October 23, 2025

1. Freeport’s Electrical Aggregation Program2. New Community & Economic Development Director for Freeport3. Highland Community College approves planning for Sports Complex expansion4. Stephenson County searches for a new coroner5. Nicor under pressure to reduce rate increase6. Area business closes7. Dry harvest season8. Freeport Public Library Executive Director resigns9. Cabinet Making: Abraham Lincoln’s Political Arithmetic10. League of Women Voters presentation on behavioral healthcare11. The Power of Balance women’s retreat12. 2nd Annual Native American Harvest Dinner13. Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance and RAMP Accessible Birding Event14. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day15. Trick or TreatBootiful SaturdayBoo BashTrick-or-Treat TrailTrain of TerrorSpirits of YesterdayHalloween bowling outingHalloween yard displaysNot-So-Spooky Halloween StoriesThe Nightmare Before ChristmasNeighborhood trick-or-treating16. The week ahead…VOICES’ Domestic Violence Awareness Pickleball Tournament and Dart TournamentCub Foods Brat StandFarmers MarketsThank you for summer flowers!