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Explore Freeport
Freeport in Stephenson County (Illinois) with it's 24,476 inhabitants is a city in United States about 700 mi (or 1,127 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Freeport is now 01:17 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Freeport, of which 8 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Chicago Rockford International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Monroe, Oregon, Mount Carroll, Dixon and Rockford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hampton Inn Freeport
IL Freeport Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Grand Victoria Hotel
SUPER 8 FREEPORT
BAYMONT INN & SUITES FREEPORT
Videos from this area
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Heisler Steam Locomotive near Freeport, Illinois on 6-18-2011
A Heisler 1912 steam logging locomotive pulls a passenger excursion on the SC&S Railroad near Freeport, Illinois. The train passes the currently unoccupied "haunted village" used during the...
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1920 6-12 Allis-Chalmers Duplex replica Debute @ 2014 Freeport IL Threshing Show
This video is of the inaugural debut of a full scale replica of an Allis-Chalmers 6-12 Duplex tractor at the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club's 45th Annual Threshing Show and Antique Display...
Freeport Illinois Building Demo Near Miss ! Guy almost hit by debris !
I didn't notice the "Near Miss' till I got home and watched the video I had shot, but the idiot standing inside the safety fence was damn lucky he didn't lose a leg from the brick that came...
SC&S RR Heisler Steam Train ride Freeport Illinois .
Here's a L-o-n-g-e-r video I pieced together from a few clips of the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club's Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad Heisler Logging Locomotive going down the tracks....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Freeport, Illinois
Freeport is the county seat and largest city of Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 25,638 at the 2010 census, and the mayor of Freeport is George Gaulrapp, elected in 2005. Freeport is known for hosting the second Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858, and as "Pretzel City, USA", named after the heritage of its Germanic settlers in the 1850s, as well as the pretzel company that started as a result of their arrival. The high school's mascot is the Pretzel to honor this unique heritage.
Freeport High School (Illinois)
Freeport High School is a public secondary school located in Freeport, Illinois. Their sport teams are named the Pretzels.
Aquin Catholic Schools
Aquin Catholic Schools is a group of three private Catholic schools in Freeport, Illinois in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford. On 6 September 2007, Thomas G. Doran, the Bishop of Rockford, renamed the three Catholic schools in Freeport to Aquin Catholic Schools, and their campuses are now referred to as the Junior-Senior High Campus, the Elementary Campus, and the PreSchool Campus.
WNIE
WNIE (89.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Freeport, Illinois. The station is owned by Northern Illinois University, and is an affiliate of their Northern Public Radio network, airing news/talk and adult album alternative) music programming.
WFRL
WFRL 1570 AM is a radio station licensed to Freeport, Illinois. WFRL airs a 1960's and 70's Oldies format and is owned by Big Radio. The station also features local and ABC radio network news, plus farm and local high school sports programming. Special weekend programs include American Top 40-The 70's, The Charlie Tuna 70's show, and a Saturday evening 1955-1963 music program called "Before The Beatles". WFRL operates 24 hours a day, but at one time was licensed as a daytime only station.
Freeport, Illinois (Amtrak station)
Freeport is a proposed Amtrak station in Freeport, Illinois. The station will serve a new Chicago-Rockford-Dubuque Amtrak route that is expected to begin operation in late 2014 or early 2015. The station's construction largely involves the renovation of the Rawleigh building, which is part of an abandoned factory complex in downtown Freeport, as well as adding on to the complex accordingly to make it suitable for use as a train station.