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City Council Member – Jennie DeVine, 4th Ward

Jennie DeVine
411 N Apple

Phone: 815-235-2381
Email: jdevine@cityoffreeport.org

Elected 2007 and 2011
Term ending in 2015

Jennie DeVine moved to Freeport from Belvidere, Illinois, in 1967. She moved to Forreston in 1973, and then came back to Freeport in 1984. Jennie has worked for the Freeport School District Transportation Department since 1987.

Before being elected to the City Council in 2007, Jennie was a commissioner for the Freeport Housing Authority and served as a Freeport Township Trustee for 12 years. She serves on the Human Resources board for Freeport Township and was appointed to the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Commission.

Jennie has served as local Chairperson for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon for 25 years. She also has been been an active volunteer for many benefits for various causes in the Freeport Community. She has helped "Support the Troops" for many years. Jennie and her family help cook, serve, and deliver meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Salvation Army.

In her free time, Jennie loves to cook and bake - people say her cookies are "the best." Jennie has won the Pretzel Festival Cooking contest three years in row. In 2004, her dessert won "Best of Show" when the festival was featured on the Cooking Network Cable TV show. Her grandchildren are starting to take over entering dishes and won in categories over the years.

"Two of the biggest reasons in my heart to serve the community are because of two special children in my life," said DeVine. She continued, "We lost them both to Muscular Dystrophy, my son Michael in 1974 and my grandson Shaun in 1982. They both were active in community events and were proud to call Freeport home. Shaun also served as the Muscular Dystrophy Illinois State Poster child. He was very active in trying to help find a cure for M.D. He told me he loved Freeport and that we should try to give something back, so I am trying to do just that."

In summary Alderperson DeVine said, "I see my role as alderperson as trying to live up to the faith my grandson had in me to help others and not let down the people that voted for me."

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