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2014 General Election Information & Dates
The election of Federal, State and County officials will be on the November 4 General Election ballot. Fremont Township voters can visit www.LakeVoterPower.info for one click access to all election…
Read MoreFall & Winter Gardening Tips Event
Village Homesteading Mundelein is holding a Fall & Winter Gardening Tips event on Saturday, September 6 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Fremont Township Community Garden – 22385 W. Route 60 in Mundelein, IL. Learn how to keep your garden growing through fall and get a jumpstart on next spring’s greens!
Read MoreGardening Volunteers wanted by Village Homesteading of Mundelein
Village Homesteading of Mundelein is in charge of the Fremont Township Community Garden. They are looking for all types of volunteers to help them with the Garden. Everyone is welcome, from the Beginner to the Garden Pro.
Read MoreBounty of donated food helps fill Fremont Township food pantry shelves
Photograph and story courtesy of the Daily Herald A bounty of food filling dozens of U.S. Postal Service bins was ready for sorting, and on Thursday a small group of…
Read MoreRecycle Your Shoes at Fremont Township
Every year, across the globe, millions of pairs of shoes end up in landfills, creating a lot of waste. Much of what we consider unwanted waste can actually be recycled…
Read MoreHistory: The Fremont Township chapter from 1912 book
“The history of a community is to a large extent embodied in the lives of its great men. There are few history-making changes that are due wholly to natural cause, most of them being if not entirely at least greatly influenced by human agency.
In this particular the Town of Fremont is no exception.”
Read MoreHistory: Tom Payne, earliest Fremont settler, arrived in 1836
Before Fremont Township was officially Fremont Township, Tom Payne settled here and started a farm which later became Lake County’s first nursery with over 100,000 trees. Find out more about…
Read MoreFrom Activism to Acceptance – Our Community & the Abolition Movement
The Story of A Community’s Involvement In the Abolition Movement and the Welcoming of A Slave Family by Courtney Wilhelm (Photos courtesy of Lake County Discovery Museum. Click on images to…
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