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Illinois Main Street (IMS) is proud to welcome Freeport to their network of programs dedicated to creating meaningful improvements to their communities. The Greater Freeport Partnership (Freeport, IL) joins as an affiliate member to the network of communities uniting them with 18 sister organizations in Illinois and over 2,000 programs throughout Main Street America. These organizations leverage the power of the Main Street Approach™ to facilitate preservation-based economic development and c...
The Freeport Community Foundation will be accepting grant applications for its fall 2022 Matthew Marvin Community Needs grant starting July 25. The fall grant application process opens on July 25 and closes on August 25, 2022. On-line application procedure and grant guidelines are available on the website at freeportcommunityfoundation.org, by calling the Foundation at 815-801-3035, or emailing to [email protected]. Online registration is required of all FCF grant applicants. Please go to https://fre...
The Stephenson County 4-H is gearing up for our summer shows. Even before the official start of the local county fair, most 4-H activities will be taking place at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds. From foods to livestock, and horticulture to rabbits, 4-H members will exhibit many projects at this year's shows. Following is a summary of the activities that are planned: Wednesday, July 20 At 9 a.m. the 4-H General Projects Day will take place in the two large commercial buildings out at the...
Everyone who knew her thought that Joann McGee would be successful in life after she graduated from Freeport High School, but nobody ever expected this. For the past 21 years she had been working within the Department of Corrections in Stephenson County, but after earning her Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Walden on Thursday, she immediately boarded a plane and returned to Freeport where she was sworn in as the new Director of Court Services for the 15th Judicial District Friday...
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 9:08 p.m., Jo Daviess County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting that an individual at the residence had been shot with some type of weapon. The following information is being released regarding this investigation: The suspect in this investigation is Ronald A. Smith, 35. Smith had been a resident of Galena, IL, up until April, 2022, when a domestic violence incident occurred between Smith and his now estranged wife, whose name is being w...
Gun Shot Fatality On June 19, 2022 at approximately 9:59 P.M., the Freeport Police Department was notified by the Freeport Memorial Hospital (FHN) that a subject had been privately transported to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound. The victim is identified as Daquaveon Jackson, aged 23 of Freeport. Jackson succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital. During the investigation, officers learned the shooting occurred in the unit block of North Greenfield Drive, just prior to Jackson’s transportation to the hospital in a p...
Join University of Illinois Extension as they hold various gardening related programs in a series being offered this fall. Costs for each program are varied and listed below. All programs will begin at 1:30 p.m. and be held at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 Vine St. Elizabeth, IL 61028. To register or for more information on any of these programs please call us at 815-858-2273 or visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw. On Thursday, August 25, University of Illinois Extension Program Coordinator Nikki Keltner will present...
The grocery bill for a summer cookout will cost U.S. consumers 17% more than last year, according to a new American Farm Bureau Federation market basket survey. The survey focuses on food commonly part of Fourth of July cookouts, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken, homemade potato salad and more. The cost breaks down to $69.68 for 10 people, or about $7 per person, and reflects the largest increase since the annual survey began a decade ago. Inflation, supply chain disruptions and the...
The public is invited to join trained volunteer guides for an interactive tour of the magical Casper Bluff Preserve, a place where nature's treasurers meet with history's secrets. A morning tour will be held on Saturday, July 16th at 9AM with an evening tour scheduled for Tuesday, July 19tht at 7PM. The cost is $10/person. RSVPs are required at www.jdcf.org/events. One of the first stops on the tour is the Mississippi River overlook. Casper Bluff commands some of the best views of the mighty...
Voters in Lena and the Orangeville School Districts resoundingly approved referendums in the June 28 primary election while candidates in other races were victorious and advance to the General Election in November. Lena voters approved a referendum 587-438 to change the way School Board members are voted in from now on in the district. Previously, board members had to represent certain districts in Lena but that will change after Tuesday as the referendum passed to now elect Board of Education...
The winners are announced in the Northwest Illinois Daily (a cooperative fundraiser) for June. The Daily Drawing is a drawing for 365 daily cash prizes from October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022, to those donating for a ticket. Over $21,000 is paid out to ticket holders during the drawing year. Cash prizes vary between $50 and $250. A ticket may win multiple times as each ticket remains in the drawing each day for the entire year, no matter how often it may be drawn. Sponsoring organizations from Jo Daviess, Carroll & Stephenson County i...
Back in the May 25th issue of the Voices, our frontpage story was about how the small town controversy that was beginning to surface regarding the Taste of Lena was overblown, a misunderstanding, and I did my best to assure everyone that all was right with the world. I really wasn't worried about it. I mean I got all of the information for the story from the current president of the Lena Lions Club – Ron Fluegel. And on occasions such as this, when trying to help, I did what I often do – I act...
VOICES of Stephenson County is marking its 40th anniversary with a community celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 at Freeport’s Lincoln Mall. The free event is planned for the mall parking lot and will feature a fun atmosphere with a light lunch, games for the young and young at heart, door prizes and history displays. Events will be moved indoors in case of inclement weather. “It is important to commemorate and celebrate this milestone because, throughout its history, VOICES has adapted and evolved as the needs of our survivors have cha...
