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Little Cubs Field hosts 15th annual Memorial Day Pee Wee Classic
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - 16 teams from across the midwest gather in Freeport to play ball on Memorial Day weekend. Spectators and families gather at the Little Cubs Field, 1160 W Empire Street, to watch kids eight and under participate in the Pee Wee baseball tournament. Boys and girls from Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois attended the tournament this year.
Building Roof Collapses In Clinton
(Clinton, IA) -- Part of the roof of an abandoned building in Clinton has collapsed. The city says they acquired the building on 7th Avenue from a negligent owner and have been taking steps to prepare it for demolition. That timeline will be sped up now. Tuesday will mark the...
Freeport woman’s house searched, officials found firearms and cannabis: Police
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois State Police Stateline Area Narcotic Team arrested Callandria Mitchell, 41, for allegedly having firearms and cannabis in her apartment. On May 23rd, Illinois State Police Stateline Area Narcotics Team searched an apartment in the 600 block of North Gilmore Avenue. During the search, authorities said they found two loaded firearms […]
Few power outages remain, focus turns to debris after storm in Lena, Freeport
Power has been almost entirely restored to homes and businesses in the Freeport area after a Tuesday night storm resulted in widespread outages affecting more than 93,000 customers in Stephenson County and other parts of northern Illinois. According to power company ComEd's outage website, roughly 35 outages remain Thursday morning, affecting a little more than 600 people. ...
Ogle County man hospitalized after crashing into fallen tree following Tuesday storms
FORRESTON, Ill. (WTVO) — A 67-year-old man was taken to the hospital after driving into fallen tree, causing his truck to roll over on Tuesday night. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Curtis Wade, of Sterling, was driving his Ford F-150 in the area of 5700 N. Freeport Road when he collided with the […]
Suspect in 2021 Freeport shooting charged with murder
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A Stephenson County grand jury has indicted Stefevon Tripplett, 29, with charges of first-degree murder for a 2021 shooting that left a 19-year-old dead. According to authorities, on May 15th, 2021, Freeport Police officers were called to the intersection of Frank Street and State Avenue around 1:43 p.m. Officials found Marcus […]
Sterling schools enter lockdown after threat, discovery of man with loaded firearm near high school
STERLING, Ill. — The Sterling Public School District (SPS) went into a district-wide lockdown Tuesday morning after a reported threat and the discovery of a man in possession of a loaded firearm near Sterling High School. According to a Sterling Police Department news release, a concerned parent notified the...
Timber Lake starts summer with ‘The Nerd’
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) in Mount Carroll, Ill., will open its summer mainstage season with “The Nerd” by Larry Shue on May 30. One of the funniest plays ever written, this extraordinarily inventive, side-splitting comedy centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by a man he’s never met but who saved his life in Vietnam, according to a TLP synopsis.
On the market: Freeport home for $634,900 is near Krape Park
Property description: This custom-built four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home has more than 6,000 square feet of finished living space on five acres in a countryside area. Krape Park is a short car or bike ride away. The home has hardwood flooring, tile and carpet, built-ins, a gas fireplace, master suite with sitting area, formal dining room, main floor laundry, pantry and deck. The full walk-out lower level has a wet bar. New roof in 2022. The property has a three-stall attached garage and a detached 4-stall heated garage.
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