January 29, 2026

Pecatonica School Board Votes Not to Retain Teacher Over Pronoun UseLena-Winslow Staff Member Charged with ObscenityFreeport Schools Welcomes New HR LeaderHCC announces Dean’s ListArea man named President of Illinois Association of Agricultural FairsFreeport Animal Shelter Holding a Fundraiser to Expand ServicesStephenson County Farm Bureau Holding Freezer Meal FundraiserIllinois Plans to Withhold $500M in SpendingIllinois Medicaid Faces Looming Funding CrisisAmerican Red Cross Calls for Donors Amid Severe ShortageOSF HealthCare Names New PresidentSorensen Announces $33M for Water and Sewer UpgradesNew Illinois Law Seals Non-Violent Convictions After 3 YearsGreater Freeport Partnership Announces Annual Dinner & AwardsSenior Resource Center to Host Outreach in Jo Daviess County in FebruaryDolly Parton’s Imagination Library Comes to Northwest IllinoisTake Part in the 42nd Annual Bald Eagle Watch