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Location

Albertus Airport

Transportation

Transportation

Freeport is located about 25 miles west of Rockford on U.S. Highway 20, a four-lane divided highway that skirts the community's northern edge. Rockford links with Interstates 90 and 39, giving Freeport residents easy access to the entire Interstate system: I-90 is the major route between Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Milwaukee.

Illinois State Routes 26 and 75 tie the city with neighboring communities in Stephenson County as well as Madison, WI and Beloit, WI. In addition, Highway 26 meets I-88 south of Freeport.

US Highway 20 continues west of Freeport to historic Galena, IL and Dubuque, IA.

Access to airports is not difficult. Freeport travelers can fly out of the Greater Rockford Airport, located in the southwest corner of Rockford. Eight air freight services also serve the airport, which is the 35th in the nation in the number of cargo flights that arrive and depart. It is the second busiest UPS hub in the United States. It is Foreign Trade Zone #176 and a Port of Entry for U.S. Customs.

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is about 90 minutes from Freeport. Midway Airport, also located in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee's Mitchell Airport are approximately two hours from Freeport.

Private and corporate aircraft use Freeport's Albertus Airport, located just three miles south of the city. The airport accommodates small jets with a 5,500-foot-long paved and lighted runway. In addition, it has two grass runways, 2,700 and 2,800 feet in length that are used by small privately owned planes. The airport offers training and charter service.

The city's businesses and industries are served by Canadian National Railroad and by some fifty motor freight carriers. One of the freight hauling companies has a terminal in Freeport.

Travel within the city is also made convenient. The city has two taxicab companies and Senior Citizens' buses.

Quick Links

Freeport City Hall
230 W. Stephenson St.
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: 815-235-8200 or 815-235-8203