Shaw Local News Network

The Power in Pink celebration is a free event and will be the imaging center’s second annual breast cancer awareness and screening open house. The center is located at 1609 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties for Sept. 8-12, 2025.

The Egyptian Theatre will host a performance of the World Ballet Company’s “The Great Gatsby Ballet” as part of the company’s fall 2025 tour.

Lightning shortened Saturday's Dundee-Crown Charger Invite, which was won individually by Prairie Ridge's Jake Dahlem. The Wolves tied with Lake Park for the team title.

Hinsdale Central's Nico Mann hauled in a key interception in the fourth quarter, and on the next play Dominic Tresslar took a handoff 90 yards for the go-ahead score in the Red Devils' 29-26 win over Lyons on Saturday.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support 15 stewardship programs managed by land trusts on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.

St. Charles resident Vito Graziano will offer a public presentation in October that details the compelling experiences of Italian immigrants in the late 1890s.

The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center will host its second annual Saturday Night at Glidden fundraiser this month to support the homestead’s preservation and operations.

Local author and illustrator Susan Lee recently visited the third graders at Monroe Center School to read her newly released poem, “You Just Need To Be You.”

The festival will be from 3-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at the RB&W District, 201 E. Second St., Rock Falls. The throwdown is a celebration held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.

A new Hinckley community service fund has been set up to honor the legacy of the late Michael Constant and support local efforts to strengthen the town.

Busy day of running, shopping, kids’ activities and live music offered.

Polo Women’s Club is hosting a food drive on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. until noon at Polo Fresh Food Market on Division Street in Polo.

Open Roads ABATE of IL, Inc. is hosting its post party for those who have 2025 Open Roads Summer Books on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Firefighters from the Reading, Streator and Cornell fire departments swiftly extinguished a detached garage fire Thursday morning in the 1600 block of South Vermillion Street in South Streator.