• Record breakers: Freeport teens play Four Square for three days
• Making way for traffic near Mahoney building
• Two local teens held up at gunpoint
• Durand School District to hold board meeting Monday
• Lindo Theatre Presents "Rio" As Part Of The Wednesday Morning Movie Series
• This week: Jay-Z, Kanye ‘Watch the Throne’ album out Monday
• Lanark Class of 1961 marks reunion
• Looking back: The ‘East Side Story,’ told by one who lived it
• News & Views: Door County Adventure again popular
• Week in review: Debt, FAA deals worked out at last minute
• Pecatonica, Freeport students named to Rockford College dean's list
• Returning Freeport students asked to pick up materials, schedules
• Saddle up for Highland: Aug. 13 event to raise money for HCC Foundation
• Students from Freeport, Pecatonica named 'distinguished scholars'
• Damaged Salvation Army building to be repaired
• Soil samples taken at City Hall
• Local students earn honors at Elmhurst College
• Debate continues over nursing center tub purchase
• Housing Authority to establish new computer labs
• Field trip grants available to visit Lincoln Museum in Springfield
• Growing passion for the prairies
• School vandalism: Lena board refers punishment to State’s Attorney
• Today in the news: Dow Jones industrial average sees wild swings
• Stewart security pulls out of Freeport music festival
• Aldi seeks permit and license to sell alcohol
• Salvation Army Thrift Store to reopen at new site
• County cancels special budget meeting
• A.C. McCartney announces purchase of Massey Ferguson dealership
• CareerTec Executive Committee to meet Monday
• Chadwick-Milledgeville district to put budget on display at next meeting
• One Tank Trip: MRP celebrates 10 years
• BREAKING: Lena-Winslow school vandalism update
• Today in the news: More evidence of water on Mars
• Pearl City Homecoming Days kicks off Aug. 5
• Freeport Threshing Show celebrates farming heritage
• Materials pick-up days set for Freeport School District
• Annual hog rest set for Aug. 5 at Stockton fire station
• Three burglary suspects face more serious charges
• Final construction firms hired for broadband project
• VIDEO: Four square record attempt
• Workforce Investment Board plans committee meetings
• Videos: Virginia Tech gun scare
• Rockford City Market enjoys increased attendance
• Sherri Kornfeind promoted to VP at Union Savings Bank
• Beautiful sound of celebration: Volkfest to feature German choir
• Lena to rule on school vandalism Thursday
• Today in the news: Worldwide child porn ring busted
• An act of kindness: Senior bike giveaway Saturday
• Freeport students aim to play world’s longest game of Four Square
• Jo Daviess County Fair: Tradition continues in Warren Aug. 4 to 7
• President Obama: Legislation is only a first step
• Freeport VFW post welcomes new chef
• Three men arrested on burglary-related charges
• Lake Carroll pool site evacuated after acid scare
• Today in the news: Obama signs debt deal bill
• Jo Daviess, Stephenson counties assess flood damage
• Dammann to talk about Civil War at Cedarville Museum
• Unclaimed property: Government’s Cash Dash event is this week
• Thieves exploit storm victims
• Mayor signs new union agreement for police department
• Freeport School District schedules materials pickup for new students
• RAMP promotes advocates to county managers
• Pfile named new district sales manager for Miller Hybrids, Freeport
• Shingles and the chickenpox connection
• City Council: City Hall’s structural integrity an issue
• Officials start to assess storm damage
• Senior Resource Center to hold classes for caregivers
• Today in the news: Debt ceiling compromise moves forward
• Rosecrance welcomes new CFO
• Winners of Parriott Trust scholarships named
• RVC Center for Learning in Retirement to host annual meeting
• This week: Debt ceiling deadline looms
• Looking back: Opal Wilhelms: More than a splash in the pool of life
• A fishy business: Tim Hamilton hopes fishermen will take the bait
• News & Views: Expanding the outreach at Fair Oaks
• Couple dies while pumping flooded basement
• Rains ‘too much’ for crops
• Positive peer pressure: Freeport Troop will honor its 100th Eagle Scout
• Superintendent Flynn to retire next year
• Week in review: Debt debate dominates the news
• Freeport, Stephenson County unemployment rates up in June
• Auction to benefit Dakota Athletic Booster Club
• Two Freeport natives named to University of Illinois-Springfield dean's list
• Markel of Orangeville makes dean's list
• Butterflies take flight in the month of July
• Tree Tales: A medley of tropical trees is the topic
• Today in the news: President Obama calls for debt compromise
• Residents wait as water recedes: Phones, 911 system still down
• Flood damage assessment Monday: Area looks to secure disaster declaration
• FIP: Unemployment up in Stephenson
• Arrest warrant issued in local armed robbery
• Members of Mounted Patrol serve county for 51 years
• Foresight Financial Group announces second quarter results
• Celebrating theater: MRP hits the stage to honor 10 years of fun
• Freeport area pummeled by heavy winds and rain
• Today in the news: Airbrushed Julia Roberts ad banned in Britain
• Ag outlook: ‘More rain than we like’ for Stephenson County farmers
• Town flooded: A year later, Pearl City underwater again
• Taking on water: Krape Park dodges bullet after recent rains
• Crisis response: HCC and FHN to conduct training exercise
• Photo gallery: Pearl City floods
• Pearl City's north end flooded
• Today in the news: Debt debate starting to affect stock markets
• ‘Little Dresses for Africa’: Cedarville teen travels to Kenya
• Organizers to hire 60 for Spirit of Peace and Music Festival
• Area post offices may close: Four local branches on list of possible sites
• Local shooting victim continues recovery
• Overtime Costs: Freeport Social Security Office cuts hours
• FHN to offer three $1,000 health-care scholarships
• Rockford airport posts passenger gains
• Soybean association launches task force to increase membership
• University of Iowa graduates four from area
• Local school supply drive to benefit Freeport teens
• UW-Platteville dean's list features local students
• HCC to host open house for Equine Science Program
• Freeport native wins U. of Virginia writing award
• Area students graduate from Clarke University
• Benedictine University announces its Spring 2011 Dean's Recognition List
• Five area students enjoy perfect semester at UW-Platteville
• TABE testing sessions to be held for future GED students
• Local teachers attend Space Camp
• Area students graduate from Clarke University
• Airport out as festival campsite, Rock Hollow offer accepted
• Skilled Nursing Unit to close, patient care will remain a top priority
• Today in the news: About 3,700 post offices may close
• Taking to the wheels: 12th annual Wheel-A-Thon is set for Thursday
• New memorial garden completed: Site honors Valeria Wiegand
• Planning continues for structural repairs on Mahoney building
• Dedicating a Civil War veteran: Many gather to honor Richard Swain
• Today in the news: Amy Winehouse autopsy inconclusive
• Two local teens shot and wounded Sunday night
• Cars on Main a success: Rain a threat, but event still popular
• This week: NY same-sex marriage law takes effect
• Looking back: The Knodles tell the way things were ‘back then’
• Sheriff's office gets help in fight against impaired drivers
• Week in review: Scores dead in Norway attacks
• Fair a fun time despite the heat
• Video: Latest on Friday's bombing, shootings in Oslo
• Federal health clinic project not likely, budget cuts have local impact
• What’s in a name: Fogfruit or Frogfruit?
• Protecting critical habitat in Mississippi Blufflands
• Staff reductions: The Journal-Standard lays off four employees
• Understanding America’s history: Speaker provides religious background
• Today in the news: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ ends
• Mayor signs new four-year fire union contract
• Charity Challenge swings for the fences: Former Cub Steve Trout to compete
• Juvenile detention costs up for county probation department
• A day in Rock City: Annual festival kicks off July 22
• One Tank Trip: Visit FAM for Print Invitational
• The buzz around town: A/C units sold out everywhere
• Today in the news: Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely
• Heat wave could increase threat of West Nile
• Freeport voters to decide fate of electrical supply
• Today in the news: Leopard mauls 6 in India; attack captured in photos
• HCC equine program adds four new certificate programs
• ‘My husband is a fighter’: Man remains in critical condition after crash
• No escape from the heat: For local residents, safety is the priority
• College money: FHN takes applications for scholarships
• Area residents hurt in Illinois 75 crash
• Local Allstate owner receives volunteer award
• Today in the news: Rupert Murdoch hit with shaving foam pie at hearings
• Park district back in the swing of things: Repairs almost complete
• $171K cleanup: Moving forward at Rawleigh complex
• Sheriff's office union talks to begin this fall
• City of Freeport, fire union strike 4-year deal
• Videos: Rupert Murdoch attacked with shaving foam; testifies before Parliament
• Total skin care: Esthetician offers more than just soap and water
• Prospering Together: NIDA launches a community planning effort
• Dental care to be enhanced at Community Clinic
• The heat is on: High temperatures, humidity cause for concern
• Today in the news: Midwest bakes in heat; East will get hit later this week
• County investigates replacing salt storage facility
• This week: Senate committee takes on Defense of Marriage Act
• First In Print: Burglary victim wants city to organize a community meeting
• Looking back: Station owner more than a ‘regular guy’
• Print invitational: FAM gets ready for exhibition on printmaking
• Unique Civil War graveside ceremony set for July 23
• News & Views: A call to action for farmers
• News & Views: IFB Commodities Conference draws near
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Plenty at stake in upcoming Council meeting
• Successful fair draws to a close
• Time running out for Mahoney & Hauser building
• Week in review: Brits Harry Potter and Rupert Murdoch dominate the headlines
• Helping low-income students: D145 may implement Title 1 next year
• Serendipity in nature
• Today in the news: ‘Harry Potter’ fans love final film
• Fair food: The choices far outweigh room in the stomach
• County debates nursing home issue: Tub purchase sparks heated talks
• Fans out in full force for ‘Potter’: Final movie a big draw locally, nationally
• Local shooting victim faces drug charge
• Blum calls for special county budget meeting
• ‘Death by Fatal Murder’: Opening night rehearsal a step-by-step process
• Print Invitational: An Exhibition of Printmaking by Barry Carlsen, Darren Houser, David Menard and Peter Olson
• Today in the news: Mistrial in Roger Clemens case
• Farm damage: Area farmers still reeling after storm
• Loud & Proud: Hundreds turn out for first day of tractor pulls at fair
• Pec River Fest kicks off: Event designed to get people on the river
• County Board OKs zoning for music fest
• Summer fun: Winslow Park Board offers activities for area children
• Small church with a big heart: Missionaries recall trip to Brazil
• Purr-fect scores: 4-H students win blue ribbons for their fancy cats
• Freeport man sought in connection to recent shooting
• Stockton museum to hold railroad reunion Saturday
• Today in the news: US women’s soccer team headed to World Cup final
• La Cresta Drive set for repairs in 2011
• Exit plan scrapped: City to give art museum more time to plan future
• Identity theft: Area police warn public of scams
• Today in the news: First ladies pay respects to Betty Ford
• District 145 seeks to cap number of excused absences
• Livestock judging kicks off the Tuesday fun at county fair
• Freeport Township divide grows deeper
• Lena authorities respond to fire at apartment building
• Shooting victim in fair condition
• Stephenson County Fair and midway opens Tuesday, July 12
• Today in the news: Debt ceiling fight continues
• Moline resident Mike Boland could enter 17th District race
• Powerful storm rips through Northwest Illinois
• Priceless memories: Cedarville woman marks her 59th family reunion
• First in Print: Fire ravages Lena building
• Art In The Park Returns To Freeport’s Krape Park
• This week: Final ‘Harry Potter’ film opens
• Week in review: Casey Anthony not guilty, will go free July 17
• Stephenson County Fair opens with wide range of entertainment
• FIP: Date set for new teen CONTACT crisis line
• Funding needed for Memorial Gardens at Krape
• Keeping reading skills up over the summer
• Riding off the beaten path
• Area refuge to hold hunt drawing
• Writing section taken out of standardized tests
• New Titan Tire employees to start Monday
• No grant to move equipment at old highway building
• Video: Last Space Shuttle launch
• Video: Final space shuttle launch
• Police crack down on pedestrians
• Architecture comes alive
• Public hearing set for FHS PE waiver
• Today in the news: Casey Anthony to be freed next week
• FIP: Titan hires
• First In Print: County debates answering system changes
• Broadband construction firm hired
• FRIDAY: Patriot Flag to fly in Freeport
• Freeport to address City Hall concerns
• Local educators respond to state reductions
• Today in the news: Facebook announces Skype feature
• First In Print: NIDA funding remains in Limbo
• Bizarre motive in Leaf River stabbings
• Studying the winds of change
• Library technology grants aimed at jobs
• Today in the news: Casey Anthony not guilty of killing Caylee
• First In Print: Dressing up history
• Casey Anthony not guilty of murder
• Town helps couple stabbed in Leaf River
• 'Plant a Row for the Hungry' gave 11,000 lbs. of produce last year
• City streets, summer nights
• Tuesday Meeting: Debate continues on sheriff’s answering system
• This week: Last space shuttle launch set for Friday
• This week: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is back
• FIP: Young farmers lead 'Harvest for All'
• News & Views: Another successful Ag Breakfast
• Costly fire alarm project looms on the horizon
• Midwest Memoirs: Veteran talks about 100 years of life
• Raising funds for Freeport parks
• Week in review: NBA lockout begins
• FIP: County to enforce new beer garden guidelines
• Tree Tales: If trees could talk, Part I
• Grape heaven: Wineries are making their mark all over Illinois
• Summer wildlife makes life interesting
• Dr. Hinds to speak at AVID student recruitment
• Today in the news: Dominique Strauss-Kahn freed
• Tri-county wind farm moves ahead
• Market for school uniforms draws attention of residents
• FIP: County looks at local beer gardens
• Stack up the bedding: 'Once Upon a Mattress' opens
• The Readers' Writers: Internationally acclaimed author Simon Corbin
• Durand gets ready for an explosive holiday this weekend
• Stockton set for big patriotic celebration
• Freeport Independence Day celebration slated for July 3
• Today in the news: NBA lockout begins at midnight
• Honoring those who served their country
• Videos: Casey Anthony trial
• Volunteers needed to clean up the 'Gateway to Galena'
• New addition: St. John Lutheran Church adds space to grow
• Adventus Group: Learn About New Remediation Technologies
• Slowly but surely, city completing sidewalk replacement
• Today in the news: Newsweek’s Princess Di cover getting slammed
• Mega-Dairy here to stay?
