Jeannine Otto

Five decades ago, Gary Schultz was a hard-working high school kid who liked motorcycles. Today, Schultz’s business – Quality Plating – is one of the few remaining custom plating shops in the Midwest.

The first yard waste pickup of the year for Amboy will be Thursday, April 23, according to Melissa Eisenberg, Amboy city clerk.

Amboy Auto Repair will formally open for business Monday, April 13. Owner Mike Hambley, who owned Ashton Auto Repair, is looking forward to that day. But a Sunday in late August is the day he's really, really looking forward to.

The Illinois House Education Committee has passed the House version of Senate Bill 2427, which would require Illinois schools to adopt policies by the 2027-28 school year that ban the use of wireless devices, including cellphones.

A Night of Jazz concert fundraiser will bring a jazz quintet to Dixon and benefit music scholarships for Sauk Valley youths.

Winter weather has delayed plans to have the new Sterling Public Schools student rec center facility open in time for winter 2026 sports practices.

With an opening day on the horizon, contractors, city officials and Riverfront Commission members continue to iron out wrinkles with Northwestern Steel and Wire Park.

Students in the Amboy School District will start school Aug. 14, according to the 2026-27 school year calendar approved by the Amboy School Board.

Summertime - and wintertime - care and maintenance were on the minds of the Sterling City Council as the council discussed what kind of care and maintenance the new Northwestern Steel and Wire Park is going to need.

The Sterling Fire Department has put out the help wanted sign for a new deputy fire chief.

Voter turnout for the March 2026 primary election was down from 2024 in both Whiteside and Lee counties.

With a surplus of $529,665, Sterling’s 2026-27 general fund budget is in the black. What to do with that surplus was a topic of discussion during Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting.

The Amboy City Council directed one of its police officers Monday to find information about Flock cameras and any possible grants for them.

Amanda Burger, director of the Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown, wants to sharpen the knowledge of local residents.

Sublette Fire Department's members and board are hoping voters will approve a tax referendum Tuesday to properly staff their new ambulance and answer every ambulance call.