Working as a home health care aide at night, Michelle Wiemken for years had a picture in her mind. It was her own bakery, shelves lined with breads, cookies, cakes, pies and the other sweet treats she loved to bake.

Nurses from across OSF HealthCare recently gathered in Springfield for the OSF inaugural Nurses Day at the Capitol, bringing clinical perspectives directly to state lawmakers while advocating for legislation that impacts patient care and the ministry’s ability to serve.

The grant program is designed to support and elevate small, women-owned businesses across the Sauk Valley by providing resources, visibility and meaningful connections.

The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Women’s Network will host a Real Colors workshop presented by Karla Belzer on April 29 at Woodlawn Arts Academy.

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.

Pancheros Mexican Grill is expected to open the Princeton location this summer and the Sterling location in the fall.

Sauk Valley Bank recently announced Lori Gajdzik is the Harvard market president of Sauk Valley Bank.

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.

A Chicago developer made his pitch Wednesday to turn the former Magnuson Hotel near Dixon into apartments during a hearing in front of Lee County’s zoning officer but faced opposition from nearby residents.