Freeport to demolish vacant building, warns of construction impact
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The city of Freeport is in the process of demolishing One Hour Sanitary Cleaners, a building left vacant for years, but officials are warning neighboring businesses of the impact construction will bring. “It’s very dangerous. It’s a very tight space. The buildings actually have to be brought down in layers to […]
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Nine historic and vacant buildings in Downtown Freeport were unlocked for business and property owners. “Some of them have been vacant for just a couple months, some have been vacant for the better part of a year,” shared Greater Freeport Partnership, Andrea Schultz Winter. The Greater…
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The Freeport School District 145 school board voted to cut dozens of positions, including 32 certified staffing positions and more than 20 classified staff positions. "We're incredibly sad. We're incredibly angry. We're incredibly anxious. This will impact our day-to-day function as we move into the 2027…
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport firefighters spent hours Saturday into Sunday working to put out a large structure fire after a grass fire spread to the building. According to the Freeport Fire Department, crews were called to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church around 4:16 p.m. on Saturday for a reported…