John Sahly

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 10 featured Illinois 37th District State Senator Li Arellano of Dixon discussing the upcoming fall veto session for the state legislature set to get underway later this month, with issues on a pending energy crisis facing the state.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 13 featured Ogle County Health Department Grants Coordinator Joyce Lewis discussing the success of grant-funded “Mini-Marts” constructed across our four-county area: Lee, Ogle, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 most popular stories for Oct. 5-11, read aloud for you

Catch up on the week’s top Illinois Valley news in minutes for Oct. 5-11. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

Catch up on the week’s top DeKalb County news in minutes for the week of Oct. 5-11. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 7!

Shaw Local Radio DJ Annie interviews retiring City of La Salle Chief of Police Mike Smudzinski. This interview was conducted on the day of Smudzinski's retirement, Oct. 10.

Miss out on any of the high school football action in northern Illinois? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 7 of the 2025 season here

Week 7 of the 2025 high school football season was filled with surprises on Friday night, and Live with Friday Night Drive was there to cover it all

Shaw Local Radio is proud to bring you five high school football broadcasts on Friday night, Oct. 10, including Oregon, Dixon, Amboy, Streator, Princeton, Mendota and Wilmington

Day Jones interviews with Gaige Noonan and Hunter Holdcraft, also known as “The Hype.” They’re wrestling this Saturday at Dreamwave Wrestling’s Trick or Treat event at Lou’s Logrotto in Peru

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 8 featured Shaw Local News representatives Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark with updates on news happenings locally, including stories on Sterling’s River Edge development and financial advantages connected with the improvements.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 8 featured Morgan McConnell, the director of performances presented this weekend courtesy of the Performing Arts Guild, titled “Tapestry Of Shadows,” which are four acts based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and arranged by McConnell.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 7 featured Sauk Valley Voices Of Recovery Executive Director Gerald Lott previewing the upcoming 2025 “Recover-Con” gathering this weekend on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season