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Winter Has Come to Northwest Illinois!

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Some Events This Weekend!

FHN Festival of Trees Holiday Movie Series for children on Saturday with the remaining schedule as follows:

All at 10 am
Nov. 16 — Thor: The Dark World PG-13 ($3.50)
Nov. 23 — Labyrinth PG (FREE)
Nov. 30 — Frozen PG ($3.50)

Fall Instrumental Music Concert at Highland Community College – Friday November 15 at 7:30 pm in the Ferguson Fine Arts Theatre at Highland Community College, 2998 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport.

Congratulations to Area Football Teams in the State Quarter Final Games!

Quarter final games for area teams this weekend:

Class 1A
Lena-Winslow at Stockton, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00 pm
Winner will play either Ottawa Marquette or Chicago Leo

Class 3A
Winnebago at Stillman Valley, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00 pm
Winner will play either Aurora Christian or Seneca

Class 4A
Harvard at Rockford Lutheran, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00 pm
Winner will play either Chicago Phillips or Geneseo

Class 6A
Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge at Rockford Boylan, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00 pm
Winner will play either Lake Forrest or Batavia

If your team keeps winning, then plan on the championship games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb:
Class 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A: Friday, November 29
Class 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A: Saturday, November 30

It’s The Second Week of Boys High School Football Playoffs With Many Area Teams Advancing!

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Here are the games with area teams:

Class 1A
Stockton at Galena, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 pm
Freeport Aquin at Lena-Winslow, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Class 2A
Pearl City-Eastland at Sterling Newman Central Catholic, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Class 3A
Kankakee McNamara at Winnebago, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:30 pm
Oregon at Aurora Christian, Saturday, Nov. 9, 6:00 p.m.

Class 4A
Rockford Lutheran at Rochelle, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Class 6A
Rockford Boylan at Cary Grove, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Class 7A
Rockton Hononegah at Lake Zurich, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

If your teams keep winning, then plan on the championship games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb:
Class 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A: Friday, November 29, 2013
Class 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A: Saturday, November 30, 2013

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It’s Boys High School Football Playoff Time – Congratulations to Area Teams in the Playoffs!

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Here are some games this weekend with area teams:

Class 1A
Freeport Aquin (6-3) at Rockford Christian Life (8-1), Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:00 pm
Hebron (6-3) at Stockton (9-0), Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:00 pm
Galena (7-2) at East Dubuque (7-2), Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:00 pm
Lena-Winslow (6-3) at Forreston (7-2) Saturday, Nov. 2, 4:00 pm

Class 2A
Chicago Lutheran North (5-4) at Pearl City-Eastland (9-0), Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:00 pm

Class 3A
Oregon (5-4) at Wilmington (8-1), Saturday, Nov. 2, 6:00 pm
Peru St. Bede (5-4) at Winnebago (9-0), Friday, Nov. 1, 7:00 pm

Class 6A

Belvidere North (5-4) at Rockford Boylan (9-0), Saturday., Nov. 2, 1:00 pm
Cary (6-3) at Rockford Guilford (7-2), Saturday., Nov. 2, 1:00 pm

Class 7A
Highland Park (7-2) at Rockton Hononegah (7-2), Saturday, Nov. 2, 2:00 pm

If your teams keep winning, then plan on the championship games at Huskie Stadium shown in DeKalb:

Class 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A Championship Games, Friday, November 29, 2013
Class 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A Championship Games, Saturday, November 30, 2013

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You Can Really Tell It’s Fall with the Cool Weather – Perfect for Week 7 of High School Football – Only 2 Conference Games Remaining for Most Teams – Here’s a List of Some Area High School Games for Friday, October 18:

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Auburn (2-5) at Freeport (1-6) – 7:15 pm
Aquin (5-2) at Lena-Winslow (4-3) – 7:15 pm
Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (1-6) at Warren (1-6) – 7:00 pm
Cross Roads Christian (3-3) (Big Rock) at Forreston (6-1) – 7:00 pm
Durand (0-7) at Dakota (2-5) – 7:30 pm
Galena (5-2) at West Carroll (Savana) (2-5) – 7:30 pm
Polo (3-4) at River Ridge (Hanover) (4-3) – 7:00 pm
South Beloit (2-5) at Pearl City-Eastland * (7-0) 7:30 pm
Stockton* (7-0) at Orangeville (2-5) – 7:30 pm

*Conference Leader

Football Forecast for Friday, October 18 – Dress for cool weather! Temperture in the upper 40’s at game time and falling during the game.

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It’s Week 6 of High School Football – Only 3 Conference Games Remaining for Most Teams – Here’s a List of Some Area High School Games for Friday, October 11:

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Freeport (1-5) at Belvidere (2-4) – 7:15 pm
Milledgeville (1-5) at Aquin (5-1) – 7:00 pm
Durand (0-6) at Eastland-Pearl City* (6-0) – 7:30 pm
Dakota (2-4) at Forreston (5-1) – 7:00 pm
Lena-Winslow (4-2) at Galena (4-2) – 7:30 pm
Orangeville (2-4) at Polo (2-4) – 7:30 pm
Warren (1-5) at Stockton (6-0) – 7:30 pm

*Conference Leader

Football Forecast for Friday, October 11 – Looks like a perfect night for football. Temperture in the 60’s.

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Let’s Have a Good Weekend – Looks Like Football Weather!

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High School Football Games Tonight:

Jefferson (0-2) at Freeport (0-2) – 7:15 pm

Orangeville (2-0) at Aquin (1-1) – 7:30 pm

Lena-Winslow (1-1) at Durand (0-2) – 7:30 pm

West Carroll 0-2) at Forreston (2-0) – 7:30 pm

Milledgeville (1-1) at Galena (1-1) – 7:30 pm

Dakota(1-1) at Eastland-Pearl City (2-0) 7:30 pm

Football Forecast for Friday, September 13 – Dress for cool weather. Will be in low 60’s at game time and by the end the game upper 40’s to low 50’s. No rain predicted.

And a Reminder to Enjoy Area Farmers’ Markets Since the Season Will be Ending Soon!

Freeport, Illinois – Parking lot at Meadows Shopping Center,1880 S. West Avenue (old K-Mart Store lot)
7 to 11 am Saturdays and 1 to 5 pm Tuesdays – Ends October 29

Freeport, Illinois – Highland Farmers Market, Highland Community College, 2998 Pearl City Road, Freeport, 3 to 6 pm Wednesdays – Ends October 2

Freeport, Illinois – 721 W. South Street (CVS Parking Lot)
Saturdays 7:30 to 11 am. – Ends October 5

Orangville Farmers Market – Richland Creek Trailhead at the Jane Addams TRail, 101 N Ewing Street, Orangeville, Saturdays, 8 am to noon – Ends October 12

Galena, Illinois – Commerce Street by old Market House, 123 N. Commerce St., Saturdays 7am to 12 pm – Ends October 12

Lena, Illinois – Parking lot 100 Main St., Saturdays, Downtown Lena, 8 to 11am – Ends September 28

Monroe, Wisconsin – Courthouse Square, Wednesdays 2 – 5:30 pm, Saturday 8 am – 1 pm –Through mid October

Mt. Morris, Illinois – Mt. Morris Public Library, 105 S. McKendrie Ave., Wednesdays 3 to 6 pm – Ends September 25