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Officials said the city's Motor Fuel Tax, which is also used to repair roads, has decreased by almost 15% in the first half of 2023.

Eight years and $13 million later, Freeports new state-of-the art water treatment plant at 1521 Field Circle and new well No. 11 are now operational.

The city of Freeport has announced who will be its new city manager later this year.

Boyer previously worked at the city’s Public Works Director.

PFAS chemicals, which don't degrade over time, have been used in consumer products since the 1950s and are linked to harmful health effects.

Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to

Two of the most studied PFAS are so toxic there is effectively no safe level of exposure, the U.S. EPA declared last month.

"It’s almost like what’s that movie? 'Road Warrior,'" said Kevin Sane. "The race was for gas, fuel was like a commodity, it became almost an extinct thing. If you had it, it was like trading precious metal, and it looks like we’re headed that way."

Institutions are hiring aggressively or buying up competitors to take part in an equipment finance boom as the economy continues to heal.