• Health department looks at flood prevention
• Today in the news: Bristol Palin says Sarah Palin has decided on presidential bid
• FIP: Health Dept. improves to handle storms, floods
• Bikes for seniors: Freeport residents start collection giveaway
• Child drowns in Apple River: Incident sparks major rescue effort
• Concert promoters hope for county support
• Overcoming obstacles: Baby born with a rare birth defect thrives
• Grab a seat: District 206 raising money to replace bleachers
• Today in the news: Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty
• Hughes Resources adds staff
• Riding with a message: Biker passes Freeport on way home from Texas
• Jury convicts ex-Gov. Blagojevich at retrial
• Blago jury agrees on 18 counts, verdict to be read
• This week: Michele Bachmann to formally announce bid
• First in Print: State may cut funding to homeless prevention program
• News & Views: Teachers learn about agriculture
• Developer looks to set up three wind towers near Lena
• Week in review: Whitey Bulger caught, Wal-Mart suit thrown out
• Artist unveils Lincoln 'Burial Duty' statue
• Crisis averted for Jane Addams Trail?
• 8th Annual Blues, Beer and Brats at Freeport Art Museum
• Guardrails placed to address safety concerns
• Today in the news: Columbo actor Peter Falk dies at 83
• First in Print: Attorney General asks for FOIA review
• Inspiration, motivation at GED ceremony
• Improvements nearly finished for probation department
• Today in the news: Mob boss Whitey Bulger captured
• Summer Movie Excitement Continues Into July!
• Teen pregnancy program in jeopardy
• Building set for major face-lift
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling and the new Harry Potter website
• First in Print: Possible change coming to electricity bills
• Crutchfield to NIDA: 'We haven't seen anything'
• Rocking out in Freeport
• A new moon for JETS Observatory
• Today in the news: Newt Gingrich loses more supporters
• Titan Tire job fair a success
• Small town helps in big way
• District 145 recommends school lunch price increase
• Today in the news: Supreme Court says no to Wal-Mart lawsuit
• This week: Wimbledon kicks off with Isner-Mahut rematch
• Looking back: Home-owned gas stations: Icons of their era
• Week in review: Weiner resignation is top story
• News & Views: It’s Ag Breakfast time again!
• Medication Collection drive was a success
• At home on the prairie: Communing with nature
• The art of slow seeing
• License plate sales to benefit 4-H programs
• Today in the news: Oprah wants O.J. confession
• Who’s Your Daddy? DNA test kits can answer questions about dog lineage
• 5,000 pounds of medications collected for disposal
• Ahead of the curve: AVID graduates ready to attend college
• District 145 to tackle unexpected expenses for stadium, theater
• Winslow woman dies in vehicle crash
• Celebrating Juneteenth: Promoting unity creates understanding in the community
• One Tank Trip: Campfire cooking demo to be held June 18
• Changes in Lanark: Library, City Hall moving to bigger space
• Picking up the pieces downtown: Officials discuss building collapse
• Annual ‘Create a World with More Birthdays’ takes place Friday
• Today in the news: Anthony Weiner resigns
• Freeport Housing Authority finishes energy makeover
• Davis Days: Festival returns June 17 after one-year absence
• Board approves liquor code changes for beer gardens
• Video: Anthony Weiner resigns
• Prince of Peace Pedalers: Biking group for all ages rides monthly
• Orangeville board approves amended school budget
• Today in the news: Obama administration sued over Libya campaign
• Downtown building collapses
• Mahoney & Hauser law firm damaged in building collapse
• Finance Committee talks about budget, revenues trending up
• Honoring Valeria Wiegand
• Today in the news: GOP debate winners
• ‘We are going to be back’: Pinewood owners look to future after fire
• Attorney General to stay silent in Hooper case
• 153 Stephenson County students earn Certificate of Employability
• Defense attorney withdraws: Delays continue in YMCA fight case
• Property tax bills due on June 17
• Eat healthy, live longer: Simplify eating habits with new food pyramid
• Sixty-four percent of Freeport students qualify for reduced lunches
• Today in the news: BART cop who killed man goes free
• Others helping one: Benefit to be held for Stockton man on Friday
• Summer construction: City works to improve downtown streets
• New crisis hotline announced for teens
• This week: Republican presidential hopefuls debate Monday
• Sharper teeth for pet cruelty ordinances
• An invitation for Elizabeths: Town of Elizabeth hosts annual gathering
• Looking back: Working on cars was Ben Lee’s ‘thing’
• Week in review: Anthony Weiner scandal, Delta and returning soldiers
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Horror film to be shot in downtown Freeport
• Community to help out its own
• German Valley Days
• $1.5 million budget surplus to pad city reserves
• Trumpeter Swans: Another rare bird species for Shannon
• Getting to know the real cost of your lawn
• Today in the news: Sarah Palin emails released
• Lending a hand to history
• Titan Tire seeks new employees
• Canine companions: Assistance dogs can make a world of difference
• J-S website pay wall starts June 15
• Schiffman questions why Dakota left out of fiber optic network
• Revisiting 1858: Lincoln, Douglas square off in Freeport
• ‘Steppin’ right up: Eight-count ballroom dance is a unique style
• Today in the news: Alabama gov signs strict immigration law
• FACC helps Freeport grow: More community gardens spring up
• Former Jo Daviess County Board member sentenced
• City of Freeport completing repairs on Gladewood Bridge
• Concerns raised: Committee looks at sheriff's office funding
• Local actors venture to ‘Final Destination’ in traveling Christian play
• Freeport Sportsplex: New pavilion embraced by residents
• Today in the news: Flying bear kills 2 in Quebec accident
• Hooper caught in the crosshairs: Township supervisor denies wrongdoing
• Chamber to begin membership drive
• “Sneek” into the world of model airplanes at Fun Fly June 11 and 12
• 16-year-old Chicago boy identified in Jo Daviess County drowning
• Summer Movie Excitement Kicks Off In June
• Untapped potential of the Pecatonica Prairie Path
• Today in the news: Will Anthony Weiner resign?
• FEMA funds could aid Freeport demolition budget
• State wants to examine Black Hawk War Monument
• Festival: 38th annual German Valley Days is June 10 to 12
• Council cracks down on frequent liquor law offenders
• Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Honors Decorated Freeport Army Veteran as June 2011 ‘Veteran of the Month’
• Planning committee wants federal funding to be used in Rochelle
• Police report: Parking violations down 45 percent early this year
• Police investigate shooting incident at Taylor Park
• Ride the summer reading bus: Program works to bridge summer gap
• Today in the news: Apple unveils iCloud
• Testing for contamination: Group hopes to develop Confer Chevrolet site
• First in Print: Transportation project draws criticism
• This week: The top viral videos of May
• Love across the continents
• Civil War vet to get new grave marker
• Midwest Memoirs: You never know where life will lead
• ROCKY ROADS
• Week in review: Cellphones and cancer, John Edwards indicted
• Stepping up to the challenge
• Community joins to fight cancer
• Pinewood fire causes $400K in damage
• Tree Tales: A Bird’s-eye View
• Young bird fledglings experience life away from the nest
• Dames Rocket: Purple flower takes over the countryside
• Landscape plants may threaten natural areas
• Restaurant to donate proceeds to local agency
• Today in the news: Chinese teen sells kidney for iPad
• Freeport tradition set for expansion
• Huge weekend on the horizon for realtors
• Out and proud in Freeport
• District 145 board updated on grade structure changes
• Patchouli opens concert series at Monroe Arts Center
• Heeding Hardy’s call, local leaders seek to develop new vision for area
• Today in the news: Food pyramid dropped for food plate
• A treasure hunter’s heaven: 40 miles of garage sales on Route 75
• Concealed carry: NRA officials hope law will be approved in the fall
• Fun fair to honor Lena Living Center’s 40 years of service
• Summer Park Ministry on tap at Lake Le-Aqua-Na
• Today in the news: Are the Smurfs racist?
• Gem of a job: Luecke Jewelers displays 'largest stone' in 90 years
• Pit bulls on the prowl? Residents express concern over dangerous dogs
• EDUCATOR PROFILE: Mary French and Linda Spangler
• West Nile testing to begin June 15 in county
• Summer music festival raises logistics questions
• Today in the news: WHO says cellphones could cause cancer
• Redistricting could affect city’s wards
• Lawsuit delays video gaming law's implementation
• Local teen Mercier to graduate from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Silent struggle: Overactive bladder causes many women embarrassment
• Week in review: New York's 26th district elects Democrat
• New district borders may lead to big changes in representation
• Graduation challenge to Pretzels: ‘It’s time to go get it’
• Week in review: Casey Anthony trial begins in Florida
• Stephenson County Sheriff pursues major new federal grant
• City Notebook: Embracing the slow, steady turnaround
• Last stop, Freeport!: Heisler Steam Locomotive ready for the season
• Looking back: An enterprising family made a gas station work
• A new beginning: Aquin holds its commencement ceremony
• Week in review: Joplin, Mo., tornado is the deadliest since 1947
• Freeport downtown district seeking a smooth transition
• Holiday: Freeport Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m.
• Stephenson County considers debris recycling center
• Apple River celebrates Memorial Day
• News & Views: ‘Stephenson Scenes’ pictures starting to arrive
• Aquin Graduation 2011
• A rare natural gift in Paraguay
• ‘River Gathering’ showcases the Rock, Sugar, Kishwaukee and Pecatonica
• Today in the news: Obama extends Patriot Act
• Charity giveaway: ManUp hosts family day to give kids free bicycle
• After a lifetime apart, local woman to reunite with Russian nephew
• Preserving local history: The Restoration of the Jane Addams house
• Firm named for broadband project: Initiative still on track
• Studio 121 holds dance concert as a memorial to Jill Wagoner Johnson
• Freeport Art Museum Summer Art Programs
• Stephenson County jobless rate dips below 10 percent
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper gets life in prison
• Five things to do over Memorial Day weekend
• Medication Collection planned for June 11
• Ritchie retires from Eastland after 33 years in education
• Montana named new systems director for CareerTEC
• Life is a journey to ‘Your Final Destination’
• Investigation: String of suspicious fires draws scrutiny
• Today in the news: John Edwards may face indictment
• Area police crack down on traffic violations
• Take ‘A Shortcut to the Outdoors’ with new expo at visitors center
• Demolition:City takes bid to tear down Blackhawk Avenue building
• Local police investigate rash of vehicle burglaries
• Discussion gets heated at township meeting
• ‘Getting to Know You’: Students write Oakley Courts resident biographies
• League of Women Voters takes on mega-dairy June 11
• Local doctor stands on stage with Oprah at final taping of her show
• Stroke awareness: Orangeville woman continues recovery
• Specialty care: Center for Wound Healing to hold open house Tuesday
• Today in the news: Tim Pawlenty announces presidential run
• Battered by storms: Majority of bad weather hits south, east of Freeport
• Transit meeting set for Thursday
• Fresh produce: Farmers market opens in Elizabeth
• Tornadoes batter central US, kill unknown number
• Ill. lawmakers approve murder registry, almost
• Illinois House holds redistricting hearing
• This week: President Obama heads to Europe
• First in Print: Area agencies team up to help low-income residents
• Accidental career turns into a rewarding profession for dental technician
• Looking back: Some station stories are a real ‘gas’
• News & Views: Last call for Central Illinois trip
• Week in review: Doomsday prophesies nothing new
• Titan Tire moving forward
• Sharing program provides assistance with gas bills
• 3rd Ward study to be completed this fall: Organizers survey residents
• Ticked off: My life as a tick magnet
• Feast for the senses: In May the dance begins
• Tree Tales: The colorful spring trees delight
• Learning self-discipline with karate: Elizabeth teen competes in martial arts
• Today in the news: NATO destroys Libyan ships
• Gladewood bridge set to close: Crossing forbidden after Monday
• Free concert: Nashville duo hope to make audience laugh, cry
• Ground-breaking held for new field at Pretzel Stadium
• Federal prison sentence for man involved in Orangeville robbery
• ‘A Musical Montage’ benefit to be held May 21 in honor of Loren man
• One Tank Trip: French cabaret coming to MAC
• Today in the news: President Obama announces Egypt, Israel plans
• Digital conversion: Eastland students to get laptops next year
• Freeport Raceway Park to host Battle of the Bands this summer
• Council considering big change to liquor laws
• Lena-Winslow students visit one-room schoolhouse
• Today in the news: Rapture group gets ready for the end
• Mowing remains priority, but new ideas fail to come to fruition
• Orangeville superintendent Otto resigns from office
• Salary adjustment for Hooper continues to spark debate
• Freeport stoplights slated for upgrade?
