1. Freeport Fire Chief Announces Retirement
2. Krape Park South Entrance Improvement Project
3. SC Health Dept is a Drug Overdose Prevention Program
4. Illinois AG Uses Illinois Hate Crimes Act for Carroll County Crime
5. Gov. Pritzker Signs Historic Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act
6. Environmental Study Group Presents "Our Changing Climate: The Science, Risks, and Getting to Solutions"
7. Trump Administration Attempts to Freeze $1B in Federal Funds for Illinois Child Care & Social Services
8. Elizabeth Business Receives Economic Development Grant
9. Terry and Bonnie Sueltman Scholarship Fund Established to Support Freeport High School Graduates
10. HCC 2025 Excellence Award Recipients
11. Audition for the Pitmen Painters at HCC
12. Winter Trails and Naturalist Tales
13. Driftless Region Beef Conference

Theraplay is a local children's therapy operation focusing on helping kids with a range of needs by offering occupational, physical, and speech therapy.

Freepod host Becky Connors spoke to Kelsey Grove about what treatment looks like at Theraplay.

1. FREEPORT AWARDED $31 MILLION FOR NEW WELL AND CLEANER DRINKING WATER
2. LIBRARY TO HOST LECTURE SERIES ON COST OF LIVING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
3. FREEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS MORE TO OFFER
4. FLU CASES SURGING AND LIKELY TO GET WORSE
5. FHN IS NOW MERCYHEALTH FHN
6. LOCAL LAWMAKERS SHOW BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR NEW NICU LEAVE LAW
7. NEW LAWS FOCUSING ON EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS
8. SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER HOSTS MONTHLY OUTREACH IN JO DAVIESS COUNTY
9. PARK DISTRICT HOSTS FIT FOR LIFE
10. ORANGEVILLE NATIVE MAKES IT TO OLYMPICS ROSTER
11. FREEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT SWEARS IN NEW OFFICERS
12. CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL
13. EAGLE VIEWING IN CARROLL COUNTY
14. WEE NATS PROGRAMMING FOR JANUARY
15. HIGHLAND BEGINS A NEW SEMESTER
16. INDOOR FARMER’S MARKET THIS SATURDAY

Mort's Bar & Grill in downtown Freeport has been a local institution for decades. Freepod host Tim Connors sat down with owner and manager Mike Marten to talk about the bar's history, the role he's played in the downtown community, and Mort's Dinner Theater.

1. New FPD Police Chief
2. New Laws in Illinois
3. DOJ sues Illinois’ Governor
4. Illinois Ramps Up Holiday Road Patrols
5. Senior Resource Center Medicare Open Enrollment Program Sets New Savings Record
6. Tony McCombie Ranked as ‘Most Effective Republican Lawmaker’ in Illinois House
7. Former FHS Athlete of the Year Passes Unexpectedly
8. BASE Camp Registration
9. Get Fit with FHN
10. Asian Copperleaf Found in Stephenson County
11. Christmas Trees to be Used as Fish Habitat in Illinois lakes
12. Pollinator Presentation
13. Adult Basketball League at the Y

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 hosts Tim Connors and Becky Connors and FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel recall highlights of their 2025 interviews.

1. Miller appointed to national position
2. City update on EV chargers
3. HCC President receives recognition
4. Pearl City Elevator and Stephenson Service merge
5. Propane tank tips for winter
6. Freeport High School speech team posts wins
7. Icicles are pretty, but….
8. Two Freeport businesses closing
9. Deadline extended for Marketplace health insurance enrollment
10. FACC now a site for UIC residency training
11. AT&T ending landlines in Illinois
12. Girls Scouts receive grant
13. Former Freeport student hits Broadway
14. Reminder: REAL ID needed for some activities in 2026
15. Feed the birds
16. We miss The Red Apple Tree too!
17. The week ahead…
    1. Vote for your favorite tree at the FHN Festival of Trees at the Library
    2. Christmas tree trivia

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors visits with LaFrancine Baker about Kwanzaa.

1. City news
   1. Re-Fresh bulk trash program continues in 2026
   2. Snow removal parking reminder
2. Partnership Cash makes a great gift!
3. Temporary break coming in ComEd pricing
4. Lady Pretzels atop the NIC-10
5. Deadline near for HCC Spring registration
6. HCC Call for Entries in Juried Art Exhibit
7. Freeport Art Museum receives grant
8. Spring 2026 Art Explorers registration open
9. Pesticide Applicator Training begins
10. Annual Christmas Bird Count
11. Smart salting tips
12. Freeport area Posada celebration
13. Bells are still ringing!
14. Holiday movie at Winneshiek Playhouse
15. Family history as a holiday gift
16. Holiday decorations to enjoy from your car!
17. The week ahead…
    1. Luminaria Night
    2. FHN Community Festival of Trees

Freepod Host Tim Connors sits down with John and Kate from Freeport Martial Arts to talk about what they have to offer Pretzel City. Freeport Martial Arts is in its third of operation and offers classes for adults and children in jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts, and women's self-defense.