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Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown will participate in a nationwide Pen Pal Club.

Farmland prices are expected to decrease from 1% to 5% this year, according to Illinois professional farm managers.

Karter Livengood hit two home runs and had eight RBIs in a Milledgeville win. Rock Falls' Zoey Silva pitched two complete games, Fulton's Wrenn Coffey hit for the cycle, Oregon girls soccer shut out Mendota and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

MEIER: We hear the term "hacked" often, in the context of credit cards, bank accounts, and social media accounts.

The Children’s Art Preservation Association has announced the decision to pause Morrison’s annual Paint the Town event in 2026 as part of a broader effort to refresh its organizational mission and strengthen its volunteer and sponsorship base.

Heath A. Knipple, 46, was charged July 2, 2025, with six counts of Class X felony dissemination of images of child sex abuse, with each count listing the victim as younger than 13. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison if he is convicted.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

E-P's Ava Grawe hit two home runs, Fulton girls track took second at Oregon's Landers-Loomis Invitational, Sterling softball beat Eastland, E-P track won at home, Fulton baseball beat Rock Falls and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

A Lee County sheriff’s deputy was honored Thursday for controlling the bleeding of an Amboy man’s partially amputated leg at the scene of a Feb. 12 single-vehicle crash near the Green River.

The event will be from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the city of Sterling’s Council Chambers.

Sterling residents will be paying more for garbage and sewer as of May 1 and the city will see a major downtown street project later this year.

Millie, the Sterling Police Department’s comfort dog, and her handler, Community Service Officer Mary Toth, were recognized by the Sterling City Council on Monday for the work they do and the comfort they provide.

Cledy’s House of Hope, a women’s sober living home, is holding a community update meeting from 6-7 p.m. May 13 at the Rock Falls Community Building.

Newman’s Brenleigh Cook had a two-run walkoff hit in a 9-8 win over Hall. Dixon and Sterling softball won, Rock Falls and Newman baseball won, Dixon girls soccer won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon took advantage of 12 walks, six errors and Layne Vannoy pitched a gem in relief as the Dukes won 16-6 at Oregon in Big Northern Conference action. Eli Kirchoff led Dixon with four RBIs.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced the pause of its targeted deer culling program, citing the spread of chronic wasting disease in additional counties and the inability of sharpshooting to solve the problem.

Dixon is preparing for the next wave of businesses headed to the Gateway Project, its major economic development site along South Galena Avenue near Interstate 88.

A Lee County judge on Thursday set a June hearing for a Georgia man who’s pleaded not guilty to drug charges related to the Jan. 16 police search of a stranded vehicle near Amboy.

The investment, announced Thursday, advances the campaign to 40% of its fundraising goal.

Lease agreements shifted toward more traditional crop-share agreements in 2026.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

The council began holding meetings in February to draft its budget and heard funding pitches from various department heads and community organizations. They voted March 16 to place it on file and it’s available online at the city of Dixon website.

Kendall Barajas won the discus as Sterling track took third at Rock Island, Dixon baseball beat Rock Falls, Carson Akins hit a grand slam in Forreston's win over Lena-Winslow, Sterling softball beat Newman 8-0 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon sophomore Izzy Berg struck out the first 12 Rockets and finished with 16 Ks in an 11-0 Big Northern Conference win at Rock Falls on Wednesday. She also had three hits and Kendall Boyle hit a home run for the young Hawks.

A Rock Falls company has filed a lawsuit alleging one of its owners systematically looted the business of more than $4 million through personal credit card charges, unauthorized cash withdrawals, and transfers to his own companies — all while concealing the scheme from co-owners.