• Reversal of fortune: County now eligible for federal disaster assistance
• Today in the news: Israel couple name baby ‘Like’ after Facebook
• Rescue Rally: Third annual event to be held at Carlson Canine Camp
• City Council passes budget with 7-1 vote
• Little kids, big talk: Wee Speech competition held at FHS
• Exercise and good health combat hormone issues
• Subpoena upheld in grain bin case
• Today in the news: Donald Trump not running for president
• 150 years later: Galena’s Call to Arms celebrates Civil War history
• This week: Rahm Emanuel to be sworn in as Chicago mayor
• Freeport resident assists with southern Illinois flood relief
• Looking back: A good gas station means a lot to folks
• News & Views: Turn in weather helps local planting season
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Taking a young view of an old problem
• Week in review: Mississippi River flooding could be among worst ever
• County prepares for Civil Unions
• Operation Campus/Tap: Two men cited in underage drinking sting
• Tree Tales: 'Thanks for the Memories...'
• A lesson in diversity: Learning about prairies one seed at a time
• There are plenty of reasons we go fishing
• Today in the news: Taliban kills 80 in retaliation for bin Laden
• Freeport Cub Foods manager wins national award
• Boys & Girls Club recognizes graduates Thursday
• City of Freeport, unions still searching for common ground
• Former Rockford Peach tells her story
• Timberlake Playhouse: 50th season kicks off with ‘Sunset Boulevard’
• It's Time for Another Summer of Morning Movie Magic at Lindo Theatre! Wednesday Morning Movie Series Begins June 15th
• 48th annual HCC Commencement: Graduate looks forward to getting degree
• Today in the news: Big oil drilled over billions in tax breaks
• Davis, Rock City firefighters respond to Lake Summerset blaze
• Status hearing: Comcast case enters the courtroom
• Growing the community through farmers markets
• County gives funding to NIDA: Request for $50K stirs debate
• Music is in the air: Celebrate the season at Methodist music fest
• Crisis drill draws ire of Orangeville parents
• ‘Souper Friday’ is coming back
• Friends help Freeport couple battling medical issues
• Today in the news: Bin Laden relatives want proof of death
• Local economy improves: C.J. Vitner’s, others add workers
• Finance Committee: NIDA funding request gains county support
• Plant sale to raise funds for Assault and Abuse Services
• Today in the news: Microsoft buys Skype
• On the chopping block? State cuts hit home for local nonprofits
• Relay for Life: Fundraising to fight cancer a community affair
• Former Freeport man named dean of Missouri college
• County looks to regulate beer gardens
• Concealed-carry bill on hold: Gun legislation fails to get House votes
• Born to nurture: Chris Bussan takes nursing to the next level
• Nursing can take you from operating room to boardroom
• Bringing it all back home: Dakota native opens restaurant in hometown
• Today in the news: Engineers try to save Memphis, New Orleans
• School safety drill sparks controversy in Orangeville
• Celebrating National Nursing Home Week
• Cats return to their habitat at Friends Forever Humane Society
• More evacuations in Memphis as Mississippi rises
• This week: Deficit reduction talks resume
• Medical marijuana bill on hold, but will be voted on again
• Looking back: Readers pick up on old gas station stories
• Words of a play: Mike Craver returns to northwest Illinois
• News & Views: Spring challenges continue everywhere
• Week in review: A decade to find bin Laden
• Albertus Airport moving closer to break-even point
• District 145 school code of conduct tweaked in 3 areas
• Blackhawk Hills still in operation
• Feathered spring guests showing up in our backyards
• Orioles quite the nesters
• ‘Go Wild, Go Birding’ walk on May 14
• School uniform store coming to town
• Today in the news: Al-Qaida confirms bin Laden’s death
• Agritourism project gains national attention
• Forreston man arrested in sex abuse case
• 'The Foreigner': Menacing, but lovable play hits Jeannette Lloyd stage
• Today in the news: President Obama visits ground zero
• Young Authors honored by Freeport School Board
• Mini Masterpiece Exhibition benefits Freeport Art Museum
• Optimism, urgency define downtown forum
• Mobile coffee shop opens outside Lena
• Only $1 to dunk your rep at 'One Family, One Community' event
• Today in the news: Bin Laden death photos won’t be released
• Breaking ground: Donation makes Aquin addition possible
• ‘Legend’ in the making: Restaurant offers classic good food and fun
• Township funding transfer sparks controversy
• Seasoned city employee back to work
• Saving lives through practice: Children's Life House visits Warren
• Early-morning blaze that gutted warehouse deemed suspicious
• Today in the news: Bin Laden unarmed during raid
• Sidewalk replacement: Project’s east side fixes under way
• NIDA seeks funding to develop vision/plan for area
• City Council approves new AFSCME agreement
• Maintaining city cemetery a tall task for Freeport
• Twice-Sold Tales: Used book store grand opening this Saturday
• Today in the news: How the U.S. found and killed bin Laden
• Annual plant sale returns to Lena May 6 and 7
• US used 'multiple methods" to ID body
• Bin Laden hid in Pakistan city laden with military
• Americans gather joyfully to mark bin Laden death
• US kills Osama bin Laden decade after 9/11 attacks
• Freeport festival coming to fruition
• Today in the news: How tornadoes work
• State police target underage drinking
• Facing the challenge of feral cats
• Midwest Memoirs: Helping in crisis
• Bush pushes for increased participation in 3rd Ward
• Today in the news: Relive the royal wedding
• Lu Bleveans paints the beauty of Illinois in watercolor
• Painting to interact with the landscape of the Driftless Region
• Annual mushroom hunt steeped in tradition
• Today in the news: Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot
• Bike safety: State to collect data on ‘dooring’ crashes
• ‘Night at the Ballyhoo’: Winneshiek Players close out 85th season
• Local Pearl Harbor survivor, veteran talks to Stockton kids
• Teens’ prom traditions are ‘still important to them’
• Tribute to service: Local pilots to honor veterans in style
• Today in the news: Tornadoes devastate the South
• Freeport set to take on Comcast
• Beware of jury duty scam
• Breakfast planned for National Day of Prayer in May
• Today in the news: Obama releases birth certificate; PlayStation accounts hacked
• City leaders search for solutions to unkempt lawns
• Dangers of bullying: Speaker addresses problem at assemblies
• Washington, D.C. health care strategist speaks in Freeport
• Local teen attacked by own dog
• Deaths on James Avenue are ruled suicides
• Rep. Manzullo already pushing for re-election
• Injunction hearing: City to take action against Comcast
• Today in the news: Video shows Texas motorcyclist being hit by car
• Early months of year provide optimism for real estate industry
• Up in a balloon: Students learn about a different type of travel
• District 145's proposed ‘Plan on a Page’ extended
• High touch meets high tech: Da Vinci surgery program offers quick recovery
• District 145 revises technology plan
• Still time to join Women Out Walking program
• Today in the news: New Wii in the works
• Donations help equip rescue boat
• Today in the news: British woman finds Jesus in towel
• Frisbie wins Realtor of the Year award
• Ojibwa heritage: Local author taps into her roots with latest book
• Looking back: Look to the Lions, they’re more than roar
• History on display: Cedarville Museum exhibit opens May 1
• Longevity pay in crosshairs
• Freeport settles contract with teachers' union
• Today in the news: The history of Peeps
• Volunteer Training Day event will include a tabletop exercise
• The driftless land: Reflections on the Mississippi valley
• Freeport family, pets escape house fire on South Chicago Avenue
• Today in the news: Record number of right whales spotted on Earth Day
• State of the Schools: ‘An important time in education’
• FOODPLAY: Learning the importance of a good diet
• New pavilion could be coming to Little Cubs Field
• About a book preview: Signed, sealed … and not delivered?
• Longtime Freeport school board members say goodbye
• Today in the news: Amazon outage takes down Reddit, Foursquare
• Health department prepares for heavy mosquito season
• Tales of heartbreak and joy on the Orphan Train
• Citizens for Better Government speaker argues Christianity under attack
• The Last Supper, crucifixion depicted at Immanuel Lutheran
• Highland electronics recycling event set for April 23
• Corbin, O’Neill leave positive impression
• Today in the news: Many questions on first anniversary of oil spill
• Fixing a fractured runway: City works to quickly restore Albertus
• Forreston police search for suspected predator
• Keeping the county on the cutting edge
• Prosecutors in YMCA fight case seek to try defendants together
• New payment option available to water and sewer customers
• Today in the news: Houston 6-year-old takes gun to school; 3 hurt
• City may dish out harsher penalties for problem establishments
• Wee Speech is back: FHS speech team teaches younger students
• Privacy issues may impact planned Poor Farm Cemetery monument
• ‘Mini-Woodstock’ on its way to Freeport, festival could attract 50,000
• Keith to leave behind special legacy on Freeport park board
• Today in the news: ‘Royal wedding’ dance an Internet sensation
• Warren children celebrate Easter
• What leads teens to attempt suicide?
• Cost-cutting Ill. lawmakers target food stamps
• Today in the news: A look at Prince William
• State school superintendent to speak in Freeport Thursday
• Race to the finish: Freeport trio to run Boston Marathon
• Tax Day arrives Monday
• Police focus on Galena Ave.
• City Notebook: An effort focused on jobs
• Today in the news: Taxes due Monday
• Road to Recovery
• Surveys reveal strong support for county transit system
• Nygren Wetland: Flowing waterways tell the story of nature
• Tree Tales: Tree-mendous crime on Park Blvd.
• Hotel seeks $939,630 from city
• Today in the news: Gas prices nearing record high
• Stephenson County Tea Party protests taxes
• Stephenson County wants Mill Race grant to be used in Rochelle
• Local group promotes motorcycle safety
• Ninety-nine years later: MAC presents stories from the Titanic
• This weekend: Bebo Norman concert
• Is Parkour catching on in the Pretzel City?
• Today in the news: Zsa Zsa Gabor wants a baby, husband says
• Lincoln-Douglas Elementary recognizes National Library Week
• Visual MAGnetism: Momentum Art Guild Expo opens April 15
• Local 911 consolidation is unlikely
• County works on Mill Race agreement, may extend loan for two years
• From photo to ornament, St. Joseph marks 150th year
• State of the County: Blum says first priority is resurrecting economy
• YMCA helping kids play their way to health at April 16 event
• City condemns Plaza Hotel three days after shooting incident
• Today in the news: President Obama unveils deficit reduction plan
• Tired of litter: Mayor Gaulrapp, officials step up fight against trash
• Education Notes: Start the day with a good breakfast
• Firefighters deal with a difficult season
• Steak and Burger Night fundraiser helps Boys and Girls Club
• Today in the news: Japan upgrades severity of nuclear crisis
• Networking opportunities at annual HCC job fair
• Forreston to purchase new squad car
• Investigation into human skull discovery continues
• Districts support programs amid funding uncertainty
• Getting off on the right foot? Planting season begins for area farmers
• Today in the news: Toddler served alcohol at Applebee’s
• Free job assistance available
• Rockford man sought in local hotel shooting
• FACC collects shoes and socks for homeless veterans
• Shots fire at Freeport hotel
• Today in the news: Kate Middleton changing the perception of the royal family?
