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The Pecatonica River runs two blocks from Laurie Thomas’s mother’s stoop in Freeport, Ill. After a recent two-day deluge, floodwaters reached the basement’s ceiling.

The shifting trends and escalating flood risk raises urgent questions about the countrys readiness to cope with rainfall extremes.

Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.

Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.

United Way of Northwest Illinois recognized members of the community during its seventh Small Town Heroes award ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Amelia Winter of Center Elementary School in Freeport, IL was named one of the winners in Googles 14th annual Doodle for Google competition.

Area residents who woke up Monday to a temperature of minus 1 degree will get a respite from the seasons first real artic blast starting Tuesday.

Because of social distancing, the performances are moving to the Jeannette Lloyd Theatre instead of the studio theatre at Freeport High School.

The United Way of Northwest Illinois started the Small Town Heroes campaign in 2016 as a way to acknowledge the unsung heroes in northwest Illinois.