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Hughes Tool's majority stake in TWA was sold off in 1966. Two years later, in 1968, Hughes Tool Company purchased the North Las Vegas Air Terminal. In the late-1960s, Hughes Tool ventured into the hotel and casino business with the acquisition of the Sands, Castaways, Landmark, Frontier, Silver Slipper, and Desert Inn, all in Las Vegas.
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Freeport and surrounding Stephenson County is serviced by Pretzel City Area Transit (PCAT) This is a private company in a partnership with the Senior Resource Center, the city of Freeport provides small bus and/or van transportation throughout all of Stephenson County. With a fleet of 14 small buses / vans, PCAT provides over 83,000 rides per year.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC is an American telecommunications company that specializes in providing satellite-based communication services for consumer and enterprise markets. It is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland and provides satellite internet services under the brand HughesNet . [ 4 ]
Freeport was on the planned route, so when construction to that point was completed on September 1, 1853, [54] the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad had accomplished the goal identified in its company name. This agreement also benefited the Illinois Central, in that they would be allowed to use the G&CU's depot in Chicago.
Freeport's Lincoln Mall will be home to a longtime thrift store in the city. Amity's Attic closed up shop at 22 W. Main St. on Dec. 16 and will be opening up inside Lincoln Mall sometime in ...
In recent years the average temperatures in the county seat of Freeport, have ranged from a low of 9 °F (−13 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −29 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in January 2009 and a record high of 101 °F (38 °C) was recorded in July 1988.
Freeport Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,638 and it contained 12,396 housing units. [ 2 ] Freeport Township is coterminous with City of Freeport .