Jeannine Otto

For visitors to Chaplin Creek Historic Settlement in rural Franklin Grove on Saturday and Sunday, World War II history came to life with a two-day reenactment of the Battle of Rome and the breakout from Anzio, two key battles that helped liberate Italy.

Sterling’s long-awaited Northwestern Steel and Wire Park will officially open at 11 a.m. June 13. That is the date and time for the official ribbon cutting that will open the park to the public.

A farmers market will make a return to Sublette this summer and the village will host a cruise night on Saturday, May 16.

Normally, the small cottages, cabins, and barns of Chaplin Creek Historic Village in Franklin Grove represent the way of life as it was in northern Illinois in the early to mid-1800s.

Susan Tyrrell’s teacher voice still is loud and clear when she’s working with fifth grade students at Teen Turf in Amboy.

When people comment to Beth Saffell about what the Jefferson/Lincoln PTO is doing or not doing, Saffell sees an opportunity.

When Roger Wittenauer sat down to chat with firefighters from the Amboy and Sublette fire departments at an Amboy Fire Department Depot Days breakfast a few years ago, he mentioned he missed the fire service.

Lavita McKinzie believes she is receiving as many blessings from her volunteer work with CGH Auxiliary as she gives.

The chairman of the Amboy Depot Commission and a volunteer at the Depot Museum, Molly Haseman is determined to keep the depot moving forward.

When Gordon Kelm was a 4-H member of the Hume Happy Hustlers 4-H Club, there was a 4-H club in nearly every township in Whiteside County and throughout Illinois.

For CGH Auxiliary volunteer Amy Wiseman, giving care started at home.

Eighteen students will participate in the final graduation ceremony May 20 at Clipper Kiddies Christian Preschool, Amboy’s only private preschool. The preschool will officially close in June.

The Lee County Master Gardeners will host a plant sale Saturday, and the Amboy Depot Museum will hold a “Junk in Your Trunk” rummage sale Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, in the parking lot of the Depot Museum.

Residents' concerns over uncontrolled intersections and high-speed drivers in a residential area brought debate to the Sterling City Council on Monday.

The three officers graduated April 23 from Sauk Valley Community College‘s police academy, where they completed 16 weeks of training.