1. Federal courts in Northern Illinois impacted in government shutdown
2. Interim Freeport Police Chief sworn in
3. Freeport implementing Housing Rehabilitation Grant
4. Streets approved for 2026 improvements
5. Jury cards are in the mail
6. HCC news
7. New Assistant Coach for the Cougars
8. FHN Holiday Gala
9. The Foundation for Northwest Illinois provides warning
10. Filing period for 2026 primary election
11. Farm Bureau Fall open house announced, local vendors invited
12. Halloween inflatables display
13. The week ahead…
    1. Quiet Souls Native American Harvest Dinner
    2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    3. Monthly free bulk trash disposal
    4. 1957 “A Face In the Crowd” at Lindo Theatre
    5. Healthy Aging Series: Inflammation and Power of Social Connections
    6. Set your clocks back

1. Freeport’s Electrical Aggregation Program

2. New Community & Economic Development Director for Freeport

3. Highland Community College approves planning for Sports Complex expansion

4. Stephenson County searches for a new coroner

5. Nicor under pressure to reduce rate increase

6. Area business closes

7. Dry harvest season

8. Freeport Public Library Executive Director resigns

9. Cabinet Making: Abraham Lincoln’s Political Arithmetic

10. League of Women Voters presentation on behavioral healthcare

11. The Power of Balance women’s retreat

12. 2nd Annual Native American Harvest Dinner

13. Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance and RAMP Accessible Birding Event

14. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

15. Trick or Treat

1. Bootiful Saturday
2. Boo Bash
3. Trick-or-Treat Trail
4. Train of Terror
5. Spirits of Yesterday
6. Halloween bowling outing
7. Halloween yard displays
8. Not-So-Spooky Halloween Stories
9. The Nightmare Before Christmas
10. Neighborhood trick-or-treating

16. The week ahead…

1. VOICES’ Domestic Violence Awareness Pickleball Tournament and Dart Tournament
2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
3. Farmers Markets
4. Thank you for summer flowers!

1. City news

2. Utility price news

3. Text message scam

4. Senior Lifestyle Expo

5. Krape Park South Nature Trail Closed

6. Spirits of Yesteryear Returns for a Spooky Evening of Local History and Storytelling

7. Library Hosts Not-So-Spooky Story Time

8. Trick or Treat…and the Train of Terror

9. Community leadership honored by The Foundation for Northwest Illinois

10. VOICES observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

11. FREEPOD host named President of Illinois Communication and Theatre Association

12. The week ahead…

1. Run Stephenson County 5K, 10K, and Half
2. Cub Foods Brat
3. Farmers Markets

1. Citadel and Saint Joseph Village
2. Wine and Witches
3. Judge Hauser retires
4. Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall seeks re-election
5. Free paper-shredding event
6. The shelves are bare at the Salvation Army
7. Tech tips classes for seniors
8. Hope Wins family event
9. YMCA Run Stephenson County
10. Safe Sitter Essentials class at FHN
11. Pumpkin decorating at Freeport Public Library
12. The week ahead…
    1. Amity’s Attic ready for Fall and Winter
    2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    3. Farmers Markets
    4. FREEPOD is on YouTube!

1. FHN announces plans to merge with MercyHealth
2. City leaf collection program
3. Highland Community College President announces retirement
4. Oakdale Fall Festival!
5. 100 Women Who Care reach $500,000 milestone
6. Understand your property taxes
7. Walk to Remember
8. Salvation Army needs your help!
9. U of I Extension hosts invasive species program
10. Wee Nats returns for young nature explorers
11. Flu shot clinics begin
12. Local resident inducted into Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame
13. The week ahead…
    1. Birdseed sale reminder
    2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    3. Farmers Markets
    4. Re-fresh trash disposal on Saturday

1. 911 system upgrade complete

2. Freeport police department receives grant

3. Brewfest is this weekend!

4. New Pilates studio opens in downtown Freeport

5. Free safety seat check

6. A Slice of Time – and Pizza! – Just for You!

7. Autumn Leaf Run

8. Feed the birds this winter!

9. The week ahead…

1. Rockford-Freeport Illinois Kennel Club Dog
2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
3. Farmers Markets
4. Play Misty For Me at the Lindo
5. Slow cooker program
6. FREEPOD is on YouTube!

1. Sculpture Walk opens in downtown Freeport
2. Demolitions scheduled
3. Bridge construction on Route 73
4. Presentation on immigration law
5. Brewfest is next weekend!
6. Fall exhibit at The Highland Gallery
7. Highland Lifelong Learning program
8. YMCA Blood Drive
9. Family Enrichment Program family playgroup event
10. Big O's On The Hollow on America's Best Restaurants
11. Strategic planning underway at FSD 145
12. Lena Memorial receives final touches
13. Choose your apple!
14. The week ahead…
    1. Youth Aviation event
    2. Friends Forever mums and pumpkins sale
    3. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    4. Farmers Markets
    5. Eats & Beats success

1. Downtown Freeport Pocket Park doubles its size with support from Marianne Garvens
2. Funding restored for Highland Community College programs
3. Sculpture Walk in downtown Freeport
4. Northwest Illinois Airshow canceled
5. FHN gives back through sports physical clinics
6. Freeport School District 145 4th Annual Community Resource and Wellness Fair
7. National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
8. Protein, Physical Activity, and Aging: What You Need to Know
9. Sourdough class
10. Friends Forever annual car show
11. Tai Chi in the Park
12. Agriculture helps to start the school year off right
13. The week ahead…
    1. Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center at FHN Memorial Hospital open house
    2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    3. Farmers Markets
    4. Student Garden Food Stand
    5. Autosmart Cruise-in
    6. Brewfest