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1. Knowlton Fire 2. 2024 Annual Report showcases City’s efforts 3. City agreement with Northern Illinois Gas Company 4. News from the County Board 5. Former Illinois Senator hosts Galena tour for colleagues 6. One Book One Freeport Readers’ Theater event 7. Sorensen statement on Clean Fuels Production Credit 8. American History Lecture at Library 9. FHN Awards Four Healthcare Scholarships 10. Wine...

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Highland Community College President Chris Kuberski about plans for the college in 2025.

Freeport Mayoral election update Candidate forum next week New squad cars What’s up with the price of eggs? More about the new owner of the former Stephenson County Visitors Center One Book One Freeport book release party Basketball for little folks FACC home item collection Wintering raptors Park District winterization Candyland Ball Hilldale Deli moving to Lanark New games store to open The week...

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors speaking with Dianne Ludwig of the Freeport Public Library about the One Book One Freeport program.

New owner for Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Center Freeport Art Museum sculpture installation at the Freeport Art Plaza Rebuilding Together receives grant Highland Community College Distinguished Alumni Awards YWCA opens new Freeport location New star player for Freeport High School girls’ basketball Senior Resource Center Book Club Freeport High School speech team boasts wins Foundation for...

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits with Josh Elliott, owner of Elliott Graphix and Zealous Art Studio and Tattoo, about tattooing, community involvement, and all things Freeport.

Minimum wage hike and other new Illinois laws 2025 BASE Camp open for registration Female firefighter joins Freeport Fire Department Adams Avenue Project Officially Complete ComEd to continue tree trimming Get Fit for 2025 National Day of Racial Healing United Way receives funding HCC manufacturing programs taking off A new name: Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance Dance Against Cancer Bal...

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch visit about the their 15th year of hosting Lindo Theatre’s Select Pix Classic film series. The first film for 2025 airs the next day, Wednesday January 8th: THE UNTOUCHABLES from 1987 starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery as Treasury agents during Prohibition out to take down Al Capone, played by Robert DeNiro. Showtimes at the Lindo are 1:00 and 7:00 p.m.,...

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 hosts Tim Connors and Becky Connors and FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel review our 2024 in-depth interviews.

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors visits with LaFrancine Baker about Kwanzaa.

1. FREEPOD Holiday schedule 2. Trash and bulk item collection 3. CPR/First Aid classes at YMCA 4. Farm Bureau trips ahead 5. National Day of Racial Healing 6. Twice as Nice moving 7. Senior Resource Center services in 2024 8. FHN recognized for stroke care 9. Classic Film Series continues 10. Christmas light displays around town 11. The week ahead Luminaria Night FREEPOD fundraising drive

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits with the creators of some spectacular outdoor holiday decorations.

New County Board members sworn in Hy-Vee project discontinued New parking schedule for City snow removal Donation drive for North Carolina Orange bracelets for recent maternity patients Lady Pretz Swimmers are 1st Team All Conference Freeport High School Speech Team posts a great finish Environmental Sustainability survey for Freeport residents Help support the Freeport Student Garden, and pumpkin...

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with Freeport City Manager Rob Boyer about what’s ahead for the City in 2025.

1. Five years of City infrastructure investment by Ward 2. Street work continues 3. Shop With a Cop 4. Environmental Sustainability survey 5. League of Women Voters Gun Violence Prevention study 6. ComEd tree trimming 7. Manufacturing lab ribbon cutting at Highland Community College 8. FHN Festival of Trees events continue 9. Lighted Christmas parade in Lena 10. The week ahead a. Good luck, Pretze...

Two interviews today! 1. FREEPOD and TimBeck2 hosts Tim Connors and Becky Connors talk CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 2. Tim interviews the Carmella Jackson at Twice As Nice on 25 years in Freeport

City applies for Community Development Block Grant Medicare Basics Class Final year for Christmas Memories IPASS event Local teacher recognized as Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Highland Community College holiday musical events YMCA Cookies with Santa Community Festival of Trees City renews application to remain a Bird City The week ahead Small Business Saturday Select Pix Classi...

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host talks with Steven Winter about Generations Brewery.

1. City news: demolitions planned and well planning underway 2. Ribbon cutting for Mobile Medical Unit at HCC 3. Downtown Freeport holiday kick off 4. Tim Connors named Volunteer of the Year 5. Historical Society annual holiday gift and craft show 6. Stockton girls finish second at State 7. Highland Community College purchases property 8. Holiday food drives 9. Leaf pickup 10. Your November garden...

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits Nate and Penny Ewing Peterson of Wishful Acres Farm and Brewery. They’ll talk about how they got started with their business and have grown it into a successful enterprise.

City street work update Federal funding for Pecatonica River floodway Donations for 333rd MPC Farmers Market continues through the winter YMCA Turkey Trot YMCA grade school basketball league Author Fest Salvation Army Kettle Fundraiser Local donors support HCC and Girl Scouts New FREEPOD editorial support member Castor Home Nursing opens Wishful Acres Debuts Holiday Ale Freeport Middle School open...

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with Jim Yeager, Director of the Mass Communication Department at Highland Community College, about disinformation and misinformation.

Thanks for voting! City news Electronic ticketing system Hydrant flushing Pothole repairs 1% sales tax for roads New fire engine “Bishop James Arthur Wade Way.” LWV women voting Stephenson County Board news German Valley intergovernmental agreement Greater Freeport Partnership report Walnut Acres HVAC update 0% increase tax levies for 2025 Beef-a-Roo Book Nook half-price sale HCC planning for 2025...

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews folks from Kent Land Farms about this year’s agricultural harvest.

1. Remember: Your vote COUNTS! 2. Water extension still under consideration 3. More City news Hydrant flushing Street work on West Avenue 4. Mean Girls comes to Freeport High School 5. News from Highland Community College New staff City-wide bike-and-hike trail 6. Celebrating Native Americans 7. Career Fair next Thursday 8. Identity theft presentation 9. Trees for Freeport 10. Freeport: One of the...