• City could change permit requirements for minor home repair projects
• Century status: Freeport man remembers life filled with love and family
• FHS English course changed to full year to help meet state standards
• Today in the news: Miracle dog gains fans all over the world
• HCC play 'Bits and Pieces' explores the history of theater
• Stephenson County ranks high in new health study
• Galena River Clean Up event is postponed
• Gathering in Galena brings area Republicans together
• Warren students learn of the many dangers of prescription drugs
• Tree Tales: Snow Bells mean spring is here
• Casper Bluff: Where nature’s treasurers meet with history’s secrets
• Get children out into nature and get skipping
• Metalheads: Honeywell gives grant to FHS robotics team
• Today in the news: Countdown to shutdown
• NAPA Auto Parts to move to Freeport’s south end
• ‘Lies Sink a Relationship’ hits Eastland school stage
• Freeport Housing Authority lays out goals for 2011
• Illinois Sheriffs' Association seeks donations
• Human skull found in Stephenson County
• One Tank Trip: Fever River holds spring open house
• Low turnout: 14 percent vote in Stephenson County
• Comcast to close downtown Freeport office
• Today in the news: Another quake hits Japan
• Second Midwest Roundup is Sunday
• Holding hands for the victims of crime
• Aldermen weigh in on $16.3 million city budget
• Restoring an icon: Historic duck barn to be brought back this summer
• Highland Board of Trustees votes finalized
• County likely to support DePue cleanup effort
• Today in the news: Budget battle continues
• Lena Garden Expo a fun-filled day with flowers
• Davis Village Board race close, uncontested Lena race draws voters
• Albright wins Winslow Village Clerk
• School board set in Warren
• HIGHLAND BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Newcomer, incumbents win seats
• Freeport City Council: Koester, Crutchfield, Klemm win; Bush leading
• Freeport Park Board: Collin, Schwartz leading
• Lena Park Board: Schamberger defeated in lopsided election
• Pearl City School Board: Educator may have won in a tight race
• Election: Last beats Workinger to become new Dakota president
• Orangeville voters back tax referendum
• Three incumbents win seats on Stockton School Board
• Today in the news: Government shutdown possible
• Payette to help guide broadband initiative for Blackhawk Hills
• With arthritis pain, activity is the key to movement
• Election day arrives in Northwest Illinois
• HCC cosmetology students go to great lengths for annual competition
• Today in the news: 9/11 suspects to be tried at Gitmo
• Four seek Pearl City School Board positions
• Hands Around the Courthouse set for Thursday
• Illinois set to participate in earthquake drill
• States impose clashing cuts to prison spending
• Lindo Theatre Announces "Predict the Oscars" Contest Winner!
• Today in the news: Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death
• Jennie-O recalls 55,000 pounds of turkey burgers
• Era of elegance: Masonic Temple ballroom gets updates
• Generation Why: When life gives you lemons, go fly a kite
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Plenty of intrigue on City Council April 5 ballot
• Today in the news: The best April Fools’ pranks
• City of Freeport pinched by rising gas costs
• One dead after trailer fire
• Health advocates criticize legislation
• Highland bucks fee-raising trend
• What can we do now?: Conserve water from April rains
• April: Spring brings a colorful bounty
• Tree Tales: The majestic beauty of the banyan tree
• ‘Go Wild, Go Birding’ event on May 14
• Lena family expands its business history
• Today in the news: Quran burning reportedly leads to Afghanistan attack
• Rare keyboards on exhibit at Freeport Art Museum
• Warren stages musical based on a fairy tale
• School districts balance budgets
• Three races in election have all write-in candidates
• This weekend: Chamber music potpourri
• Juke Box Rock and Roll reunion concert filled Masonic Temple
• Supreme Court kicks HOMES appeal
• Three candidates battle for two seats on Lena Park District board
• At-large candidates compete for votes in Freeport
• Today in the news: Mega Millions winners come forward
• Winters ready to ride across America for cancer with Illini 4000
• Lower property values behind District 308 staff cuts
• Helicopters find new home at Albertus
• ‘Save your seeds’ program at East Gate
• 3rd Ward candidates Bush, Collier don’t hold back in heated debate
• Mount Carroll Super Recycling event set for Saturday
• Brighter days at Sauer-Danfoss, 145 hired in past 13 months
• Fourth annual Pork Chop Dinner to be April 3
• Today in the news: President Obama announces new energy plan
• Berner employee becomes job profiler
• Police investigate second death on James Avenue
• Police investigate local man’s apparent suicide
• Lindo Theatre's Film Noir Series Presents "The Third Man"
• Candidates vie for open seats
• Turmoil continues at St. Paul Church
• Today in the news: Donald Trump birth certificate not official
• Belvidere man charged with multiple burglaries in Ogle County
• Area students shine at Woodbine Bend art show
• Freeport Park District race draws major interest
• Orangeville woman’s misdiagnosis leads to debilitating effects
• 3rd Ward candidates ready to debate March 30
• Bad choices, bad outcome: Warren stages mock accident
• Today in the news: Cobra on the lam
• Clash of cultures: The early days of the Apple River Settlement
• World Trade Center steel used for Ill. memorial
• Today in the news: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
• Illinois sheriff investigates racial profiling claims
• Lt. Gov. Simon ribbed about job on radio show
• Illinois choir to sing at Mass in Vatican City
• New site lets employers put health care out to bid
• GOP appears poised to take on entitlements
• Union membership surges among Illinois workers
• Aldermen upset over sex convention at city venue
• Ill. lawmaker shelves nuclear bill
• Showtime 31 ready to rock the Jeannette Lloyd Theatre stage
• FHA receives $295,000 energy grant
• City Notebook: Partisan rhetoric grows stale
• Today in the news: Reagan assassination attempt was 30 years ago
• Lena brownfields site needs clean-up work
• The power of the sun: Can a phoenix arise from a meltdown?
• Steps taken to save the ornate box turtle
• Getting into the ACT: Orangeville receives sizeable grant
• New Freeport business carries on the family tradition
• Eastland senior named to IHSA All-Academic Honorable Mention Team
• Today in the news: Violence in Syria
• Hardy points to leadership at annual Chamber dinner
• Davis Village Board candidates speak out
• The Sound of Music to delight crowds at Fine Arts Center
• One Tank Trip: Go behind 'The Cheddar Curtain'
• More school staff cuts made in Orangeville
• City Council votes for increase in winter parking enforcement personnel
• Kirk, Manzullo tour Thomson prison
• Today in the news: NATO to take over Libya mission
• Drawing for prom dates at Aquin
• City may remove transfer tax to help boost real estate market
• Residents on some Freeport streets will not see improvement in 2011
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Taylor remembered
• COUNTY PROFILE: Vici Otte, Stephenson County Clerk
• Highland Servant Leaders raise money to help disaster victims
• ‘Adventures in Antiquing’ Expo is at the Visitors Center
• Three new State Police troopers assigned to District 16
• Get to know the candidates for the Warren School Board
• Exhibition - Sonata Coda: A Story Of Keyboard Instruments
• Junior high students “Meet the Challenge”
• Council to examine sprinkler mandate
• Apply now for teen substance abuse institute
• Today in the news: U.S. fighter jet crashes
• Tour highlights John Deere tractors
• Elite Design Team donates money to Friends Forever and FHN
• Early voting is underway in Stephenson County
• Manzullo, Kirk host Town Hall meeting at HCC March 23
• Pecatonica River approaching flood stage
• Hardy aims to inspire at annual Chamber of Commerce dinner
• Albertus Airport to become temporary home for LEAC helicopters
• Durbin, Kirk issue letter on Thomson C.C.
• Today in the news: World mourns Knut the polar bear
• Winters, Illinois: A firsthand story of a lost settlement
• Kids safest in rear-facing car seats until age 2
• Today in the news: Facebook post saves family
• Rules of the Road classes offered to Ill. seniors
• States push harder for online sales tax collection
• NTSB releases documents in 2009 Rockford train derailment
• Libya bombing called successful; endgame unclear
• Dakota School District Board
• Young residents battle negative perceptions
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Just scratching the surface
• Concealed-carry bill in the works
• Charitable cause
• Today in the news: ‘Supermoon’ lights up night sky
• Two seek Village of Winslow clerk post
• Jones-Farrar kids collect donations for service projects
• Today in the news: Violence continues in Libya
• District Juried Art Exhibit unveiled, Eastland senior takes top honors
• Regional goals set at economic summit
• ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers’ ready to hit the Freeport stage
• Cause still unknown in March 11 fire, investigation continues
• March 19 event to help charity, local vendors to be featured
• Parents stand up against bullying
• Today in the news: Japan nuclear crisis; the tweet that got worker fired
• Putting the pieces together: U.S. 20 expansion closer to fruition
• Natural Land Institute donates land to Boy Scouts
• Dakota to vote on new president in April 5 election
• City Council candidates to appear at March 17 forum
• Four candidates seek Winslow board post
• FHS students take a shot at stardom, audition for upcoming play
• Welch to represent Freeport at state level in National Geographic Bee
• Cracking down on impaired driving
• Tri Star has eye on expansion
• Raising awareness for Spinal Muscular Atrophy at Aquin
• Transportation survey results to be revealed next month
• HEALTH CARE INSIDER: Judy Nettles
• County closer to federal grant for public safety equipment storage
• Precious collectibles highlight Forreston Farm Toy Show
• Detour planned for Jane Addams Trail
• City of Freeport still paying for Germania and Rawleigh properties
• Strong turnout at local poverty workshop
• Fourth-grader’s Reagan poem goes to state competition
• Today in the news: Nuclear meltdowns still feared in Japan
• County Fair headliners: MADDmen will open for Sha Na Na at July event
• Meltdown threat rises at Japanese nuclear plant
• Videos: Japan's earthquake and tsunami
• Postpartum depression can also affect new dads
• Illinois researchers discovering new natural areas
• Today in the news: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction tomorrow
• Today in the news: How earthquakes happen
• Helicopters may be stored at Albertus
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: The art of seeing
• Empty Bowls
• Public school fund sees increase in donations
• Reaction to death penalty legislation: ‘Quinn wiped away justice’
• Community input sought for ‘Plan on a Page’
• CITY NOTEBOOK: A new question faces the City Council in 2011
• Stephenson County Home Show set to go this weekend
• Today in the news: Earthquake, tsunami devastate Japan
• Benning family files $6M lawsuit
• Stockton scout Jake Crome now soaring with the eagles
• Freeport house catches fire for second time
• Police: Local woman part of Africa-based Internet scam
• Area Republicans gather for Lincoln Day Dinner
• MY VIEW: The facts about teacher pensions
• Freeport aldermen address city debts
• Warren students collect one million pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House
• New County Board members speak out
• Kirk, Manzullo want guarantee on Thomson Correctional Center
• Today in the news: Muslim hearings begin
• Curtain up: Aquin students get ready for ‘Oklahoma’
• County Board picks spark controversy; three appointed after lengthy debate
• Rough winter: Snow removal costs top $226K
• Holocaust survivor tells her story: 'Think before you hate'
• Today in the news: Shakeup at NPR after tea party video
• 2011 marks pivotal point for ‘Big 4’ capital improvement projects
• State education cuts could impact rural districts
• Health Care Insider: Dr. Craig Pauls
• Area drug agents seize cannabis plants, suspect still at large
• Freeport police department feels the financial pinch
• Obama resumes Gitmo trials; Thomson prison sale still up in air
• County looks at redistricting
• Stroll-A-Thon 2011 rolls in to help fund senior transportation
• Today in the news: Millions of dead fish wash up near L.A.
• Federal cuts may spell disaster for local job training programs
• Carroll County puts one percent sales tax on ballot
• High school celebrates diversity at World Arts Festival
• Freeport City Council considers deep budget cuts
• Red Affair hits fundraising goal for local Red Cross
• New Kohl's coming to Sterling; store has been on Freeport's radar for years
• Today in the news: ‘Angry Birds’ headed to Facebook
• Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates
• Today in the news: Are you ready for Mardi Gras?
• Spring flooding could hit midwest
• Ill. baby suffocates after 9 hours alone in crib
• 328 violations during Unofficial St. Patrick's Day
• Lawmakers send letter about Rockford post office
• Michael Moore rallies Wis. pro-union protesters
• Looking back: A Black Hawk skirmish: Setting the record straight
• Pearl City native cheers at college level
• Ethics complaint dismissed
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Holding court from behind a chair
• Love of antiquing thrives in Northwestern Illinois
• Tri-county wind farm still on hold
• Tuition raise discussed at HCC
• Moonlight Serenade
• Today in the news: Sunday talk-show lineup
• Night of Comedy to help victims of abuse
• More than 1,000 students to celebrate at World Arts Festival
• DePue asks for help on pollution cleanup
• Stars shine at Lena-Winslow Elementary
• Today in the news: Basketball player dies after making winning shot
• Freeport Civil War Monument fixes may cost more than $300,000
• Members of Jukebox Rock and Roll reunion band remember their roots
• Ethics question against Mayor Gaulrapp delayed, to reconvene March 5
• Entering the end zone: $220K pledged for turf, repairs
• Dakota home destroyed by massive fire
• Today in the news: NFL lockout averted - for now
• County debates 911 consolidation; time running out for key decisions
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs introduces iPad 2
• Union bill whizzing through Ohio Legislature
• Freeport Pretzel Kings chess club places fourth at state tournament
• Stephenson County left off list for federal disaster relief
• 5 groups of local women you should know for Women’s History Month
• Newell denies layoff rumors
• Bargaining season underway for Freeport unions, officials
• Tech savvy 4-H members help seniors plug into technology
• Three issues: Freeport springs into action in March
• Today in the news: Laughing baby a hit; House passes temporary budget bill
• Kinney's widow hopes to serve on County Board
• Veteran ComEd official to retire
• Economic outlook: NIDA director speaks to planning committee
• State of Illinois pays nearly $600K in late funding to Freeport
• Art to Art: Students showcase talents in student-directed plays
• Savanna native Hartmann receives appointment to West Point
• Today in the news: World leaders try to oust Moammar Gadhafi
• The Cheese Market hoping to find niche in Freeport
• Lindo Theatre's Film Noir Series Presents "Murder, My Sweet"
• Witness to a revolution
• Forest Preserve District not likely to be soon
• Gastronomic!
