Freeport sewer system overwhelmed with foreign materials
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Recent heavy rainfall is only making issues worse in the city of Freeport’s sewer system. “There are special wipes, or there’s mass amounts of oil or grease in the system. We found everything from bedsheets to towels to things you wouldn’t believe being flushed,” said Environmental Health and Safety and Operations […]
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The city of Freeport has secured $31 million in state funding to construct a new drinking water well, marking a significant improvement for the city's water system. The new well, known as Well-12, will be located near Krape Park and Forest Road. This initiative responds to…
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport Police are investigating a late-night shooting on S. Benton Avenue that happened Thursday night. Investigators said officers were alerted to the shooting by the city's gunshot detection system. Authorities did not locate any perpetrators at the scene, in the 600 block of S. Benton Avenue,…
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Three victims are recovering after being injured in a shooting in Freeport late Tuesday night. According to the Freeport Police Department, three men were shot in the 100 block of E. Winslow Street. Officers were alerted to the shooting by the police department's citywide gunshot detection…