State Senator Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) is announcing that his District Office staff has set Traveling Office Hours for June in nine communities in the 45th Senate District. District Office staff will be on hand to assist with state services, as well as answer questions and address concerns for constituents. No appointments are needed, and office hours are open to all area residents. Senator Stewart will be in attendance when his schedule permits. On June 15, Traveling Office Hours are scheduled in Winnebago and Ridott: - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a...
Campbell Pleads Guilty Jo Daviess County State’s Attorney, Chris Allendorf, would like to inform the public of the following information. On June 1, 2022, Jason Campbell of Galena, pled guilty as part of a plea agreement to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, which is a Class 3 Felony. As a result of his plea of guilty, Mr. Campbell was sentenced by Judge John Hay to 2 ½ years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. This sentence shall be followed by one year of Mandatory Supervised Release, formerly known as Parole. The Jo Daviess Co...
You're welcome to join us in person at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pearl City on Sunday, June 12th for worship with the NO WORRIES BAND at 9 am. Pastor Shellie Knight will lead the worship service which will include music from the No Worries Band. The Summer Brat Stand has resumed in downtown Pearl City. The Brat Stand will be open 11 am -2 pm on June 11 and 25. A Brat or Hot Dog meal deal will be $6 and individual sandwiches are also available. Join us at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pearl City, IL for Tree of Healing Vacation Bible S...
Giving back to your community gives you a sense of purpose and a deeper appreciation for what you have. 4-H youth in Stephenson County have learned that one way of giving back is through using your hands for larger service. Stephenson County 4-H Ambassador's planned and conducted a community service project this year, that involved making handmade tie-blankets for those in need. The Ambassador team of 9, along with 10 local 4-H clubs made 31 tie blankets, that were donated locally to the...
Mobile Gas Station Robbery On May 27, 2022 around 10:24 P.M., officers of the Freeport Police Department responded to the Mobile Gas Station in the 1200 block of West Galena Avenue in reference to a robbery. Upon investigation, officers learned that a male suspect walked into the business and waited for other customers to leave. The suspect then approached the cashier and displayed a firearm, demanding money from the cash register. The suspect was able to obtain an undisclosed amount of cash and other items. The suspect is described to be a...
Last week, I presented details regarding the question that Orangeville residents need to determine for their school district. Well, Lena-Winslow has an item on the upcoming Primary Ballot too – one that some might recognize. The issue, is whether or not the School Board members should be elected by popular vote, (like most people in the modern world) or if they should keep the antiquated system where members must live in certain congressional districts in order to hold a seat. The best e...
For the first time since lawmakers expanded the state’s hate crime law in 2018, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is launching a civil lawsuit against two Illinoisans for allegedly engaging in hate crimes. The lawsuit says two residents of Carroll County in northwest Illinois lynched an effigy of their neighbor, who is Black, to intimidate him. Cheryl Hampton and her adult son, Chad Hampton, both white, also allegedly displayed a Confederate flag and a racial slur in a window facing their n...
Carroll County and its County Seat, the village of Mount Carroll, were carved out of the once massive Jo Daviess County. The original Jo Daviess County was a part of the Old Northwest Territory. At the end of the French Indian War in 1763 a huge portion of the north American continent was ceded to Britain by the French. This included all French holdings east of the Mississippi River as well as all of Canada. This area was unsettled virgin soil, being populated by a few French or Spanish...
Interested in helping local charities and having fun while doing it, a group of men from Stephenson County are starting a new organization called 100+ Men Who Care for Stephenson County. The first meeting will be at 6pm on June 14that the Freeport Elks Lodge at 608 W. Stephenson Street. The group plans to meet quarterly to pick a charity to support. Men who join pledge that they will give $100 to each charity chosen quarterly. “If we get enough guys involved, we can end up making a donation of $10,000 or more, which can make a significant d...
During the May 16th City Council meeting, Fire Chief Scott Miller of the Freeport Fire Department recognized firefighters and paramedics for the life-saving efforts that took place in early March. On March 6, 2022, personnel from the Freeport Fire Department responded to the report of an activated smoke detector in an apartment on the 14th floor of the Hosmer Apartment Complex. The C-Shift crew members Lt. Matt Kile, along with firefighters Brad Tunak and Mike Compton, made entry into the...
Accident With Injuries At about 11:40 am on 5/11/22. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single motorcycle crash with injuries on Ferry Landing Road about a mile southwest of West Cross Road in rural Galena. Investigating deputies discovered that Louis T. Clark, 24 of Galena, the driver of the motorcycle, was traveling northeast on Ferry Landing Road when Clark drove too close to the shoulder of the roadway, lost control in some loose gravel, and drove off the roadway into a ditch where the motorcycle overturned. C...
Since she was a young girl, Rachel Clay of Dakota wanted to become a first responder. Realizing the medical field was not her forte, she looked into the study of Criminal Justice while a student at Highland Community College. A fall 2016 graduate of Highland, she furthered her studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. She credits her education at Highland Community College with helping her take the path to becoming a law...
