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After 25 years as the maintenance supervisor for the Freeport Park District, Merle Hull retired from a job he loves.

Todd McKenna FREEPORT — A proposed housing development for older residents is moving forward in the approval process.  Developers plan is to build 16 duplex townhomes near Krape Park on 6.2 acres that previously was a home site but is now vacant. Park Partners LLC has submitted its plan to the city of Freeport. Todd Weegens, who was previously with Fehr Graham before retiring, Steve Chesney of Seaga Manufacturing in Freeport and William Huels of Arlington Heights are the principals in...

Good Morning: Witnessing live theater again was an extra shot in the arm Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard When the pandemic took hold of all of our lives in 2020, one thing I missed was live theater in my community of Freeport. Gone were the plays and musicals from our local high schools and the community college. I know how disappointed I was this past year, and I certainly know how disappointed the students were at the high schools and college not to be able to perform for the pu...

Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard FREEPORT — As spring temperatures bring people outdoors for seasonal fun, park-goers like Mike Marten and his family are gearing up summer and looking for the right activities to keep their children active. “Taking my family to Krape Park is reliving memories from my childhood and I want to create those same memories for my children,” Martin said. The Freeport Park District made changes to its annual program guide this year by going digital....

Dale Bowman It’s a beautiful thing. The regular season will open April 3, the early catch-and-release season on March 20. UPDATED: The opener for the five Forest Preserves of Cook County sites have a delayed opener, click here to read. Cook County sites includes Axehead, Belleau, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East and Wolf Lake; in DuPage, Silver, Pickerel and Grove; in Kankakee, Bird Park Quarry and Rock Creek; in Kendall, Big Lake; In Lake, Sand; in McHenry, Piscasaw Creek and Atwood; in Wi...

Olga Gize Carlile, longtime Journal-Standard journalist, dies at 94 Former colleagues and the community remember Olga Gize Carlile Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard FREEPORT — Olga Gize Carliles name is synonymous with being the biggest cheerleader for the community of Freeport. For nearly 60 years, she simply was The Journal-Standard, with a career that was filled with numerous awards from The Associated Press, the Woman’s Press Association and the Illinois Press Associatio...