A large crowd gathered on the lawn of the Old Lee County Courthouse in Dixon on Friday evening, Sept. 12, 2025, to mourn the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Residents from across the Sauk Valley are gathering at the Old Lee County Courthouse at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, to mourn the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, who was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at a university event in Utah.

Several Illinois Lottery players won big money from Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, including the holder of a $50,000 winning ticket purchased at a Rock Falls convenience store. The jackpot is now at $1.7B for the Sept. 6 drawing

A Dixon man has been charged with aggravated battery and several other offenses after police say he chased a family member with a knife Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, and injured a person who disarmed him.

More than 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Grandon Civic Center and Sterling’s post office on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, joining thousands across the country in a “Workers over Billionaires” Labor Day protest aimed at highlighting labor struggles and income inequality.

Lee County officials have decided that the public drop-off recycling station in Dixon will be removed Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, after repeated illegal garbage dumping at the site.

A Sterling developer and business owner has purchased Coloma Township’s former US Bank building in Rock Falls.

Nolan Kemp of Dixon has declared he intends to run for the Democratic nomination for the 74th District seat in the Illinois House.

In a news release issued Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, Dixon Police Chief Ryan Bivins said David Dykema, 52, of Dixon, had been found deceased in Whiteside County.