• Barkau Automotive holds an open house
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Facing apparent apathy in Freeport
• Christian high school launch postponed
• Local substance abuse centers face cuts due to state reduction
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Werntz
• Boys and Girls Club to offer new glee club, focus more on arts
• Orangeville tax referendum meeting to be held Feb. 28
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Jared Boyer
• Grant writer leaves Freeport after six months on the job
• New broadband website launched
• All aboard: 23rd annual model railroad event kicks off Feb. 26
• COUNTY PROFILE: Tom Leamon, Stephenson County coroner
• Orangeville tax referendum meetings set
• Freeport aldermen, hopefuls look forward to busy April election
• County moves forward on appointments
• Report offers sobering look at how economy impacts children
• Are demolitions still a top priority in Freeport?
• Weather training seminar set for March 10
• HEALTH CARE INSIDER: Steve Clemen
• One Book, One Freeport concludes with author talk
• Unique budget meeting leaves Freeport officials with sense of optimism
• Koester wins 7th Ward primary, moves on to April 5 election
• Stockton schools seek driver education fee waiver
• EDUCATOR Q&A: Joel Tuten
• Dakota school district moves to control spending
• Primary election contest on tap Feb. 22
• Local businesses see light at the end of the tunnel
• New court date set in Jimmy John's case
• Website to provide link between social service agencies and local churches
• Davis man accused of impersonating a firefighter
• FHS speech team member makes top ten in state
• Wis. GOP ups pressure on Dems to return and vote
• Hardy cites history of sacrifice
• Volunteers sought by emergency response agencies
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Chugging along
• Stockton business expands
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Questioning the ethics of Gaulrapp
• Freeport takes an unconventional approach to budget dilemma
• An assault on unions: Illinois educators respond to Wisconsin protests
• Freeport man plans to turn scrap metal into dollars for St. Jude
• Dakota man pleads not guilty in sex abuse case
• Local fourth grader earns award for Reagan poem
• Change in ownership makes an impact at Book World
• Authorities say Crime Stoppers has been effective tool in area
• Citizens Party primary candidate: Frankie Ramos
• Citizens Party primary candidate: Mike Koester
• Black History Celebration Feb. 18, Dr. Hardy is keynote speaker
• Students spend the day in a wheelchair to raise awareness
• Mayor Gaulrapp faces formal ethics complaint
• COUNTY PROFILE: Craig Beintema, Stephenson County Health Administrator
• District 145 looks at transition issues related to magnet school
• Nancy Otte recognized for commitment to international visitors
• Pretzel City population falls 3 percent, remains above 25K
• School bus serenade: Students sing to bus drivers
• Freeport officials address city’s unkempt properties
• Recovered gun may be connected to burglary case
• Lincoln statue fundraiser planned for June
• Pre-trial set for YMCA fight defendant, McNair pleads not guilty
• Soil & Water Conservation District tree and fish sale underway
• Freeport Servant Leaders raise money for classmate
• HEALTH CARE INSIDER: Connie Raisbeck
• Citizens Fire Academy set to return to Freeport for third year
• 911 consolidation will likely move forward next month
• Freeport police investigate abduction attempt
• Runaway teen returns home
• Tracking the thaw: EMA officials keep eye out for potential flooding
• FHS speech team advances to state competition in four categories
• Prime Table Restaurant completely remodeled, set to reopen Feb. 16
• NIDA director looks ahead
• Burglary defendant sentenced to 18 years in prison
• Winnebago County chooses to settle woman's stun gun claim
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: A real love story
• Crossing the line?
• Blum, Dems to replace Kinney
• A collaboration to inspire
• Local leaders address major community issues
• ‘Woman of the Year’ named by Jane Addams
• Rockford Peaches player talks 1950s baseball
• Open for bidding: City of Freeport accepting offers for Carnegie Library
• See monsters at the Metro Center Feb. 12
• Over 400 local residents hit with winter parking tickets
• County settles discrimination complaint
• Warren police investigate runaway teen case
• "Double Indemnity" Rescheduled for Feb 16 at Lindo Theatre
• CareerTEC board discusses staffing decisions, funding
• Night of Comedy returns to raise money for assault and abuse services
• NIDA hires new director
• County may not pursue squad car sale
• County to take up appointment process next month
• District 145 participates in state special education study
• Blum's controversial appointment measures fails
• 7th Ward meeting to bring residents together
• IEPA to investigate what lies beneath the soil at abandoned property
• County and city investigate flood project
• Special budget meeting slated for March 5
• Voters silent in 7th Ward: Low turnout expected for Feb. 22 primary
• Freeport speech regional narrows the competition
• Blum may bring candidate names to Wednesday's meeting
• Area blood supply is low
• Ongoing investigation: Burglary suspects still at large
• City Council has ambitious plans for 2011 downtown improvements
• Miss Illinois tap dances and hula hoops for character education
• Coordinator sought for broadband project
• Local road crews are still fighting major snowfall
• KID QUESTION: If you were president for a day, what would you do?
• With TV history at stake, Fox plays it safe
• Snowstorm depletes city snow budgets
• Last week's blizzard deadly
• ‘This is our challenge’
• Super Bowl fever
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Strapped in and free
• Explore regional needs
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Local responders weather storm
• NEWS & VIEWS: Wine Trail Tour planned
• TREE TALES: Sharing life with a tree
• A celebration of Catholic schools
• Follow the Ronald Reagan Trail
• Reagan Centennial Concert set for Feb. 19
• County looks at squad car issue
• Police crack down on impaired driving
• One Book, One Freeport program continues with WWII presentation
• Jobless rates decrease in Freeport area
• Meeting to address major Third Ward issues
• Three local elementary schools make 2010 Illinois State Honor Roll
• FHS basketball player makes cancer fight a team effort
• Freeport police arrest possible burglary suspect
• Certificate of Employability approved at Lena-Winslow
• Food made with soul: Second Baptist delivers meals as fundraiser
• Closings and cancellations for Feb 3
• Wine, Cheese and Chocolate event set for Feb. 4 at museum
• Slammed by storm: Blizzard bears down on Northwest Illinois
• Armed woman arrested after police standoff
• Friends Forever gets their animals to pick the Super Bowl winner
• Top musicians from FHS perform in Peoria
• Layoffs expected at Freeport Sensata plant
• County commits to Pecatonica Prairie Path, but funding is scarce
• Preparing for the worst: Residents, utilities ready to battle the elements
• Local turkey group wins state achievement award
• Dakota coach and son injured in Illinois 75 crash
• Veteran board member George Kinney dies
• Blizzard warning for entire area
• Forreston couple strives to bring grocery co-op to village
• Bracing for a blizzard: More than a foot of snow expected
• Police arrest burglary suspect with neighbor's help
• Candidates sought for County Board
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Scott McGath
• Crosstown Classic benefits McCarthy family
• Blum, Detente square off online
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Just roll with it
• Burglaries on the rise
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Keeping a close eye on the economy
• TREE TALES: Nature knows no state line
• Helping others
• MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Lillian Niemeier Mokros
• Stimulus runs out: Workforce Investment Board loses federal money
• Meet the author: Gary Moore fell in love with Freeport
• Dawson License & Insurance Agency a symbol of stability
• One Book, One Freeport continues with U-505 presentation
• Manzullo to host livestock producers workshop
• Students meet author Laura Kearney at Jones-Farrar
• Alleged country club burglar pleads not guilty, trial set for March
• Annual Student Exhibition at Freeport Art Museum
• Making connections: Officials committed to completing recreational paths
• ‘Hearts for Huneke’: Students raise funds for teacher battling cancer
• Funding likely available for intersection project
• Sobriety Court: New JD County program helps defendants move on
• Area woman dies in vehicle crash
• Local educators respond to State of the Union Address
• Lindo Theatre's Film Noir Series Presents "Double Indemnity"
• On track to good health: Liberty Village unveils fitness center
• Snowmobile alliance hosts special event
• CITY PROFILE: Clyde Butler, Freeport Fire Inspector
• Bracing for impact: Census results could lead to big changes
• YMCA fight suspects to appear in court
• Award-winning FHS bands ready to play annual concert
• 3rd Ward study moves forward
• EDUCATOR Q&A: Jim Phillips
• Governors office, 20 municipalities to attend financial summit in Freeport
• NIDA director search nears completion
• Regional effort to combine school services surveyed
• Uphill battle: Young entrepreneurs struggle to find footing downtown
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Cindy (Blask) Jensen
• OSHA cites Haasbach in wake of Mount Carroll grain bin tragedy
• Trailin' for Ta-Tas: Fundraising is snowmobile fun
• Wal-Mart vs. Civil War site: battle heads to court
• News & Views: Mark your calander for upcoming events
• Employment program aims to help ex-offenders
• High price to plow: Snow removal makes major dent in budget
• Prices rise for Pretzel City Transit
• Castro to unveil bronze Lincoln statue at invitation-only event
• PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Phil Pilcher
• Send a speller to Washington: Sponsors needed for spelling bee
• County looks for 911 system model, may consult with Monroe
• City personnel cuts lead to $421K in savings
• Brrr! Frozen temperatures hit Freeport area
• New ice cream flavors from fair will be offered in Midwest
• COUNTY PROFILE: Bonnie Curran, County Circuit Clerk
• FHN offers a free Dental Day on Jan. 22
• Pretzels, Bulldogs to play in third Crosstown Classic
• Restoring a wounded nation: Freeporters help nuns in Haiti
• Blank slate: City officials look for input on new water tower design
• Discussion to raise school fees in Dakota District 201
• Charges filed against two teens in YMCA fight
• PEOPLE PROFILE: Karl Erickson
• Transit survey process nearly complete
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Molly Mason
• Furst-McNess expansion brings major road improvements
• House fire on Stephenson Street
• Residents urged to learn more about radon at Jan. 25 event
• Judge denies DNA request; Robinson appeal process continues
• KID QUESTION: What do bears dream about when they sleep in the winter?
• Stephenson County forms committees to look at redistricting
• Freeport natives looking to change the lives of amputees
• First place for FHS at Byron speech tourney
• Three qualify for state Special Olympics
• Food stamp, food pantry use increases in Illinois
• SIUC enrollment increase could take years
• Polluted Illinois village fighting to rescue lake
• Illinois death penalty decision leaves uncertainty
• Lieutentant Governor Simon takes office
• UofI gets more than $90M for supercomputer
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Always looking forward
• Warm fun at Winterfest ’11
• Sentence delayed in 2009 shooting
• Remembering MLK
• CITY NOTEBOOK: A blueprint for our troubling future
• Adrianne’s angels
• NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois shines at AFBF annual meeting in Jan.
• Patricia Maley retiring from CareerTech
• State's attorney on verge of deciding on charges in YMCA incident
• 5 things you should know about estimated billing and balloon bills
• Lone primary dots Feb. 22 ballot; 7th Ward only contested nomination
• Detente unveils plan to pay off Mill Race Crossing debt
• Mill Race may miss out on two manufacturing projects
• Graham, Koch resign from Stephenson County Board
• Freeport Park District to commemorate milestone in 2011
• Catch the chill this weekend at Winterfest 2011
• EDUCATOR Q&A: Jo Ann Wenzel
• Crowing achievement: 2010 County Fair Queen travels to Springfield
• County Board argues nursing home loan repayment; resolution unclear
• New Eastland gymnasium nears completion
• FHS principal Hardy wants school to be a 'purple cow'
• Local nonprofits, businesses help victims recover from major fire
• HEALTH CARE INSIDER: Katie Edmonds
• Shannon history unveiled with book donations
• No foul play in Savanna child's death
• Fortney warns repayment could jeopardize nursing center
• Freeport neighborhoods on high alert after series of break-ins
• School bus accident angers parent, D145 reviewing notification policy
• BUDGET BREAKDOWN: $579,231 in Tax Increment Financing
• Assistance to Firefighters Grant provides $11K boost to Freeport
• Girl Scouts are open for business during the cookie season
• Susan Atherton, HCC foundation director, retires
• More than a minor nuisance: City issues 1,000 warnings and fines
• Nursing Center repayment plan questioned by local officials
• Four candidates file for three HCC trustee positions
• COUNTY PROFILE: Ron Kane, chief county assessment officer
• Orangeville man dies in vehicle/bicycle accident
• Authorities charge man, 22, with assassination try
• No sign of movement on Illinois tax proposal
• Docs optimistic, but Giffords in for long recovery
• Off the beaten path
• Nursing home to pay off debt
• Reach for a dream
• Economy gives opportunity
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Doing things the right way downtown
• NEWS & VIEWS: What will 2011 hold in store?
