Todd McKenna
Special to the Journal-Standard
FREEPORT The accumulation of snow from several winter storms took its toll on a Freeport business sending part of its roof crashing to the ground.
The building that houses Freeport Press/Pretzel City Paper at 1031 W. Empire St. was a heap of boards and other materials Sunday as the weight of snow that had accumulated on the roof was too much for the structure to hold and the roof caved in at some point overnight. The latest winter storm brought more than 5 inches of wet and heavy snow and the building s roof fell under that weight.
Todd McKenna
Special to The Journal-Standard
FREEPORT With all of the negative news swirling around from the ongoing COVID issues to what happened at the nation s Capitol, it can can get overwhelming and a lot to process mentally.
Throw in the fact it s after Christmas when many families couldn t spend time together and it s the middle of the winter doldrums and it s no wonder the CONTACT crisis telephone hotline has been busy. We re still running about a couple hundred calls over normal from last year at this time, said Pam Werntz, executive director for CONTACT.
CONTACT of Northern Illinois is a 24-hour crisis helpline where trained certified line specialists are available by phone for those people who are in crisis, looking for services or just need someone to talk with and a listening ear by calling 815-233-4357.