News and updates for the Freeport community from the week of March 7, 2024.Freeport Community Public School Fund gives $75,000 to District 145 educatorsFreeport Police Department Officers recognizedHighlights from Highland Board meetingNew VP sought at HighlandAquin and Orangeville girls basketball co-opIllinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs visits United WayFoundation of NWIL announces scholarship and fundingUpcoming Freeport School District 145 eventsFreeport’s celebrity stylist Kristen ShawSpencer Tracy Academy AwardsLooking ahead…more sports and theatre aheadNorthern waterfowl migration begins -- watch for White-fronted Geese and Tundra Swans! EXTRA: Podcast Deep DiveAfter our weekly podcast stories, stay tuned for 5 Questions in 5 Minutes where we ask Robin Rosenstiel and Wanona Wellspring Ceisel, two candidates in a contested Stephenson County Board race, the same questions so you can compare their responses apples-to-apples in just five minutes. Here are the questions:What skills would you bring to this office that would make you an effective Stephenson County Board member?If elected, what is the most important issue you would want the Board to address?Why is this issue important to County residents?What steps would you recommend the County Board take to resolve that issue?What is one thing that voters may not know about you that you'd like them to know?

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