• D145 school board hopefuls
• Lena teen to hold national office for Order of the Arrow
• Judge removes tax objectors
• Autopsy held for Galena inmate
• New VP of academic services comes to work at Highland
• POLICE BEAT: Vehicle stolen on Prospect Terrace
• POLICE BEAT: $2,850 worth of items stolen
• Changing of the green
• Backup found for 911
• Police look into spate of local burglaries
• County may revamp agenda
• Propping up new businesses
• Midway remembers Titanic anniversary
• Election to take place for directors
• New sentencing date set for Avery in 2009 shooting
• Fifth courtroom tabled, no funding to pursue courthouse project
• United Way responds to local challenges
• Fire hits South Carroll Avenue apartment complex
• Eastland teaching duo recognized by Illinois Reading Council
• Pushing for payment: City seeks $600K in unpaid bills, fines
• First baby of the new year born at FHN Memorial Hospital
• Gas leak sparked fatal house fire on Whistler Avenue
• Freeport hires new police officer Ben Johnson
• Dakota man to be arraigned in sex abuse case
• FHS speech team places second at Streamwood Winter Jamboree
• City Council focuses on Freeport TIFs
• One fatality in Whistler fire
• Man allegedly commits suicide at Jo Daviess County Jail
• Life Line Screening: Stroke, osteoporosis detection comes to Freeport
• More than books: Honoring a 'From the Library' holiday tradition
• County Board agenda questioned by new member Clay
• Local man charged with attempted murder in Nov. 28 shooting
• Yellow Creek Quilt Designs recognized by national magazine
• Twins born in 2010 and 2011
• Illinois tornado winds measured 136 mph
• Demand rises sharply
• 'How much is that doggie in the window?'
• Work on the courthouse continues
• Freeport schools submit their improvement plans
• Shelter seeks homes for kittens
• NEWS & VIEWS: Wanted: Your ideas and vision
• Judge Bald recuses self in Freeport Country Club burglary case
• Apple River Fort Foundation acquires 1830s log cabin
• Farmland frenzy: Price of local farmland rises significantly in 2010
• SPG International manufacturing plant opts to stay, saving 45 jobs
• One Book, One Freeport reading program kicks off Jan. 8
• 2010 Year in Review: Payroll problems, layoffs highlight budget woes
• 2010 Year in Review: A tsunami of education budget cuts
• 2010 Year in Review: Rearranging principals in District 145 schools
• 2010 Year in Review: A reorganized year for FSD 145
• 2010 Year in Review: Heavy rains leave much of area under water
• 2010 Year in Review: Elections may lead to more diverse County Board
• 2010 Year in Review: Boy makes great strides after stem cell treatment
• 2010 Year in Review: Wolfe deputy misconduct case concludes
• POLICE BEAT: Woman arrested for forged prescription
• 2010 Year in Review: Orangeville rocked by fatal shooting, bank robbery
• 2010 Year in Review: Manzullo, Sacia earn reelection
• Appellate court finds against HOMES on Tradition Dairy issue
• 2010 Year in Review: Freeport adds businesses and loses others
• Bars caught in sting get liquor licenses renewed
• Officials, Financial Advisory Committee look to cut $1.4M from budget
• Annual Christmas tree pickup to begin Jan. 3
• Orangeville to put school tax referendum on April ballot
• Five local dogs deemed 'dangerous' in 2010
• NIDA executive director candidate may be chosen by late January
• Investigation continues into YMCA fight, no charges filed yet
• Fuji Hibachi Grill & Sushi Bar set to open in Freeport Jan. 1
• County renews effort to collect money unpaid fines
• Redistricting process to begin in early 2011
• Local retailers benefit from busy holiday shopping season
• Little Cubs Field brings tourists, $198K into local economy
• Winter migrations: Snowbirds enjoy heading south for the winter
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Leslie Eiler
• Retailers roll out sales for post-Christmas shopping
• Simon visits future Springfield office
• Storm leaves airline travelers stranded
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Loudest hill on the block
• On the chopping block
• Broadband project moving forward
• Preparing a meal for the community
• Forreston church hosts annual Christmas brunch
• NEWS & VIEWS: Plans confirmed for two bus trips
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Plenty of giving in evidence during the holidays
• Ogle County seeks ICE dentention facility for this region
• Elderly urged to watch out for telephone scams
• Keeping warm: Coat drive at Bocker Auto Group makes a difference
• Become a master at gardening through U of I Extension
• $250K ticketed for landfill costs in 2011
• Pearl City basketball team gives Christmas baskets
• No charges yet in Dec. 20 YMCA fight
• Titan workers reject contract, return to work Dec. 26
• Tracking Santa: Starry-eyed children can follow the jolly elf online
• Pinewood Buffet & Grill finally opens its doors in Freeport
• Plea talks begin in Jimmy John's theft case
• Library levy passes: Board president guarantees stable wages
• Pearl City couple prepares for second annual Christmas dinner
• Sheriff's deputy Wolfe gets suspension in misconduct case
• Christmas in the kitchen: Dozens will spend the holiday volunteering
• KID QUESTION: What do you want for Christmas?
• Lincoln-Douglas wins People’s Choice award at Festival of Trees
• Heavy snowfall hits Freeport area
• Defense seeks closed session in deputy misconduct case
• Amtrak arrival part of broader plan for Tutty’s Crossing, downtown
• Monroe Clinic sets hours for the holidays
• ‘Shop With A Cop’ program proves successful
• Pearl City Elementary staff implement reading fitness
• Crutchfield to face Cook: Twelve residents to run in Council election
• Local police on the lookout for stolen vehicles
• Holiday healthy: Tips to avoid extra pounds this winter
• Council approves 2.7 percent tax increase, more cuts on the way
• Titan Tire workers gather to discuss contract terms
• Reindeer rebel at Orangeville Elementary musical
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Julie Beach
• Shovel safety: Removing snow is great exercise, but avoid injury
• Pearl City School District 200 passes 15 percent tax levy
• Study maps need for kids' doctors in rural areas
• Gawker hack underscores flaws with passwords
• In the trenches: The holiday crush at J.C. Penney
• Prosecutor: Ill. teen shot mother after fight
• Kirk votes to support repeal of military gay ban
• Paralyzed Illinois hunter returns, bags deer
• Quinn asks Illinoisans to support veteran programs
• Christmas around the world at Jones-Farrar
• Doing the most good
• Taxing decision
• City OKs policy renewal
• Union walks the line at Titan
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Inspiration or inaction?
• Leonore man pleads not guilty to vehicle battery charges
• NEWS & VIEWS: Hot spots, and cold spots
• Recent two year guarantee could influence vote on city insurance
• Thomson Correctional Center heads to auction block
• Luminaria night: 18th annual event set for Dec. 19
• Education notes: Important elements of parent involvement
• Garvens heads group buying former Bargain Box building
• Defense looks for new trial in twin shooting
• Pearl City Dist. 200 passes 15% tax levy
• Klemm to face challenger Moore for 1st Ward Alderman
• Property owner neglect: Icy sidewalks a citywide issue
• Whooping cough on the rise in Illinois
• New Financial Advisory Committee meets
• High school students brighten hospital walls with colorful murals
• Stephenson County pursues two possible projects for Mill Race
• CareerTEC students visit hospital in Elgin
• Pearl City Elevator to add new facilities, 2 miles of railroad
• Special 911 subcommittee holds first meeting on Wednesday
• POLICE BEAT: Two TVs stolen
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Bobbie Collins
• A $549K facelift set for Freeport Armory building
• Council cliffhanger: No conclusion yet on city insurance policy
• Throw a pie in the face of a local VIP to raise money for kids
• Freeport Life Skills and EXCEL students sing their hearts out
• Titan Tire buys Goodyear operations
• New assistant public defender serves as advocate for the people
• Local 911 board pursues backup dispatch center
• Local service groups celebrate the holidays together
• New Amtrak route finalized; Freeport still on list of stops
• Chana teen dies in two-vehicle accident in rural Polo
• Man pleads guilty in Freeport Country Club burglary
• Emergency management officials keep a close eye on the cold
• Hunting traditions sag as land, desire disappear
• Poetry contest to commemorate Reagan centennial
• State chooses proposed route for new Amtrak run
• Pilot duped AMA with fake M.D. claim
• Storm socks Midwest, cancels flights, closes roads
• 911 project moves on
• Board seats open for school districts
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Building holiday spirit
• Program to ‘adopt a soldier’ is successful
• Antique shop comes to downtown Freeport
• CITY NOTEBOOK: The State of Illinois could be causing permanent problems
• NEWS & VIEWS: Another year, another finalist
• Bucking the trends
• Power outage strikes Stockton
• Making boxes for families
• Ringing in the season of charity
• Planning for future finances in School District 201
• Drug raids lead to arrests in Freeport
• Downtown businesses work to provide gifts for needy families
• Answers sought in Stanley Driver missing person case
• Dakota man charged with sex abuse to appear in court
• Fire safety experts recommend caution during holiday season
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Lindsay (Boyer) Harrison
• Pretzel City Transit to acquire two new vehicles
• Area attorney Bush accused of misusing funds
• Eclectic mix of writers available at book signing at visitors center
• Merit Commission: Discipline will be imposed in deputy misconduct case
• District 145 looks to raise driver’s education fees
• Man wanted for questioning in local shooting turns self in
• Young authors on the rise at Jones-Farrar Magnet School
• Seeking a closed vote
• Newell helping ‘adopt a soldier’
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Old world craft
• Early winter storm hits Freeport area
• Making a difference
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Examining the City Council divide
• TREE TALES: Many respond to leaf question
• Kent enters not guilty plea in Jo Daviess County
• New restaurant in downtown Freeport
• A nostalgic walk
• View Victorian splendor at local museum
• School updates levy information
• Investigating cause of death for local man
• CP Holiday Train shines
• The Freeport Jingle Bell run is cancelled
• County transportation survey deadline extended to Jan. 3
• Ben Marten’s film ‘Dead Awake’ opens Dec. 3 at the Lindo
• More area residents look for heating assistance this winter
• Firefighters battle blaze in Freeport neighborhood
• Conservation Police plan roadside wildlife checks
• Sheriff’s deputies investigate local man's death
• Open minds: Presentations, training key to RAMP’s local influence
• Local economy shows slow signs of improvement
• Large response to FHN Festival of Trees
• Forreston receives sizable grant for sewer project
• Online nursing program wins state award
• Warrant issued: Man wanted for questioning in local shooting
• Over the fence: Many things live in 'Janeyland'
• Dakota to show the power of vocational education at open house
• Police investigate drive-by shooting on West Broadway
• County approves new labor agreement for highway employees
• County Board approves $180K deficit budget; avoids deputy layoffs
• Winter parking rule returns to Freeport
• Lena woman donates toys and scarves to VOICES
• More than books: Santa’s schedule this December
• Hearing loss is twice as common in those with diabetes
• Autopsy held in connection to fatal hunting accident
• Countryside Furniture to close in early 2011
• Stephenson County seeks to approve 2010-2011 budget and tax levy
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Amy Lynn (Polhamus) Simmons
• Local woman shot in domestic incident
• Road to recovery
• A challenging budget
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Taking it one step at a time
• TREE TALES: Name that leaf, again
• NEWS & VIEWS: SCFB board welcoming new directors at local meeting
• Parenting tips: Sleep and Children
• A pearl of a gal: Meta Metcalf celebrates a century
• Grassroots effort pushes for synthetic turf at Freeport High School
• HCCboard approves tax preparer, paramedic certificate programs
• Fryer, Daughenbaugh retire from highway department
• Local man dies in fatal accident Thursday night
• Bocker Auto Group hosts window art contest
• Grain bin investigation continues; civil suit filed against Haasbach, LLC
• City close to wrapping up two important projects
• Freeport Mennonite Church gears up for turkey canning ministry
• Hunting accident kills 14-year-old boy in Ogle County
• Holiday Gift Expo opens Nov. 26 at the Visitors Center
• J.H. Barkau & Sons collects toys for Salvation Army gift baskets
• Thanksgiving celebrated at local jail
• Black Friday lights up local business
• Every little bit helps: Small acts of generosity have a big effect
• Sharing the feast: Churches invite public to free Thanksgiving dinners
• Bella the St. Bernard gets a new home for Thanksgiving
• Icy roadways could cause trouble for holiday travelers
• Investigators: Sill no cause in fatal Galena house fire
• Stephenson Nursing Center food contract sparks debate
• Red Cross launches 'Gifts that Save the Day' holiday effort
• Davis Christmas Expo features local vendors
• Bridge replacement on U.S. 20 nears completion
• Mr. Eastland crowned at Operation Cupcake pageant
• Fresh faces file for 2011 City Council primary election
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Veronica Tolliver
• Security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel
• Boxes for Afghanistan
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Seeing is believing
• The end of home rule?
• County looks at 911 consolidation
• Staff takes survey on uniforms
• A plan for D145: Freeport schools address future improvement
• Phelps returns to Freeport to sing on Nov. 27
• NEWS & VIEWS: Wrapping up a great fall
• TREE TALES: Can you name that leaf?
