10-20-2025 City Council Highlights

FREEPORT, IL — Highlights from the October 20, 2025 Freeport City Council meeting include the rehabilitation of two homes through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Rehabilitation (HR) Grant, 2026 street improvement plans, and more.

CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Grant

Two more homes are set to be rehabbed thanks to the CDBG HR Grant that awarded the City of Freeport $550,000 where $64,000 is allocated to grant administration and $486,000 goes to the rehabilitation of homes.

The two properties (628 & 724 E. Wyandotte St.) that were approved by Council Monday, October 20, will utilize the grant funding to improve windows, trim, heating and cooling, gutters, downspouts, roofs, and complete radon abatement.

This grant supports the City’s Strategic Plan of maintaining a safe and inclusive community and effective land use. The funding has been used to complete other rehab projects over the last two years. The grant funding is no longer open for new applications.

2026 Streets Approved by Council

The list of streets to be improved in 2026 was approved by Council Monday night. The 2026 projects include nearly three lineal miles of roadway, along with renovations to the Douglas Municipal parking lot, estimated at $6.1 Million in local work. The City plans to use a combination of funding, including IDOT Motor Fuel Tax, 1% Local Street Funds, Water, Storm, and Sewer funds, and Sorenson water main funds, for this year’s road program. Current identified streets were brought forward from the 1% Street layout approved by the Council in 2024. The following will be worked on in 2026:

• Carroll Avenue, from Empire to South.
• Demeter Drive, from Empire to W. Demeter.
• Dewey Street, from Walnut to Locust.
• Benton Avenue, from Winslow to Wyandotte.
• Pershing Street, from High to Carroll.
• Stewart Avenue, from Winter to Stephenson.
• Concord Drive, from Laurel to Middlebury.
• Gladewood Drive, segments of the entry into subdivision.
• Seminole Drive, from Greenfield to Navajo.
• Downtown Municipal Lot

Other News

The Freeport Police Department continues to implement technology in their efforts of creating a safer community. Council approved two security cameras to be placed on city-owned poles in the Downtown area, paid for by the nearby business.

More information about these topics and more can be found in the City Council meeting packet, viewable here: LINK TO AGENDA

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