Freepod
Freepod
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A podcast bringing you the latest news from Freeport, Illinois.
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NOV 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
<ol><li>City tax levies determined for 2025</li><li>Leaf collection, winter parking</li><li>New energy legislation for Illinois</li><li>Township supports local food pantries</li><li><em>This is It</em> closes</li><li><em>Frozen</em> at Freeport High School</li><li>Family Engagement Conference</li><li><em>New York Times</em> food columnist in televised Library presentation</li><li>Apple pruning workshop</li><li>Another successful season for the Cub Foods brat stand</li><li>Community Holiday Tree Lighting</li><li>Celebrate the Holidays at Cannova’s</li><li>Holiday performances: <em>The Nutcracker</em> and <em>The Messiah</em></li><li>The week ahead…<ol><li>VOICES Fall Half Price Sale ends tomorrow</li><li>Free flute and piano concert</li><li>Library food drive</li><li>Farmers Almanac news</li><li>Salvation Army needs bell ringers</li></ol></li></ol>
21 MIN
NOV 11, 2025
Freepod Interview: Sam Cimino
<p>FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits with local restaurant owner Sam Cimino about the restaurant’s history and Sam’s life in Freeport.</p>
26 MIN
NOV 6, 2025
November 6, 2025
<p>1. City news</p><ol><li>New Operations Superintendent position</li><li>Short term rentals update</li><li>Reminder: electrical aggregation program</li><li>Leaf collection program</li></ol><p>2. New well for City water</p><p>3. SNAP benefits run out for Stephenson County</p><p>4. Breadmaking class</p><p>5. Free jazz concert this Sunday hosted by the Freeport Community Concert Association</p><p>6. New exhibition at Freeport Art Museum</p><p>7. Stephenson County Farmers Market continues over winter</p><p>8. Library sets food collection calendar</p><p>9. VOICES Book Nook Fall half-price sale</p><p>10. Stephenson County Sheriff’s Department Holiday Box Giveaway</p><p>11. Warren Elementary is a Blue Ribbon School</p><p>12. Highland Community College is a Top 200</p><p>13. Testing required for deer taken by hunters</p><p>14. “The Art of Zentangle” at the Senior Resource Center</p><p>15. The week ahead…</p><ol><li>Farm Bureau Fall open house</li><li>Train of Terror stats</li><li>November Super Moon</li><li>Veterans Day</li></ol>
26 MIN
NOV 4, 2025
Freepod Interview: Mark Gridley
<p>FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel visits with FHN President and CEO Mark Gridley about FHN’s upcoming affiliation with Mercyhealth.</p>
29 MIN
OCT 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
<ol><li>Federal courts in Northern Illinois impacted in government shutdown</li><li>Interim Freeport Police Chief sworn in</li><li>Freeport implementing Housing Rehabilitation Grant</li><li>Streets approved for 2026 improvements</li><li>Jury cards are in the mail</li><li>HCC news</li><li>New Assistant Coach for the Cougars</li><li>FHN Holiday Gala</li><li>The Foundation for Northwest Illinois provides warning</li><li>Filing period for 2026 primary election </li><li>Farm Bureau Fall open house announced, local vendors invited </li><li>Halloween inflatables display</li><li>The week ahead…<ol><li>Quiet Souls Native American Harvest Dinner</li><li>Cub Foods Brat Stand</li><li>Monthly free bulk trash disposal</li><li>1957 “A Face In the Crowd” at Lindo Theatre</li><li>Healthy Aging Series: Inflammation and Power of Social Connections</li><li>Set your clocks back</li></ol></li></ol>
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