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The Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton are inviting the public to the last Wild Winter Wednesday of the season on March 25.

“The Lamb Has Overcome!” will be presented in three services, Friday and Sunday evenings, March 27 and 29 at 7 p.m. and a Saturday, March 28, matinee at 3 p.m.

Wild Rose Casino & Hotel in Clinton, Iowa, will present Fool House – The Ultimate 90’s Party: The Millennium Tour on Friday, March 20, in the Oakwood Grand Ballroom.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its students of the month for February.

Bob Smith of Morrison has joined Sauk Valley Bank as a VP commercial and agriculture lender.

Sterling announced its plans Wednesday for a new street festival this summer featuring live music and activities for all ages. The inaugural Sterling Street Fest is slated for July 25.

A Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico school bus driver has been cited for improper lane usage in connection with a Tuesday incident that sent bus passengers to the hospital.

There are countless ways that people deal with pain, trauma, mental illness, and the challenges of life. One way that people, especially adolescents and young adults, try to regain control and find release is through physical self-harm.

Dean Huisingh, founder, developer and director, will present a PowerPoint slide show about the Huisingh Family Foundation, which is dedicated to saving Illinois plant and animal species through conservation, restoration and education.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for March 2-6, 2026.

The Shining Stars Motown Revue will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling.

Chloe Clark plans to attend Sauk Valley Community College and study business and then go on to continue her education to earn an additional degree in ornamental horticulture/floral design.

The Dixon Park District maintenance team successfully executed a professionally prescribed burn Monday, covering over 100 acres at The Meadows.

See what's happening at the Erie Public Library.

Nathan Petrie's words in his dedication of the Mills & Petrie Memorial Library in Ashton in 1936 define the mission the library director continues to carry out 90 years later.

To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student.

More than 800 students from over 70 Illinois middle schools took part in the annual state chess finals organized by the Illinois Elementary School Association.

Through BEST, Inc.'s Work Experience initiative, employers can host motivated job-seekers for short-term, hands-on training while BEST, Inc. covers the cost.

The wearing o’the green is nearly upon us as the Rock River Valley Shamrock Club gears up for its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party on Saturday in Dixon.

Once again, Eastland’s tenacious defense got the job done. The Cougars made one final defensive stand to beat Tremont 47-45 in Monday’s Class 1A Supersectional at Western Illinois University to advance to state for the second straight year.

Woodlawn Arts Academy students will be showing off their theater skills, with performances of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” the weekend of April 10.

Lee County is going to be home to one of the largest solar projects in the United States, with the first portion of construction set to begin in 2027.

Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sam Kersey is stepping down from her role, the organization announced Monday.

The Three Rivers Athletic Conference released its all-conference boys and girls basketball teams, with multiple area athletes recognized through voting by the head coaches.

A Rock Falls woman has pleaded not guilty to nine sex-related charges, several of which accuse her of sexually assaulting, abusing and exploiting minors