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The Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man who sustained fatal injuries following a vehicle pursuit initiated by the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office on Saturday night.
The Nov. 18, 2021, shooting deaths of 36-year-old Terrance Haynes and 32-year-old Justin Capp remain among several high-profile unsolved homicide investigations in Freeport, Ill.
Stockton and Forreston are no strangers to each other, and both know it. This game was back and forth in the first half, but then in the second, Stockton took control and did not look back, beating Forreston 36 to 16.
Three months ago we were on vacation visiting Freeport, my old home town and the only thing we were impressed with was seeing our old friends. It’s seemed that the town’s name Freeport was still living up to its name, a Free Port as those who have little, have been welcomed to stay. As I walked about town, which was mostly the west side where we lived, it was readily obvious that properties were not at all being well maintained by their owners. If only I could display in this letter some of the sad pictures I took on those walks. I understand in yesterday’s, today’s, and the future world, nearly everything is about money. Whether it’s a person or a city. The minor but unsightly issue I saw and am referring to here is property maintenance. In most cases it takes money, but in some instances it only takes some care. Specifically my reference here is regarding sidewalk maintenance, or lack there of. Green sidewalks are easy to find with the grass vegetation grown out from side to side. Generally, that occurs from compromised/cracked walks that have had no edging or other maintenance by anyone for years. How can
Stockton is now just one step from its third straight IHSA volleyball state tournament berth, and it came at Rockford Christian's expense. Stockton (35-2) continued to charge through the postseason, knocking off Rockford Christian (22-13) in their own Class 1A sectional final on Thursday night, 25-22, 25-13. Stockton will now play Schaumburg Christian (26-3), a team it beat in the supers last year, in the Rockford Christian Super-sectionals at 7 p.m. Monday. On the line: a berth to the 1A state tournament and a semifinal matchup at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 13 in Normal. More Rockford-area volleyball: Rockford Christian, Stockton volleyball win, set up sectional finals "Once postseason got here, we were ready to go," said one of Stockton's stars, Ireland Mensendike. "We're in a great spot right now...This is where we need to be to make that big run." Rockford Christian (22-13) had a chance to play in its own super-sectional, but last year's fourth-place team in 2A fell just short of getting there in 1A this year. Mensendike, along with Taylor and Emma Haas, Sadie Johnson, and the rest of Stockton's powerful lineup, made sure of it. While the first set was back and forth and eventually went Stockton's
Little Cubs Field held an open house on Saturday to celebrate the completion of a new center-field mural featuring 99 individuals, including celebrities and donors who supported the project through fundraising.
Stockton took control and turned a close football playoff game into blowout real fast on Saturday, Nov. 7. And two other Rockford-area teams, Byron and Rochelle, followed suit in other classes as well. More Rockford-area football: Harlem is only NIC-10 football team to win on busy playoff Friday Harlem made it into the 6A state quarters with a win on Friday night, and then three more from the area joined the Huskies on Saturday. Stockton eliminated local rival Forreston, 36-16, on Nov. 7 to advance in 1A, one week after sending another NUIC rival, Lena-Winslow, home for the offseason. "We don't care who it is," Stockton head coach Sean Downey said Saturday, shortly after his teams' 36-16 victory. "This team just goes out there and plays. And they keep playing better and better." Stockton (10-1) has now won 10 in a row after dropping its opener to El Paso-Gridley, which is undefeated and still alive in the 2A playoffs. And now it gets yet another NUIC foe, Fulton, which upended Sterling Newman 28-24 on Saturday, and will host Stockton in the 1A quarterfinals next Saturday, Nov. 14. Morgan Haas rushed for 179 yards and finished it all off with a
GALENA, Ill. — November 7, 2026 — The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents to a phone scam making the rounds in the county, after the Jo Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s office received multiple reports of fraudulent calls. The callers claim to be from...
