Highland Foundation Schedules Golf Outing For September
The outing supports Highland’s leadership programs in Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties and the High School Servant Leadership program at school districts across northwest Illinois.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Pritzker announces new restrictions for fall sports statewide
Football has been classified as a high-risk sport, so no-contact practices and training are allowed, but not games.
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Cannabis Cup Competition Comes To Illinois
High Times, calls it the world’s leading marijuana competition.
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Pritzker Says He’ll Close Bars, Restaurants If COVID-19 Cases Rise Too High
Pritzker wouldn’t answer questions about how much of an increase in daily COVID-19 cases it would take before he took action.
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Classic Cinemas Lindo Theatre To Re-Close End of Business Day July 9
The Theatre had just re-opened June 26
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Lincoln, The Great Communicator comes to Freeport virtually on July 15
The live, online performance will combine period music with conversation and narrative by President Lincoln using Lincoln’s own words
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State Sen. Chapin Rose Pushes To Legalize Fireworks In Illinois, Again
Fireworks have been banned in Illinois since 1935 under what was dubbed the Fireworks Regulation Act.
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Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?
Retail alcohol sales jumped by 55% nationally during the third week of March, when many stay-at-home orders were put in place, according to Nielsen data, and online sales skyrocketed.
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Illinois Continues With Restrictions As Neighboring States Reopen
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been adamant about his five-phase plan that calls for relaxing some additional restrictions on June 26. Even after that, Illinois will have restrictions on groups over 50 and continued capacity limits on businesses.
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Some Restaurants Defy Pritzker’s Dine-In Ban
“People are speaking and they are saying the truth,” Kyle Gorman owner of Cheese Nuts Brick Oven Pizza in Peoria said. “We are sick and tired of being held down by these ridiculous rules.”
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FHN, SCHD Offering COVID-19 Community Testing June 17, 24
The testing will be available in two sessions, and may be rescheduled in case of bad weather:
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FHN’s Healthy Heart Hustle Going Virtual for 2020
Registration is $25, and includes a commemorative t-shirt and participant medal.
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Illinois Movie Theater Owners Lobby For Larger Audiences
Chris Johnson, president of the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Theater Owners, said the 50-person limit is unrealistic.
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Freeport Rotary Club June Topic Is COVID-19
The speaker for the June 1st meeting will be Cullen Dutmer, M.D., who is the brother of our fellow Rotarian, Brendan Dutmer.
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All Day Outdoor Dining Begins This Friday At Logan’s With Special Guests Back Country Roads Trio
Logan’s in Freeport will be offering outside dining this Friday, May 29, with first come, first serve, no reservation seating.
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