Carroll County Transit

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

We are thrilled to be partnering with Carroll County Transit to help provide transportation to the theatre on Wednesday nights! 🚐

Various meeting points include:
The Davis Community Center
The Senior Center
Pick up directly from your home

This is a great opportunity to make an easy trip to Timber Lake Playhouse and enjoy a night of theatre created by a group of artists who strive for excellence. We have a great season ahead of us filled with the best talent across the country. Celebrate 65 years of Timber Lake Playhouse with us this season at your theatre in the woods!

06/02/2026

Next week is almost here! 🎉

If you have orders you’d like to place, please contact our dispatch office as soon as possible. This helps us ensure everything is scheduled and delivered in a timely manner.

Dispatch Office: 815-244-0011

Thank you for your support! We appreciate you helping us stay organized and ready for another great week. 😊

Hey Carroll County guess what?!…it’s that time of again 😁

We’re getting ready for our Pork Chop Fundraiser on June 9th, and we’d love to see you there!

We’ll have drive-up, dine-in, and delivery available, so however you want to grab lunch, we’ve got you covered.

For those who may not know, this fundraiser helps support Carroll County Transit. Last year alone, we provided over 30,000 rides to people in our community, getting them to medical appointments, work, the grocery store, and so much more.

What a lot of people don’t realize is that while we do receive state and federal funding, it doesn’t cover everything. We’re required to come up with a local match, and that’s where things like fundraisers, donations, and community support come in.

That’s why events like this truly matter; they help us keep our vehicles on the road and continue serving the people who rely on us every day 💙

This will be our only pork chop fundraiser this year. We’ve always done one in the spring and one in the fall, but moving forward we’re going to switch to just one annual event.

So if you’ve come in the past or have been meaning to stop out, this is the one to make it to 💙

🗓 June 9
⏰ 11:00–1:00
📍 Carroll County Senior Center 17612 Benton St. Mt. Carroll

If you’ve got a big order or need delivery, just give us a call at 815-244-0011.

We truly appreciate the support, it makes more of a difference than people realize, it truly helps us keep things going around here

06/01/2026

Call us to schedule your ride to the Davis Community Center- 815-821-3776!

☀️ Summer Youth Passes Are Here!

Keep your teens active, engaged, and having fun all summer long at the Davis Community Center!

🏀 Ages 12–18
📅 June–August
💲 $50 Summer Pass or $5 Day Pass

Shoot hoops, play pickleball, walk the track, and hang out with friends in a safe, welcoming space.

🎉 FREE Community Days: June 18 & July 23

Stop by the DCC for more information! 💙💛

06/01/2026

🎭 RIDE WITH US TO TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE! 🎭

Carroll County Transit is excited to partner with Timber Lake Playhouse to offer special event transportation for select Wednesday performances this summer!

🚐 OPEN TO EVERYONE – Not Just Seniors!

For the performance dates listed below, Carroll County Transit will extend service hours until approximately 11:00 PM to provide transportation to and from Timber Lake Playhouse.

✨ Extended-Service Performance Dates

🎵 Godspell – June 3
🎭 Les Misérables – June 17
💃 Cabaret – July 9
🟢 Shrek – July 22
🔨 Hands on a Hardbody – August 12
🧜 Mermaids – August 26

🚐 Transportation Options

✅ Pickup from your home anywhere in Carroll County
✅ Meet at the Carroll County Senior Center
✅ Meet at another approved location within Carroll County
✅ Transportation to and from the performance

👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly Opportunity

Parents may schedule transportation for children attending the Wednesday afternoon performances of Shrek.

⭐ Extended Hours Benefit Everyone! ⭐

These special Wednesday evening service hours aren’t just for theater-goers. During these dates, Carroll County Transit will continue providing regular in-county transportation services for all riders throughout Carroll County.

Whether you’re traveling to work, visiting family or friends, attending an event, shopping, or running errands, we’re here to help!

⚠️ Important Service Information

• Extended service hours are available for in-county transportation only.
• No out-of-county trips will be scheduled during these extended evening hours.
• If your group would like to meet at a designated location within Carroll County, we can transport your group to Timber Lake Playhouse and back.
• We can also pick up riders directly from their homes anywhere within Carroll County.

📞 Reservations are required and must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

If no reservations are received at least 24 hours prior to the performance date, Carroll County Transit will operate under its normal business hours of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on that day.

💲 Regular Fares Apply

• Seniors (65+) – $4 each way
• Disabled/Veterans – $5 each way
• General Public – $6 each way

📞 Call 815-244-0011 to schedule your ride.

We are excited to bring more transportation opportunities and entertainment options to our community through this partnership with Timber Lake Playhouse!