• Officials look at federal grant to offset old highway building costs
• All aboard: Fever River Railroad hosts annual open house
• Titan tire extends United Steelworkers Union contract
• Stephenson County set to approve higher property tax levy
• Highland Community College raises tax levy 4.7 percent
• Special police patrols focus on traffic violations this Thanksgiving
• Pearl City schools 'Fall Into Reading'
• Freeport Public Library approves tax levy, looks to cut costs
• Freeport student arrested for cannabis possession
• Crafting Santas makes Christmas last all year for Barbara Buck
• Firearm deer season begins in Illinois November 19
• Court hearing set for Dec. 16 in vehicle battery at Jumpin' Joe's
• Gaulrapp seeks to bring local leaders together for financial summit
• Rockford lawyer lectures on immigration rights
• Video key evidence in Freeport Country Club burglary
• Stephenson County Health Department offers discounted flu shots
• Mancave: Freeport resident launches sports apparel business
• Fixing and freshening
• Get rid of bulky waste
• Jury indicts former Jo Daviess official
• Courthouse space study to be presented
• Keys to middle school success
• Elizabeth receives grant for water main project
• HCC Adult Education sets pre-testing dates
• Preparing for the chill
• WDC earns $6,500 grant
• City seeks 22.5% hike
• Cause of Savanna fire unknown
• PEOPLE PROFILE: Talk of the town
• Volunteer training day set for Nov. 20
• GOP hopes to play bigger role in Springfield
• Illinois man recycles used electronics
• Seeing the light
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: In search of home
• Changing face of the board
• Annual holiday gala kicks off
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Get ready for a big-time debate
• TREE TALES: Over 4,000 years old, this tree is still growing
• NEWS & VIEWS: Grassroots process at work at IFB
• Case still unresolved
• Broadband project underway
• Malcolm Eaton reaps the benefits
• New natural gas product offered by Integrys Energy
• Steppin’ to school success
• Stephenson County moving forward on health clinic project
• Annual Gem and Mineral Show ready to dazzle
• County Board lays over 2010-2011 budget until Nov. 29 hearing
• Freeport joins Stephenson County’s transit initiative
• 7th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
• Regional Juried Exhibition opens at Freeport Art Museum Nov. 12
• 15 residents express interest in Freeport City Council seats
• Lena completes energy efficiency upgrade at police garage
• Sledheads and flowers: 'Mini expos' hit the Visitors Center
• Veterans Dayis a chance to remember those who have served
• Sheriff: Six deputies could be cut to meet 2010-2011 budget
• 7th annual Fair Trade Fair comes to Prince of Peace church
• HOMES and Traditions Dairy meet in Appellate Court
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Emily Beach
• FHN Ob/Gyn talks about latest innovations in women's health
• Gates, Obama urge repeal of military's gay ban
• Besides seats, GOP wins sway in 2010 redistricting
• NIU student's 1970 murder still unsolved
• Illinois teachers pay for classroom tools
• Illinois men fight property tax assessment
• Water & Sewer getting up to speed on bill payment methods
• Mount Carroll woman dies in vehicle crash
• NIDA update: No word on director search, county unable to pay $60K
• Credit unions merge to form First Northern Credit Union
• Freeport police investigate disturbance involving shots fired
• ‘Chosin Few’ attend Korean War documentary screening
• Burglary victim angered over criminal's short sentence
• City Notebook: Holiday turnout a safety issue?
• Eagle Ridge undergoing renovations
• Pre-trial hearing set in Jimmy John's theft case
• Sabula, Iowa: Tourist attraction a short drive away
• Teen chooses FHN for Girl Scout project
• Police investigate Oct. 31 pit bull attack
• Digital memories: Eastland invites online photo submissions for yearbook
• Rumors fly in Galena fire, authorities discount double murder theory
• Freeport businesses suffer during ongoing construction
• Deadline is Nov. 17 for federal disaster assistance
• Once Upon a Dress to offer bridal options for Freeporters
• Jim Sacia statement rips dairy opponents
• Dakota Drama Club works with elementary students on ‘Aladdin Kids’
• Democrats feel the sting, Republicans strong in national races
• Kirk claims Illinois Senate seat
• Gov. candidates locked in tight race late
• Norsworthy found guilty of shooting one Allen twin, not the other
• Freeport considers additional safety measures for Halloween 2011
• Governor race still unresolved, Republicans concerned about state election results
• Elementary students ‘Do The Right Thing’
• Jesse White re-elected as secretary of state
• Attorney General Lisa Madigan wins third term
• City manager gains, despite loss
• David Snyders re-elected as Stephenson County Sheriff
• Jim Sacia cruises to victory
• In Excess - A Three-Person Show of Work By Maureen Gasek, Norm Knott and Jennifer Krantz
• Manzullo earns 10th term
• Clukey defeats Hooper in District G race
• Voter turnout tops 42 percent in Stephenson County
• Voters to decide on gubernatorial recall proposal
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Tom Myers
• Freeport City Council shooting for MARS
• Fire Station No. 3 repairs inch toward completion months after flood
• George Gaulrapp unveils plan to improve infrastructure in 16th District
• Aquin Elementary students learn about the Day of the Dead
• High voter turnout anticipated in Stephenson County
• Freeport man killed in vehicle crash Sunday
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Slinging mud and turning voters off
• More schools failing the grade
• Too many inmates?
• TREE TALES: Lightning not necessarily fatal
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: A true wake-up call
• ‘Terrorific haunting’
• Pontiac, maker of muscle cars, ends after 84 years
• Contraception could be free under health care law
• Bomb plot just narrowly averted, officials say
• Nation's governor candidates vague on deficits
• Obama agenda faces prospect of more GOP senators
• NEWS & VIEWS: Winding down the local harvest season
• Newton and Johnson go head to head in District B race
• Freeport High School may offer new social studies courses
• Halloween rocks at Aquin schools, kicks off canned food drive
• Park district, library board spots up for grabs
• Stem cell treatment helps Pearl City boy make strides
• Lifelong Freeporter Bill Stimpert finds solace on the rails
• Freeport school district not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress
• Hold on to your hats
• Police Department keeps a close eye safety this Halloween
• Debate heats up on city manager
• Merit Commission will likely meet again in December on Wolfe case
• Historical Society receives grant to renovate Millerburg School
• Stephenson County officials debate traffic enforcement deputy funding
• Stephenson County officials identify Mill Race farmer
• Krape Park bridge repair work completed
• Halloween shoppers scare up some business in Northwest Illinois
• Northwest Illinois volunteer group created for disaster response
• Titan Tire contract talks to resume in early November
• Honeywell sells automotive sensor unit to Sensata Technologies
• Five things to know about alcohol and drug testing by the probation department
• Lindo Theatre Premieres New "Kid-Friendly" Glasses for Megamind 3D
• City comes down hard
• Taking one day at a time
• Three issues decided this week
• City manager forums set
• Local man faces up to 30 years
• Hearing set for Thursday
• Farmers experience a reversal of fortune
• Authorities respond to garage fire on Saturday
• Attacks, money and naked voting
• Canada-US pipeline on hold amid oil's recent woes
• Newcomers vie for open seat in District I
• An early blessing for Thanksgiving
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Delivering hard work
• All eyes on mitigation
• NEWS & VIEWS: Candidates square off in forum
• TREE TALES: The dry weather mutes fall colors
• New reporting policy for road kill
• A taste of Wisconsin in Freeport at area fish boil
• Road closures coming soon
• D145 closes the books for FY10
• Hoover sanctioned
• Coming home
• Go to a Fall Extravaganza
• Details coming on Mill Race lease agreement
• Candidates oppose Blum, development efforts
• U of I students go ahead with Chief Illiniwek event
• Prosecutors fire back at Blagojevich attorneys
• POLICE BEAT: Flat-screen TV stolen on South Cherry Avenue
• POLICE BEAT: Freeport man arrested for aggravated DUI
• Chess day brings out family, friends
• Leaf pickup begins Oct. 18
• 5 Ways to help downtown Freeport
• Hearing set in vehicle battery
• County to hold four special budget meetings
• Lively forum puts candidates at odds
• Adult volunteers sought at HCC
• Forum planned on city manager
• A day in the life of Battalion Chief Kirk Schubert
• Quietly guiding youth
• Cause still unknown for fatal Galena fire
• Feds grant 30-day extension for flood assistance
• Working hard at 75
• Forreston man rides a Stallion
• Feds grant 30-day extension for flood assistance
• September Freeport crime map
• State AG sought on purple discharge
• Deadline is Oct. 15 for tax extension filing
• No Social Security COLA expected for 2011
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: Scott Smith
• Continuing the cycle
• A place for kids to go after school
• Economic issues dominate District G race
• Illinois Senate candidates spar over economy, records
• Trick-or-treating hours for boys and ghouls
• TREE TALES: The Baseball Larch
• Candidate forum set for HCC
• Vast potential for Tutty’s Crossing?
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: An artist’s rendition
• Case delayed, but why?
• NEWS & VIEWS: Public perception of animal agriculture
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Approaching phase four
• POLICE BEAT: Accident on U.S. 20 in rural Galena
• Portion of Fairgrounds Road to be closed
• Teaching safety
• Author John Coy visits West Carroll
• ‘Not a rosy picture’
• On the decline
• Voters increase in 2010
• Have a scary good time
• Paddle the Pecatonica River
• Events planned for National Chess Day
• NIDA board narrows search for executive director
• Electronics Recycling Collection Oct. 9
• Feds criticize state EPA handling of big farms
• Authorities sift through witness reports after vehicle battery
• Train of Terror
• Help your neighbors stay warm this winter
• Back to school and back to work
• School district has mixed results on Adequate Yearly Progress
• A major step forward
• Get the facts about flooding
• Purple waters flow at dairy
• Big boost for Orangeville
• Demolition ongoing for Shannon nursing home building
• Three issues facing the city
• County Treasurer candidates to face off in November
• Man accused of striking three pedestrians with vehicle
• Rousing crowd responds to Republicans
• Lena man dies in vehicle crash
• FHS Speech Alumni Spotlight: George Buss
• Buying peace of mind
• Will voters believe Dem or GOP message on economy?
• Stephenson County 4-H’er Awarded Highest 4-H Honor
• Students in the news
• Emanuel: He's preparing to run for Chicago mayor
• Candidates speak out
• Brady bus tour here Monday
• Like the Energizer bunny
• Audubon to Host ‘Conservation Lifestyle Café’
• EDUCATION BRIEFS
• Recycling rain in a garden
• Stomping good fun at fall festival in Galena
• Artists ready to ‘Paint the Town’
• City notebook: Potential and problems
• The perplexing state of local political parties
• News & Views: It’s Barn Tour time again!
• Malcolm Eaton working Brat Stand
• Piecing Pearl City together
• Celebration of autumn
• Civilian Police Academy wraps up
• A high tech ‘mobile office’
• Education notes: New staff highlights new year
• Looking to redevelop
• 79th year kicks off
• Helping at-risk students
• 911 phone system down temporarily
• It all starts with charity
• Spend a day at Aquin Flea Market
• Fall leaf pickup right around the corner
• Portion of Rock Grove Road to be closed
• Living a dream
• Pros and cons of business in Pretzel City
• Confronting the dividing line
• Starting the marathon
• Dissent in the ranks
• State ethics official visits Freeport
• Policy Institute in town Sept. 30
• 5 things you should know about voting
• Group brings the music back to Freeport
• CROP Hunger Walk returns to Freeport
• Radio-a-Thon is back
• Stealing bread
• Searching for answers
• Small child hit by vehicle
• Not your typical tattoo parlor
• School raises money for f ield renovations
• Pushing the envelope
• Five aldermen seek reelection
• Changes in enforcement
• Questioning school salaries
• Boop shows special tractor
• Child struck and injured by vehicle
• $200M and counting
• PEOPLE PROFILE: Ricky Robinson
• Fatal house fire believed to be suspicious
• Officials say levee fails near Wisconsin park
• Attorney: Feds trying to quiet anti-war activists
• $93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
• Illinois farmer's time in Iraq changes him
• GOP focuses on 3 key Illinois congressional seats
• White House, Dems see tax cut vote after election
• PROMISES, PROMISES: No amends yet for Abu Ghraib?
• TREE TALES: The ginkgo phenomenon
• Area taxing bodies benefit from grants
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Is budget turnaround for city worth celebrating?
• A look at the drug problem
• Fierce competition
• Game of rivalry
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: The great mechanic debate
• NEWS & VIEWS: Progress against hunger
• Fall fun at Curran’s
• Training to hear
• Remembering the fallen
• ‘Following The Fall’ is the latest expo at the Visitors Center in Freeport
• Aquin graduates to celebrate 50th reunion
• A weekend for alpacas
• Tough love for students
• Back in business?
• Truck carrying ethanol rolls over on U.S. 20
• Repairing the Civil War Monument
• Tri District Ambulance upgrades heart monitor
• Art on the move
• Gov. Quinn to visit Freeport
• Jane Addams Festival takes place Sept. 25
• City recoups expenses after minor accident at Albertus
• Charitable cause
• Fall Art Classes For The Whole Family
• Investigation continues into fatal house fire
• Speaker cites value of declaration
• Check your child safety seats
• Stockton honors its veterans
• Absentee vote delayed
• Public input sought
• 5 things you should know about ways to enjoy fall
• Is the answer blowin’ in the wind?
• FEMA meeting Sept. 22
• New life for Station No. 3
• School moves forward
• History displayed at annual threshing show
• City back in the black
• O'Donnell makes light of witchcraft comment
• Where else can you throw rocks?
• Still going strong
• Moving at high speed
• Last test needed before declaring BP oil well dead
• Debates, budgets, unhappy voters
• Illinois-based Air National Guard home from Afghanistan
• NEWS & VIEWS: Louisville Farm Machinery Show trip planned for Feb.
