Accommodations

• Country Inn and Suites – Freeport (5 minutes from church)
• Hampton Inn – Freeport (2 minutes from church)
• Country Inn and Suites – Stockton (30 minutes from church)
• Hickory Hideaway (30 minutes from church)
• Embassy Suites – Rockford (35 minutes from church)
• Pinehill Inn (35 minutes from church)
• Whites Pines Lodge (35 minutes from church)
• Bridgewater Inn at the Historic Glenview (40 minutes from church)
• The Inn at Molly’s (40 minutes from church)
• Camping at Mississippi Palisades State Park – Savanna and other nearby state parks

Dining

• Molly’s (Mount Carroll)*
• Hilldale (Freeport)
• Ichiban Japanese Grill and Sushi (Freeport)
• Mort’s Bar and Grill (Freeport)
• Village Bakery (Oregon)
• Candlelight Inn (Lake Carroll / Sterling / Rock Falls)
• Basil Tree (Dixon)
• Curate Kitchen (Dixon)
• Galena Stakehouse (Dixon)
• Somkit (Dixon)
• Circa 1888 (Savanna)
• Krumpet’s (Fulton)
• La Familia (Rock Falls)
• Smoked on 3rd (Sterling)
• Wineries, breweries, and distilleries: Massbach Ridge Winery (Elizabeth), Generations Brewing Company (Freeport), Blaum Brothers (Galena)

*A particular favorite of the couple

Directions

Shannon is 120 miles west of Chicago and 80 miles southwest of Madison, and it’s a bit shorter trip to Freeport from both locations.

Nearest airports

• Rockford, IL
• Quad Cities, IL/IA
• Madison, WI
• Chicago
• Milwaukee, WI

Worship

Scroll down below the video for sights and sounds of northwest Illinois.

Video credit: Blackhawk Waterways CVB

Sights and sounds

The pandemic may limit access to some of these amenities; nonetheless, here’s a short list of some of Jess and Dan’s favorites. And, if you stick around until Monday, you can watch the always fabulous, always extended Shannon Homecoming Days Labor Day Parade.

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