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Stephenson County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting location: County Board Room, Stephenson County Courthouse, 15 N. Galena Ave., Freeport, IL 61032.
County Clerk: Jazmin Wingert · 815-235-8289 · coclerk@stephensoncountyil.gov
Agendas posted at: https://stephensoncountyil.gov/departments/county-board/
Chair, County Board: Stephenson County Board, 22 members elected from districts. Chairman: Scott Helms (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (1)

Freeport (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (10)

Cedarville
Dakota
Davis
German Valley (official website, opens in a new tab)
Lena (official website, opens in a new tab)
Orangeville
Pearl City
Ridott
Rock City
Winslow

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (5)

Dakota CUSD 201
Freeport SD 145
Lena Winslow CUSD 202
Orangeville CUSD 203
Pearl City CUSD 200

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Cemetery (4)

New Dakota Cemetery District
Oneco Cemetery District
Waddams Township Cemetery District
Winslow Cemetery District