• WorkKeys program is vital to NIDA’s success
• CITY NOTEBOOK: The 15-foot rule strikes again
• HCC named military friendly school
• The lobsters are coming
• TREE TALES: Arbor Day: ‘Daddy, plant my tree’
• Helicopter defended
• A look at the drug trade
• Motivating students to read with book swap
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Sounding off in Stockton
• State police target commute
• Deputy hearing set
• Continuing the tradition
• Showing solidarity
• ‘Oldest food fest in the Midwest’
• Aero hosts annual computing and tech gala
• Harvest season underway
• Bar caught in sting works on improvements
• Fighting cancer one paw at a time
• Class of 1945 returns for 65th reunion
• County pays NIDA $20K
• Bringing the power to Northwest Illinois
• Rockin’ out at the quarry
• Planting at Mill Race
• Lots of changes this school year
• Out of the Darkness
• ‘Honored to be their mom’
• Lindo Theatre Introduces Classic Film Series Featuring "The Western"
• Getting around
• Fall season features major road repairs
• Gaining an understanding
• Freeport crime map - August, 2010
• Teens arrested for attempted armed robberies
• Shopping for kids on a tight budget
• More help on the way
• Starry-eyed
• A major change in plans
• Students and alumni rally for homecoming
• Traffic fines increase
• Changing lanes
• EPA: Crews closing in on source of Illinois oil leak
• China getting attention in Illinois US Senate race
• Sacia’s opponent to be on the ballot
• Dems choose Hooper
• Picking up the pieces at local parks
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Keeping the press going
• POLICE BEAT: Burglary of TV, Xbox, Playstation on North Brewster Avenue
• POLICE BEAT: TVs, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox stolen on South High Avenue
• POLICE BEAT: Man arrested for aggravated DUI and other related counts
• Mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus
• Going head-to-head at local public forum
• Lizzy Hess ‘picc’ed to play high notes
• Keeping students safe
• $127M goes to flood victims
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Appreciate the positive
• Locals recall shock of Sept. 11
• NEWS & VIEWS: The transition into fall begins
• Adding jobs in Freeport
• Men in uniform
• TREE TALES: One tree, or many?
• The ICC approves rate hike
• Fire union ratifies deal
• Festival brings music and fun
• Tax revenue down
• Defining lit•er•a•cy
• More momentum behind COE
• Giannoulias, Durbin rouse local Democrats
• Telemedicine at the eICU
• Deputies investigate vehicle arson in Cedarville
• Tractor drive rolls through Warren
• City council shake up
• Police investigate school bus gun incident
• First look at sheriff’s budget
• Kuhlemeier withdraws from race
• Shutting station No. 3?
• Freeport area gearing up for Business Expo
• Two local men arrested for home burglary
• Walls go up for Eastland
• Exhibit celebrates heritage
• Title funding reduced for District 145
• Passing on Pretzel City
• Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's 'quiet' challenger
• Photo gallery: Shannon Homecoming
• Illinois park allows kids to experience small farm
• NEWS & VIEWS: Welcoming our city cousins
• Annual breakfast set
• TREE TALES: Beware the bear claw!
• State measures fish size, number
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Finding deep roots in the love of prairie
• Helping homeless Freeport students
• Silenced by the ICC?
• Honor Henney history
• Stalling the case?
• Davis resident receives space academy honor
• Volunteers sought for Quarry Day
• Too many empty seats
• Assistance in a snap
• Lincoln’s militia unit visits fort
• Real estate taxes due Sept. 3
• A grocery win may be in the cards
• A festival of the arts
• Friday night: Time for a fish boil!
• Council drops appeal
• Illinois number one state in ACT scores
• ‘No student should feel unsafe’
• Accident at U.S. 20 and Rink Road
• A vision of togetherness
• Pastor Williams evicted from St. Paul church
• 150 years and counting
• City settles on new grant writer
• Ducks Gone Wild coming soon
• Investing in the area’s workforce
• Police nab suspect
• Campaign signs year-round?
• Embracing technology
• Residents utilize disaster center
• Back to work
• Soar with the eagles
• Summer of savings
• Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors
• 2 governors, 2 crooks. What's wrong with Illinois?
• Feds OK nearly $43 million in flood aid for Illinois
• Stutterers build confidence, get help they need
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: More than 30 years of influencing the youth
• Five years after Katrina
• Jo Daviess County looks to rebuild its ruined bridges
• City files appeal to manager petition
• Dairy rejects EPA request
• NEWS & VIEWS: A great drive in the country
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Return to normal?
• DUI defendant Grube gets 10 years in prison
• Balance Matters
• Unemployment rate rises again
• Serving area families
• Tort lawsuit refunds still being calculated
• A new place to call home
• Manager petition valid
• City, union inch closer to an agreement
• Silver Creek chugs along
• Williams lawsuit awaiting verdict
• Historical reenactment
• Memorandum opinion and order filed by circuit court
• New year, new school
• Hearing expected soon in deputy misconduct case
• Archy’s arrives in Pretzel City
• Grain bin investigation continues
• District 145 programs to prevent problems
• Decision expected Thursday
• FEMA opens Disaster Resource Center today
• City to comply with AG request
• Improving 911 technology
• Ridott Corners back in business
• Defense motion granted
• Back to class
• Mending a landmark
• Sheriff’s motion denied
• Tractors highlight Farm in the Park
• Flood insurance available through FEMA program
• Elizabeth has a new postmaster
• Public urged to register flood damage with FEMA
• US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq
• Farms recalling eggs share suppliers, other ties
• Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated
• Blagojevich won't rule out return to politics
• Blago foreman's calm demeanor quelled jury tension
• Illinois State Fair attendance up despite weather
• ‘Conduct unbecoming’
• Flooded with pain
• Returning from the ashes
• Is cheerleading a sport?
• NEWS & VIEWS: Young Leaders win again in Quiz Bowl
• CITY NOTEBOOK: The long battle between the city and its airport
• Freeporter inspired by drawings of 12-year-old diagnosed with autism
• Area mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile
• Police focus efforts on late-night hours in IMAGE grant campaign
• TREE TALES: Alvin and the clapping tree
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Hand-me-down hope
• Résumés received for NIDA director
• FEMA teams complete public damage visits
• Ogle County unveils renovated courthouse
• Northern Hills customers concerned
• Furniture distribution begins Saturday
• Logan’s Bar & Grill set to re-open
• Flooding puts Pecatonica Path on hold
• Federal aid on the way
• Sheriff, candidates address citizens’ group
• From campus to computer
• A stinging reprimand
• Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home
• Debris cleanup complete
• Pearl City pride and resolve
• What’s on the menu for District 145?
• Flood assistance sorely needed
• Charities hit fundraising home run
• Blago guilty on 1 count
• Safety up in the air
• Moving history
• Delay in clemency request for local murder case
• City joins aid network
• Savanna man killed in vehicle crash
• City to file petition brief August 17
• A new place to stay
• Bars stung by sting
• Tough words for airport tenants
• Portion of Flansburg Road to be closed
• Consumer fraud seminar set for Aug. 17
• 'Craigslist killing' suspect dead, likely suicide
• Quinn appoints new executive inspector general
• Forget high tech, Blago jurors stick to notes
• Gulf driller to light up cigar after job is done
• Rutherford makes campaign stop
• Pause for paws
• NEWS & VIEWS: A muggy, buggy summer
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Is the heart of downtown still beating?
• Immanuel raises money to build a new playground fit for the kids
• TREE TALES: Welcome to lumberjack land
• Trial date set in pastor dispute
• FEMA teams to return
• MIDWEST MEMOIRS: Legend on Locust
• Fixing the mess
• City blocks petition
• eX-Cell for Dalton
• Preserving local history
• No plea yet in Grube case
• Trying to beat the heat
• Mail carriers battle biting dogs
• Uniform banks stocked
• Board tries new approach
• Furniture drop off on August 14
• Area’s appeal for aid
• ‘We had a great little business’
• A new way to save at HCC
• Portion of Goldmine Road to be closed
• Debating $1.5K study
• Restaurant to replace Shaun's Place
• United Way sets $675K campaign goal
• Volunteers needed for 3rd Ward study
• Victim’s family objects to sentence in DUI case
• Another tough year
• Fight for life
• Mosquitoes invade Northwest Illinois
• Public urged to be wary
• $20K washed away
• Options for the many college students denied MAP grants
• 3 Iowans, 1 from Illinois charged after car hits tree
• New assistant state’s attorney sworn in
• Madigan calls on Democrats to engage
• Supplies needed to fill backpacks
• Getting back on their feet
• Gulf seafood industry tries to shake an oily image
• Guantanamo gears up for 1st trial under Obama
• Weather service: Up to 7 tornadoes hit ND, Minn.
• Ryan jurors know what Blagojevich jury is facing
• A paranormal mystery
• At the core of learning
• From rivers to ridges
• Testing signal strength
• At a car and bike show
• NEWS & VIEWS: Join us for ‘Farm in the Park’
• FEMA teams complete residential site visits
• Judge grants dismissal of Carnegie lawsuit
• Wage freezes for District 145 unions
• It’s a tractor jamboree!
• Safety in question
• Forgery trial date expected soon
• Making the transition
• Bypass 20 expansion moves forward
• Group lends a hand
• Mayor petitions Obama
• Seeking an end to Carnegie
• An exchange of friendship
• Buying boost begins
• Portion of Goldmine Road to be closed
• Mixing art with music
• Board OKs new dock
• Is a fifth courtroom feasible?
• Getting involved
• Furniture drive for flood victims
• Freeport crime map - July, 2010
• Freeport man killed in crash outside Galena
• County done with bridge inspections
• Hold your thumbs!
• Treatment plant damage tabbed at $1.4M
• FEMA to survey area
• Appeal unlikely in Hooper election case
• Debris cleanup underway
• Blagojevich die-hards the kind he'd want on jury
• Soldier's homecoming: Wife's surprise party has a bigger surprise
• Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good
• Cruise Night meets with success
• Authorities investigate vehicle arson
• Police make arrests after fights on Saturday
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Where do we go from here?
• Woman finds a silver lining after her Lena home burns
• From shamrocks to pretzels
• New tax reminder program revealed
• Cleanup coming soon
• Funding sought for Lake Le-Aqua-Na
• 150 years at the fair
• TREE TALES: Bobbin’ here in Freeport
• Red Cross to host dinner
• NEWS & VIEWS: Tough period in northwest Illinois
• Chairman outlines flood response
• Up and away
• Cars totaled in flooding
• TIF may have to wait
• Help in a time of need
• Foundations of faith
• Experts warn of contaminated flood water
• Flood damage assessment continues
• Dispute drags on
• Returned to service
• Motion to dismiss granted in decades-old murder case
• Grain bin tragedy
• Two teens die in Mount Carroll grain bin accident
• Scouts prepared for disaster
• Freeport troop helps with f lood cleanup
• Expanding technology
• Utility under siege
• River level continues steady decline
• Picking up the pieces
• Victims trapped in grain bin near Mount Carroll
• Orangeville makes personnel changes
• Boil order still in effect for Pearl City
• Police investigate disorderly conduct at Aldi’s
• Apple Canyon dealing with floods
• Public urged to report damage
• Bad for business
• River has long history of flooding
• Current flooding not the first
• Winneshiek needs help
• Floods shut down fire station
• Red Cross has two shelters
• Working to restore order
• A lifetime of commitment
• It’s a disaster
• Another freeze on the way?
• Healing a wounded city
• Thinking for a Change
• Washed away in Northwest Illinois
• NEWS & VIEWS: A great week at the fair
• Local store plans closing
• TOWN TRAVELS: Grab a bite at the lake
• CITY NOTEBOOK: Everyone pulls together after recent flooding
• A family tree grows
• County, city to comply with FOIA
• Flood swamps region
• Taking in rescued animals
• Sheriff’s of f ice impacted by storm
• Numerous area roads remain closed due to flooding
• Area farmers reeling amid major f loods
• FHA residents displaced by storms
• Forum sparks lively debate
• Classic Cinemas Announces $1 Popcorn Tuesdays
• Summer Movie Excitement Continues Through July!
• Twilight Mania at Classic Cinemas Lindo Theatre
• Free Gallery Talk at FAM
• Summer Movie Excitement Kicks Off In June!
• Summer Art Classes for Children
• Summer Art Classes for Adults
• Exhibition : Saving The Sanctuary by Julie Ganser, Guest Curator
• Watch Iron Man and Iron Man 2 Back-to-Back at The Lindo Theatre
• Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Bioremediation Newsletter - April 13, 2010
• Grade Structure Planning
• Lindo Theatre Announces "Predict the Oscars" Contest Winner
• Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Bioremediation Technologies Update - February 24, 2010
• Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Bioremediation Technologies News - November 17, 2009
• Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Bioremediation Technologies Newsletter
• Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Bioremediation Technologies News - April 14, 2009
• Your Bioremediation Technologies Newsletter - Winter 2009 Issue
• Veterans Job Fair in Freeport, IL on Nov. 6

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