❤️ Your Journey Is Our Mission

06/01/2026

📣 A Message from Carroll County Transit Regarding Specialty Trip Rates 📣

We would like to take a moment to clarify the difference between our regular transportation services and our specialty trips.

Carroll County Transit is proud to provide affordable transportation throughout Carroll County, with regular fares starting as low as:

🚍 Seniors (65+) – $4 one way
🚍 Disabled/Veterans – $5 one way
🚍 Public Riders – $6 one way
🚍 Students (18+) – $3 one way

In addition to our regular service area, we also offer specialty trips to destinations outside of our normal service boundaries, including Galena, Rockford, Dubuque, Monroe, Madison, Iowa City, the Quad Cities, and more.

These trips require significantly more driver time, vehicle mileage, fuel, maintenance, and operating costs. While state funding helps support public transportation, it does not fully cover the expense of long-distance transportation services. In fact, Carroll County Transit has not increased its regular fare rates since 2018 despite rising operational costs.

Some of our specialty trip destinations include:

📍 Elizabeth, Stockton & Mt. Morris – $40 Round Trip
📍 Galena, Rockford, Dubuque, Monroe, Rock Island, Bettendorf & Moline – $100 Round Trip
📍 Davenport, Iowa City & Madison – $150 Round Trip

💡 Need help paying for transportation?

Many riders may qualify for assistance through:
✔ Medicaid Transportation
✔ Veteran Programs
✔ Agency Service Contracts
✔ Community Grants and Funding Sources
✔ Other Transportation Assistance Programs

Before assuming transportation is unavailable or unaffordable, please contact our dispatch office at 815-244-0011. Our team is happy to discuss your situation and explore available options that may help reduce or cover transportation costs.

Our mission remains the same:

❤️ Providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation for the residents of Carroll County.

Thank you for your continued support of Carroll County Transit! 🚍💙

06/01/2026

Freeport Area Eats & Beats will be returning to the FAM Arts Plaza on August 28-29, 2026!

The event will run from 5:00-9:30 p.m. each night. Daily admission is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for kids 6-17, kids 5 and under are admitted free. Proceeds from the event will help support local nonprofit groups.

We want to take just a moment to thank the local nonprofits that make the event possible.

They are, (in alphabetical order):
Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois
DD Homes Network
Friends Forever Humane Society
Grace Episcopal Church
Hope Wins
Malcolm Eaton Enterprises
Norman C. Sleezer Youth Home
Pretzel City Transit
RAMP
Salvation Army
The Senior Resource Center
Voices

Each of these groups will be preparing and serving food to raise funds for their services and programs. Past dishes have included pulled pork, walking tacos, homemade cookies, cotton candy, hot dogs, hamburgers, snow cones and more!

05/31/2026

Hey Carroll County guess what?!…it’s that time of again 😁

We’re getting ready for our Pork Chop Fundraiser on June 9th, and we’d love to see you there!

We’ll have drive-up, dine-in, and delivery available, so however you want to grab lunch, we’ve got you covered.

For those who may not know, this fundraiser helps support Carroll County Transit. Last year alone, we provided over 30,000 rides to people in our community, getting them to medical appointments, work, the grocery store, and so much more.

What a lot of people don’t realize is that while we do receive state and federal funding, it doesn’t cover everything. We’re required to come up with a local match, and that’s where things like fundraisers, donations, and community support come in.

That’s why events like this truly matter; they help us keep our vehicles on the road and continue serving the people who rely on us every day 💙

This will be our only pork chop fundraiser this year. We’ve always done one in the spring and one in the fall, but moving forward we’re going to switch to just one annual event.

So if you’ve come in the past or have been meaning to stop out, this is the one to make it to 💙

🗓 June 9
⏰ 11:00–1:00
📍 Carroll County Senior Center 17612 Benton St. Mt. Carroll

If you’ve got a big order or need delivery, just give us a call at 815-244-0011.

We truly appreciate the support, it makes more of a difference than people realize, it truly helps us keep things going around here

05/28/2026

Mark your calendars!

Eats & Beats returns to the FAM Arts Plaza in downtown Freeport on August 28-29 for two nights of live music, great food, and community fun.

Local nonprofits will once again be cooking up crowd favorite dishes including pulled pork sandwiches, cotton candy, monster cookies, walking tacos, pizza, brats, snow cones, corn dogs, giant pretzels, lemonade shake ups, and much more!

Last year, nonprofit run booths at Eats & Beats raised more than $20,000 to support their missions.

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. each day. Admission: $4 for adults, $2 for ages 6–17, and kids 5 and under get in free.