February 5, 2026

Residential Fire on Clark StreetPearl City Co-Op and Stephenson Service Company Shareholders Approve MergerNew YMCA to Feature Field House and Aquatic CenterCity Waiving Late Fees for Some ResidentsROE 8 Gets a New Regional SuperintendentPolo Superintendent Receives Statewide HonorsByron Man Convicted of Murder & ArsonLocal Dairy Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with State and Foreign DignitariesPartial Offset for Medicaid Cuts to Rural Communities AnnouncedComEd Seeks $15B Grid Plan ApprovalElectrical Transmission Line to Illinois Clears Legal HurdleNew Data Centers Could Lead to Ballooning Electricity Costs in IllinoisCity of Freeport Holding Graphic Design ContestFebruary Lunch & Learn on “The Rise and Fall of the Western as an Art Form and Moral Messenger in the U.S.”Lectures in American History at the Freeport Public LibraryFHS Speech Team to Put on Performance Open to the PublicHCC Announces Auditions for Summerset